— Medical Device · Rapid Prototyping 50 Units. 20 Days.Zero Compromises. How RpProto delivered a complete laser hair removal device prototype run for a European medical aesthetics company — on time, across four materials and six manufacturing processes. 50 Complete Assemblies 20 Days to Delivery 4 Materials Used 6 Manufacturing Processes Project Overview An International
Option 01 SLA Stereolithography Surface quality Excellent Mech. strength Low Lead time 1–3 days Accuracy (±mm) 0.10 Best for 1–10 pcs Option 02 SLS Selective Laser Sintering Surface quality Rough Mech. strength High Lead time 3–5 days Accuracy (±mm) 0.20–0.30 Best for 1–30 pcs Option 03 Vacuum Casting Urethane / PU Casting Surface quality Excellent
A vertical burn test in progress — the standard procedure for UL 94 V-2, V-1, V-0, 5VB, and 5VA classifications. RpProto offers all materials meeting UL94V0 standards for rapid prototyping and production for CNC machining (ABS and PC), vacuum casting (Hei-cast 8260) and injection molding. UL94 materials allow machined or thermoplastic molded plastic parts to
Vacuum casting is often used to make prototypes in the Rapid Prototyping industry. Vacuum casting is also the first choice for making small batches of prototypes before making molds. Many industrial products, such as auto parts, robots, medical equipment, and 3C products, develop from a concept or idea to a mature mass-produced product, requiring designers
In the prototyping of plastic components, Vacuum casting and injection molding are widely used. However, there are some similarities between the processes. Our customers are frequently torn between injection molding — a common process in which molten material is injected into a metal mold— and vacuum casting, which uses less expensive silicone mold to create
What is Vacuum Casting? Vacuum casting is a cost-effective way to create rigid or rubber-like plastic prototypes and end-use parts. It makes a limited number of castings with silicone molds rather than expensive metal tooling. It’s comparable to injection moulding, except the tooling is more flexible and soft. As a result, urethane casting is more cost effective
With the rapid development of the machinery manufacturing industry, the demand for molds is increasing. A more complex mold often requires a combination of multiple pieces, which is not only expensive and long, but also difficult to ensure dimensional accuracy. The production of silicone rubber molds solves the problems of long molding cycle and high
