The LCD (Digital Light Processing) 3D printer uses a type of vat polymerization to harden liquid photopolymer resin into the desired form by curing it with light.
Our FDM 3D printer is a good fit for certain prototyping purposes.
This cutting-edge 3D printer rapidly creates mold tooling that can be used to injection mold parts made of plastic, silicone, metals, and even ceramic. This technology combines the benefits of 3D printing with traditional injection molding, offering significant advantages in speed, cost, design freedom, and environmental impact over fabricating tooling from hard steel.
Read more about this technology here: Freeform Injection Molding: Using 3D-Printed Dissolvable Molds
In some cases, the best way to get a few plastic parts made with physical properties relatively similar to those of mass-production parts is to make a soft mold via vacuum casting that can, typically, make up to about 20 parts in its lifetime. This only works for parts that can be easily de-molded.
In some cases, depending on the part geometry, the best approach is to get a block of plastic and remove material from it. It also allows for testing the product with parts made from the right polymer, with physical properties relatively similar to those of injection-molded parts.
In addition to our computer numerically controlled machining centers (mentioned below), our R&D engineers use a milling machine and a lathe that are quick to set up and operate.
We operate several 3-axis milling machining centers. They are very commonly used for precision machining of parts in many industries. We use them mainly for making tooling (plastic & silicone molds, die casting molds, etc) but also for machining metal parts for prototyping or small productions.
Our CNC-controlled CO2 laser cutting machine cuts parts that come to us in flat plates. This machine provides both precision and speed.
The ultrasonic welding machine is used for assembling 2 parts using high-frequency vibration.
It is very versatile in materials it can join. This kind of welding is often used to join 2 thermoplastic parts, but it must be noted that it can also be applied to metals or paper with a certain coating.
We use an automated CNC stitching machine to quickly and accurately stitch flat fabric if that’s part of prototype products. Wearable technology products often incorporate fabrics, for example.
Traditional sewing machines are quick and flexible, allowing us to stitch a range of different textiles beyond the automated machine’s capabilities.
We can also do performance and reliability tests on the prototypes we’re making (both components and finished products) in our own testing lab, rapidly testing your prototypes to validate their performance, compliance, and quality.
Yes, we provide a prototyping service where you not only benefit from our widely equipped prototyping lab, but also our R&D team of product development experts.
They support your development journey by adding their experience of creating similar products over the years and producing your prototypes to your requirements themselves or with you.
We set up the prototyping lab and invested in various equipment so our R&D team could deeply understand how to use the equipment and its advantages and limitations in different circumstances.
We also needed a way to ensure we could produce prototypes as fast as possible while keeping the maximum number of processes in-house under our control.
At Agilian, our R&D team possesses the capability to make a lot of different parts internally quite quickly in-house, providing you with important advantages.
There is a proven process to get into production with low risks.
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