3D Rapid Prototyping Overseas and Global Prototyping Discussed
3D Rapid Prototyping Going Global overseas for Rapid
Prototyping
Global Sources Group: There are very few companies
dealing with rapid prototyping overseas. One of them is Global Sources Group.
It can boast of offering overseas rapid manufacturing. Today’s fast world
speaks of competition. The US is no exception. It has been ruling the world since
the last century on this count. This has led to the emergence of Global Sources
Group. The customer would always feel obliged by seeking the services of Global
Sources Group, as this would result in substantial increase in his productivity
and profit. This company is associated with factories across Vietnam and China.
Thus, the required competitive edge that is needed in market of today is
ensured.
Global Sources Group has the ability of designing the rapid
prototype within 10 days. Not only that, the patent of the new product acquired
can be obtained within 4 weeks. Here, time is equated with money. Hence, the
new product would be air freighted to the topmost overseas factory to have the
quality and fast productivity maintained. This would thus take the client to
the subsequent level.
Global Sources Group assists companies in rapid prototyping,
right from design to manufacture. It specializes in manufacturing and ?Art to
Part Design’. This company has been into rapid prototyping for the last 20 years.
Delcam: Another company dealing with rapid
prototyping overseas is Delcam. This company was established in 1968, when 3D
modelling was not even talked of. 2D drawing was prevalent. Then in late 1980s,
rapid prototyping was born due to the efforts of Ford. The process can be
described as follows: Rapid Prototyping can be made effective if a good quality
STL FILE is used. It is independent of composition. STL file, having property
of water tightness can be exported by Power SHAPE. The errors can be automatically
detected and repaired by a set of ?wizards’. It provides the customer with
total control over the creation of mesh. The intuitive, fast model from
PowerSHAPE carries out the repairing of tools. This means that if the surfaces
of original model of CAD are damaged or missing, the work won’t be stopped,
i.e. the customer can easily carry out the fixation of model and go on with his
work.
CopyCAD, Delcam’s software for reverse engineering,
possesses comprehensive tools to repair and modify the STL models on an
interactive basis. This enables the process chain to continue in an unbroken
manner even if there is no CAD model to start with. Power MILL, Delcam’s
absolute machining solution has the capacity of producing accurate tool paths.
They can be built upto five axis-simultaneous, directly from the STL models.
This causes the manufacturing process to become more flexible.
Delcam’s software is being tried and examined with majority
of general Rapid Prototyping Systems, to produce both , prototype tooling and
form-and-fit testing parts. Its constant involvement in projects of Europe like
HiperMoulding and CARP ensures that the customer is guaranteed of results of
high quality irrespective of the type of Rapid Prototyping System used. Delcam
has been into news in terms of rapid prototyping for quite some time now.
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