- Low cost tooling
- Prove out the design and concept to attract funding
- Parts can be made available for trade shows
- Parts can be subject to engineering evaluation before completion of production tooling
- Cost effective
- Faster time-to-market
- Evaluate plastics and shrinkage before choice is made for the production material
- Test your design in its prototyping stage when changes are more affordable
- Enables product to be UL approved or patent applied prior to production
Benefits of Rapid Prototyping at IMPM
- State of the art rapid prototyping technology
- Silicone tooling adds value to your SLA model by using it to produce hundreds of like parts in the design material
- 100 cast urethane parts guaranteed from our silicone tools, adding significant cost value when part testing is needed
- Simulated roto molding procedure that is a special process for small and large hollow parts
- Specialized automated dispensing machines allow higher throughput on large parts
- Parts with production quality detail
- Dedication to our industry reputation
