What is Rapid Prototyping Technology?

What is Rapid Prototyping Technology?

Some customers in the prototyping industry will ask, why many hand factories are called rapid prototyping company, what is the meaning of this rapid prototyping? In fact, RAPID PROTOTYPING technology, also known as RAPID PROTOTYPING MANUFACTURING (RPM) technology, was born in the late 1980s, is a high-tech MANUFACTURING technology based on the material stacking method, is considered to be a major achievement in the field of MANUFACTURING in the past 20 years.

It consists of mechanical engineering, CAD, reverse engineering technology, layered manufacturing technology, numerical control technology, material science, laser, etc. It can automatically, directly, quickly and accurately converts design ideas into a certain function products. It provides a highly efficient low cost means of implementation. With its unique characteristics and advantages, this technology has become a correct way to accelerate the development of new products and realize the verification of digital and analog functions. It has a wide range of application fields and application value.

Rapid prototyping technology features:

1. There is no limitation on the materials used for manufacturing prototypes, and all kinds of metallic and non-metallic materials can be used;
2. The prototype of replication, high interchangeability;
3. The manufacturing process has nothing to do with the geometry of the manufacturing prototype, and is more superior when processing complex curved surfaces;
4. The processing cycle is short, the cost is low, the cost has nothing to do with the complexity of the product, the general manufacturing cost is reduced by 50%, the processing cycle is saved by more than 70%;
5. High degree of technical integration, can realize the integration of design and manufacturing.

Rapid prototyping technology advantages:

It can quickly produce new product samples, molds or models by directly receiving product design (CAD) data without the need to prepare any molds, cutters and fixtures. Therefore, the popularization and application of RP technology can greatly shorten the development cycle of new products, reduce the development cost and improve the development quality. From the traditional "division method" to today's "growth method", from mold manufacturing to no mold manufacturing, this is the revolutionary significance of RP technology to the manufacturing industry.

3D printing technology is a general term of a series of rapid prototyping technologies. Its basic principle is laminated manufacturing. The rapid prototyping machine forms the cross section shape of the work-piece through scanning in the X-Y plane, and discontinuous displacement of the thickness of the layer in the Z coordinate is carried out to finally form three-dimensional parts. At present, the rapid prototyping technology on the market is divided into 3DP technology, FDM melt lamination technology, SLA three-dimensional lithography technology, SLS selective laser sintering, DLP laser forming technology and UV forming technology.

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