Quickparts, one of North America’s largest providers of custom designed parts, ranging from rapid prototyping to plastic injection molding, was recently spotlighted in an informational video released on the engineeringtv.com website.While at the Pacific Design and Manufacturing show held last week at the Anaheim Convention Center in California, Ken Korane with Machine Design Magazine visited [...]
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Quickparts (http://www.quickparts.com), one of North America’s largest providers of custom designed parts, ranging from rapid prototyping to plastic injection molding, was recently involved in the prototyping and development of a brand new and creative iPad accessory, the PadPivot. Labeled as “the ultimate lap and desk stand for your pad, tablet, or e-reader,” the PadPivot was [...]
3-D printing makes the New York Times! I read this article today and thought it was informative to both a newcomer as well as an industry veteran. Good info on the development of the market for affordable 3-d printers. A great read for those involved in rapid prototyping. The Wow Factor of 3-D Printing Enjoy.
Check out this article released today by Desktop Engineering. It’s really informative and perfect for a forum like this. A good summary of the last 20 years or so, along with a focus on what has been happening lately. Some great information and images. Evolution of Rapid Technologies Also – if you’re looking to learn [...]
Ten years ago, the rapid prototyping industry was transformed by the launch of instant quoting for rapid prototyping services. The technology allowed for easier quoting by engineers. This allowed them to easily see what the costs were associated with rapid prototyping WITHOUT a significant time investment. Being able to see pricing is important in any [...]
One of the questions we encounter a lot is “how should I paint my stereolithography parts?” That is a good question. As you may be aware, a stereolithography part is created using a vat of liquid UV-curable photopolymer resin and a UV laser to build part one layer at a time. This creates a “stair-stepping” feature in [...]
Recently there was a great piece wrote by David Maltz providing tips on selecting a rapid prototyping system. The piece included some great information on the differences between the systems and benefits of each system. I found the most useful information was the ilustration of the various finishes a user can expect from each machine. [...]
We recently launched a new alternate rapid prototyping process at Quickparts. Machined Plastic Prototyping (MPP). What is Machined Plastic Prototyping?MPP is a subtractive rapid prototyping fabrication process for creating plastic prototypes. The plastic material is removed from a solid block by Computer Numerical Control (CNC) equipment that cuts away the unwanted material.The MPP process is offered [...]
A very important step in producing a high quality prototype is to design with the process tolerance in mind. Each rapid prototype process has build tolerances that will affect the accuracy of the CAD model provided. If tolerances are not designed into the model, parts will not fit together as intended, wasting time and money.The [...]
In the beginning before Rapid Prototyping….there was the evolution of 3D CAD.CAD was first developed over 20 years ago with the development of personal computers. The first company to become a leader in the CAD world was Autodesk with a product called AutoCAD. This was the first software product that allowed the user to produce [...]
