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Design
Services
BASF Engineering
Plastics
Design Capabilities: Rapid Prototyping
When it comes to testing injection molded parts, there may be
no substitute for the real thing, but rapid prototyping can
put you on the right track faster by getting you a 3D part that
can convey the real feel of a “hold in your hands”
concept.
BASF Engineering Plastics, working with its strategic partner,
Laser Prototypes, Inc., can produce 3D rapid prototypes from
customer CAD files in common formats such as IGES, STEP or STL
on our own Stereo Lithography Apparatus (SLA).
SLA rapid prototype parts can function as a tremendously useful
communications tool for everyone involved in the product development
process. Your customer, design and manufacturing engineers,
mold makers and injection molders are just a few of the key
personnel that can hold the design in their hands – literally
created overnight. They can make a first cut decisions such
as:
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Do they like the part's aesthetics or its ergonomics, dimensional
tolerances, fit and finish?
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Can a successful mold be made for this part?
Mold makers can develop a quote based on the prototype. Some
of these prototypes can also provide means for limited functional
testing.
SLA parts are useful to complement the typical design process
for further improvements.
SLA Specifications:
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Machine: 3D systems model SLA 250
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Resin Material: SOMOS 9110
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Standard build volume is 10 cubic inches (larger parts are typically
bonded together)
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Typical delivery on a standard build is 3 - 5 days
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