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Cal-X is a provider of sheet metal fabrication and precision machining services, with a focus on rapid prototyping and short-run production.

Prototek Acquires Cal-X to Expand Prototyping Services Portfolio

In summary, rapid prototyping serves several critical purposes within the research and development and acquisition communities.

Army pursuit of innovation: through rapid prototyping

Many businesses have streamlined their operations and can provide high quality parts quickly, partially in response to the different additive rapid prototyping technologies.

Q: How has rapid prototyping affected your job or industry?

"3-D printing technology can provide more polymer and metal material options today, including clear, multi-durometer, radiation shielding and high-temperature applications," added Dana Foster, marketing manager for Thogus and JALEX-Medical, two Avon Lake, Ohio-based providers of plastic injection molding, rapid prototyping and medical device design." Furthermore, manufacturers of 3-D printing machines are introducing larger build sizes in order to print big parts in one piece."

Blurred lines: technologies such as 3-D printing and computational fluid dynamics are creating production-equivalent prototypes

Star Prototype is a full service rapid prototyping company based in the Guangdong Province of China.

Star prototype's global appeal

Why settle for outdated rapid prototyping technology when you can trade up to the fastest and most affordable color 3D printer available?

Z Corp, unveils Promotions on ZPrinters, and ZScanners

Having combined magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computer-aided design (CAD) and rapid prototyping, Tal Golesworthy, founder of Exstent and a sufferer of Marfan, put together a proposal.

Rapid prototype for PAI2 cardio vascular implant

Key words: rapid prototyping, part, prototype, polymer

Rapid prototyping the fast tool for model production

Rapid prototyping can be completed in less than a week, while the traditional CNC machining can take up to four weeks to complete.

Getting packaging right with rapid prototyping: ensuring the design of a thermoformed package is correct is not something upon which medical device manufacturers want to spend significant time or money. Therefore, this tech brief offers an alterative to developing the finished CNC machined mold that takes advantage of rapid prototyping technology

The technology of rapid prototyping is used to create a three-dimensional model of an object from computerized data, taking away the need to machine or sculpt models by hand.

Dow highlights benefits of silicon rubber

Like other rapid prototyping processes, 3-D printing faces impediments to widespread business adoption: Part accuracy isn't perfect, the software that drives the process still needs improvement, and printed parts must undergo some form of post processing, said Ed Grenda, president of the consulting company Castle Island Co.

A new kind of design: can a company that bases its business model on 3-D printing live long and prosper?

Users can customize their order through the integrated interface, adding paint and finish options, and then send the request to rapid prototyping facilities directly from their 3D modeler.