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Stereolithography

Stereolithography (SLA) is an additive manufacturing process using a vat of liquid UV-curable photo polymer and a UV laser to build your parts a layer at a time. On each layer, the laser beam traces a part cross-section pattern on the surface of the liquid resin. Exposure to the UV laser light cures, or, solidifies the pattern traced on the resin and adheres it to the layer below. Layer by layer your 3D data becomes a solid part. This is the most common process that yields a semi strong part with reasonably good accuracy.

Selective Laser Sintering

Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)is an additive manufacturing process that uses a high power laser to fuse small particles of plastic, metal, ceramic, or glass powders into a mass representing a desired 3-dimensional object. The laser selectively fuses powdered material by scanning cross-sections generated from 3-D data of the part on the surface of a powder bed. After each cross-section is scanned, the powder bed is lowered by one layer thickness, a new layer of material is applied on top, and the process is repeated until the part is completed. This process yields strong functional parts with a loose tolerance.

Fused Deposition Modeling

Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) is an additive manufacturing process that lays down material in layers. A plastic filament is unwound from a coil and supplies material to an extrusion nozzle which can turn on and off the flow. The nozzle is heated to melt the material and can be moved in both horizontal and vertical directions by a numerically controlled table, directly controlled by a computer-aided manufacturing software package. The model or part is produced by extruding small beads of thermoplastic material to form layers as the material hardens immediately after extrusion from the nozzle. This process is the most time consuming and yields very rough parts with a good tolerance.

Polyjet

Polyjet (PJet) is an additive manufacturing process using inkjet print heads to deposit UV-curable photo polymer which is then cured by UV lamps, to build your parts a layer at a time. On each layer the machine deposits a cross-section pattern on the surface of the build platen. Exposure to the UV lamp light cures, or, solidifies the pattern sprayed on the resin and adheres it to the layer below. Layer by layer your 3D data becomes a solid part. This is the most accurate process that yields a reasonably strong part.

Cast Polyurethane

Cast Polyurethane is a process that uses rubber molds to vulcanize polyurethane at room temperature. This is the fastest, most accurate, and least expensive way to create up to a dozen or so duplicates of a prototype part. Rubber molds can faithfully duplicate details and textures present on the original part, and can be very forgiving of part geometry when it comes time to remove it from the mold. After the molds are completed, they are then typically used to produce limited quantity polyurethane castings with a wide variety of material properties.

Urethane casting is very popular for product prototypes. It can simulate elastomers, and can have structural properties similar to high-impact styrene. It can mimic production parts in material properties, thermal properties, color, and surface texture. It can also be machined, sanded, glued, and painted.

Injection Molding

Our sister company Action Mold has been in business since 1993. Their knowledge and expertise with high tolerance parts, high heat and high performance material is extensive.

They are equipped with the latest fully electric Toshiba injection presses up to 220 tons. As well as a full machine shop with EDM and CNC mills.

Each injection mold press is supported with its own auxiliary equipment including computer controlled dryers, vacuum loaders, hot oil thermalators, hot water thermalators, chillers, and robotic part pickers.

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