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November 6, 2014
Design Molded Plastics Provides Rapid Prototyping With
Enhanced 3-D Printing Capabilities
Macedonia, Ohio: Design Molded Plastics has added 3-D printing to its capabilities,
offering customers the ability to receive a quick, flexible, and cost-efficient method for
prototyping, model making, and small production runs.
With this new capability, Design Molded can now combine a highly accurate look, feel,
and functionality with nearly immediate turnaround. Moving directly from design files to
production parts without the need for tooled components, rapid prototyping is an
innovative tool for designers at many points in the product creation life cycle, including:
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Ideation and concept
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Detailed design
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Design freeze
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Design validation
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Production setup
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Short production runs
The new 3-D printing technology—Objet500 Connex from Stratasys—provides true
product rendering realism with more than 100 material options, 14 within a single job. It
can print three base-model materials simultaneously. An enhanced design offers
efficiencies in material changeover, finish, detailing, and toughness, as well as overmolding on the product structure in very thin layers for model accuracy.
The printer has a build envelope of 19.3” x 15.4” x 7.9” (500 x 400 x 200 mm), which is
substantial enough to support large models or numerous parts at the same time.
This new capability supports the value-added, full-service engineering, tooling, and
manufacturing services that Design Molded provides to its highly diversified customer
base. Customers can expect full support throughout the duration of the project, now
starting in the conceptualization phase. This new technology will not only assist
designers and engineers in effectively demonstrating multi-material components in
complex or assembled products, it will also allow for the generation of product
enhancement or improvement ideas. Design Molded’s engineering group will be able to
make recommendations for improved part functionality, reliability, and moldability, as
well as cost-saving opportunities.
Founded in 1985, Design Molded Plastics is a custom injection molder with a reputation
for providing outstanding technical capabilities and the highest quality manufactured
products through the use of automated injection molding equipment. The company is
considered expert manufacturers of components for protective equipment, home
appliance, medical, automotive, and electronic products.
More information about Design Molded Plastics is available at www.designmolded.com.
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