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In The Press
Sherpa Design to be
featured in desktop
engineering magazine
Look for the Sept
outsourcing issue!
Expanded Rapid
Prototyping Services
Through Z-Corp 3D Printer
3D Printing
3D Printing and Conceptual Prototypes
Overview:
Sherpa Design provides cost effective rapid prototyping services which allow you to communicate the same way you design:
in 3D
.
Using Z-Corp 3D printing technology, we can create models directly from your digital data. We can often quote and produce your part in 24 hours for a fraction of the cost of other prototyping methods.
How it works:
3D Printing is an additive build process similar to other rapid prototyping methods. Using a combination of plaster powder and binder fluid, parts are built layer by layer from the CAD data. The unused powder around the part serves as a support structure for the prototype. After a brief drying period the part is removed and depowdered. An infiltrant is applied to give the prototype its strength.
Once infiltrated, the part can be painted, plated, or otherwise finished to your needs. It can serve as a master pattern for RTV molding and low pressure cast urethane part creation. Part strength is very good to great, depending on the part geometry and infiltrant used.
Advantages over traditional RP:
faster
- parts can be printed in hours, not days
lower cost
- it's speed and low material costs deliver more cost effective prototypes
easy to work with and versatile
Download
our 3DP Printing Brochure!
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