Application Briefs

Prototyping for an AK-47 Assault Rifle
Larry has produced replacement parts as well as prototypes for almost every component in the AK-47. “I’m retired now and just do this for a few people, but it appears as though I have more work than I expected,” he says. “Weapon accessories are a big business

Testing Seals with Prototyped Parts
Testing the next generation of a product can be difficult if build costs are too high or build times too long. Here’s how one company created an inexpensive way to work out the kinks of their latest design.

QuantumCast™ Process Helps Artist Ralph Helmick Create Sculpture for Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center
Solid Concepts provides hundreds of QuantumCast™ “creatures” for an award winning sculpture displayed in Alaska.

Solid Concepts Provides SLA Parts for Wind Tunnel Testing of Novel Quiet Drag Concept for Aircraft
When MIT and NASA project teams needed critical models for wind tunnel testing to validate a “swirl tube” concept that would generate drag quietly to reduce aircraft noise on landing, they turned to Solid Concepts. Advanced Technology Solar Telescope

Advanced Technology Solar Telescope Passes Preliminary Design Review Utilizing SLS Scale Models
One of the key benefits of Rapid Prototyping is the identification of design changes early in the process prior to significant investments taking place. In the case of the ATST, the Preliminary Design Review team made a number of helpful suggestions regarding elements of the design, and the project members immediately went to work implementing the recommendations.

Solid Concepts Provides QuantumCast™ Outer Hull for University Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Project
To produce the housing for their project, team AUVic turned to Solid Concepts and their proprietary QuantumCast™ process. Their requirements for a streamlined housing that would ensure maximum hydrodynamic efficiency and provide a reliable and stable pressure rated environment for the sensitive vehicle electronics posed a unique challenge and the necessity of utilizing the strongest materials available.

Wake Forest University School of Medicine Turns to Solid Concepts to Develop Surrogate Lung
Wake Forest University School of Medicine graduate students create a crash test dummy "lung" to predict car crash injuries and win first place in an international safety technology design competition.

Unique Co-Molded Urethane Casting Cuts Weight & Cost of Undersea Robot
A unique urethane casting, believed to be the first ever to be co-molded with stainless steel, helps reduce the weight and cost and increase the life of an undersea robot.

Urethane Parts Help Exercise Equipment Manufacturer Meet Production Deadlines
When tooling deliveries were delayed for critical parts. the company producing The Star Trac Elliptical EDGE turned to Solid Concepts to manufacture its critical foot pads and other components.