FDM Rapid Prototypes
And Production Parts

High-strength layered manufacturing

FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) is a layered manufacturing process that uses production materials to produce both prototype and end-use parts. Choose from a wide range of thermoplastic materials including ABS, polycarbonate and Ultem for high temperature applications.

FDM technology is known to accurately produce excellent feature detail and surface finish.

Industries

• Aerospace
• Automotive
• Commercial
• Consumer
• Industrial
• Medical

Applications

• Concept models – Test form and fit, communicate design intent
• Functional prototypes – Tough prototypes that can be used for functional tests
• End-use parts – Low volume production without tooling expense and lead times
• Manufacturing tools – Quickly manufacture jigs, fixtures, tooling masters and production tooling without machining

• SolidView
  SolidView® software allows you to view, rotate, measure and communicate design intent with non-CAD users—starting with our free 3D CAD viewer—SolidView/Lite.
• SLA & PolyJet
  SLA® & PolyJet™ provide accurate concept models and master patterns in record time. Complete in-house finishing capability for production-like prototypes.
• SLS
  SLS® (selective laser sintering) produces rugged Nylon 11 and Nylon 12 prototype and production parts and is ideally suited for Direct Digital Manufacturing.
• FDM
  FDM (fused deposition modeling) produces both prototype and production parts from ABS plastic, polycarbonate, and Ultem materials.
• CNC
  CNC prototypes, parts and master patterns are ideal in applications where the material property or size requirements make other prototyping techniques unsuitable.
• Cast Urethane
  Cast Urethane (a proprietary advanced casting technology and advanced formula polymers) produce strong pre-production and short-run production components.
• Composites
  Composites (fiber reinforced plastic) technology produces large, rigid, accurate panels with excellent strength-to-weight ratio and surface finish. Chose between CompositeCast™, Hand Lay-up FRP and VARTM.
• Tooling
  Tooling from Solid Concepts provides quick-turn tooling options for Chinese tooling & production, export tooling from China, and domestic tooling, all with domestic project management.
• Molding
  Injection Molding from Solid Concepts brings you the best of both worlds by providing Chinese pricing and lead times along with Solid Concepts quality and domestic project management.