Quality and speed are critical to your product’s success. As the pace of product development increases, designers are pushing the envelope to bridge the gap from concept to production in the fastest time possible.
In the business of designing new and innovative products, your success depends on partnering with a company that has proven experience in prototyping and manufacturing technologies.
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Solid Concepts has developed an unsurpassed reputation by reliably producing high-quality products on time. With 12 manufacturing technologies, 5 U.S. manufacturing facilities and 95,000 ft2 of production space, Solid Concepts has the capacity and expertise to meet all your stringent design needs. In fact, many of our Project Engineers and Account Managers have extensive backgrounds in industrial design, allowing them to fully realize all of your design requirements.
Large, lightweight appearance models are now available with Solid Concepts' proprietary ID-Light™ technology. This process utilizes SLA advancements such that a thin outer shell is used to encase a drainable inner scaffolding-like matrix. Parts produced from this technology are both rigid and accurate, providing an excellent finishing surface. ID-Light parts build significantly faster and are about 1/12th the weight of solid SLA models. This technology is excellent for large non-structural appearance models, prototype body panels and fairings for automotive/transportation applications. Solid Concepts' finishing department offers two-part urethane paint options (for increased durability and strength) as well as cosmetic and non-cosmetic paint.
ZoomR, the superhero figure below, was created with ID-Light technology. Solid Concepts built, assembled and painted 6'4" ZoomR in less than two weeks. The ID-Light superhero weighs 29.2 pounds, 1/12th the weight of an equivalent 350 pound solid SLA model.
Finishing expertise is often the difference between a good prototype and a great prototype. Backed by many years of model making experience, Solid Concepts offers various hand finishing, paint, texture, EMI & RFI shielding and plating options to closely simulate your production part. Complete in-house finishing capabilities and expert painters ensure the highest quality prototypes delivered on time and ready for immediate application. If you’d rather finish your parts, Solid Concepts offers hand sanding and primer paint services so your team can finish the parts quickly.
If your client needs a handoff into tooling, molding or finished goods services, Solid Concepts can help make the process a seamless transition. Solid Concepts offers manufacturing optimization services available the moment you begin the design process. These services help ensure your design will be optimally suited for manufacturing and assembly before large time and monetary investments are made. Once your client is ready for production, Solid Concepts can manufacture, assemble and package your product so it’s ready for market. Our capabilities include short-run to high-volume production with both domestic and international experience.
Space Studies
Physical scale models created with our additive manufacturing technologies, proprietary ID-Light™ and QuantumCast™ cast urethanes allow for easier analysis of part volume, weight and mass as it relates to other products.
Concept Evaluation
Quickly simulate products during all phases of the design process for visual evaluation of features, shape, functionality and overall look and feel. Choose from a wide variety of technologies and materials.
Form & Fit Prototypes
Rugged nylon and production-grade thermoplastic materials offered by SLS, FDM and CNC make for easy verification of fit. High accuracy allows for realistic replication of living hinges, bosses, inserts and other unique characteristics.
Engineering Evaluation
Solid Concepts rigorously inspects each product at multiple points during the creation process. This ensures consistent highest-quality product, making for extremely accurate engineering evaluation and testing.
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Presentation Models
Our highly-experienced finishing department offers hand finishing, primer, color-match cosmetic paint, texture and soft-touch finish and utilizes a number of proprietary methods to accurately assemble the finest presentation models.
Ergonomic Studies
Our highly-experienced finishing department offers hand finishing, primer, color-match cosmetic paint, texture and soft-touch finish and utilizes a number of proprietary methods to accurately assemble the finest presentation models.
Design Iterations
Rapid turnaround of each design iteration is vital to your product's success. With 11 technologies and over 50 additive manufacturing machines, Solid Concepts has the capacity and expertise to ensure the success of each design.
Market Evaluation
Additive manufacturing technologies using production materials are ideal for creating prototypes for evaluation purposes. QuantumCast Cast Urethanes create multiple units that simulate end-use parts. Cast-in color, texture, inserts, over-molding and both rigid and rubber-like materials are available with QuantumCast.
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