Prototyping & Tooling

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Taking your CAD data or design concepts and turning them into physical models in short timeframes is our specialty. Our rapid prototyping capabilities include blow molding, injection molding, sand casting, CNC machining, SLS and SLA (stereolithography). We also specialize in fabricating scale models, functional prototypes, as well as visual prototypes for agricultural, automotive, and machine tool industries.

Our functional prototypes, tested prior to the actual production phase, are used to assist customers in finalizing product designs. Through SLS or SLA (stereolithography) prototyping, Aerostar Machining, Casting, Prototyping Group turns your 3-D models into solid prototypes. These SLS or SLA prototypes serve as master patterns, supporting various production processes, including metal casting, blow molding, and injection molding.

Air ducts, manifolds, engine components, and heat sinks are typical prototype products we develop. With a large inventory of raw materials, including aluminum, steel, urethane, nylon, and plastic, we provide fast turnaround on prototypes. In addition to rapid prototyping, Aerostar Machining, Casting, Prototyping Group also offers complete assistance in product design and development.

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Specifications

General Capabilities	Functional Prototypes Scale Models Short Run Production Visual Prototypes Rapid Prototypes Quick Runs

Industry Focus	Agricultural Automotive Heavy Truck Off Highway Chemical Food Machine Tool Marine Military Energy Environmental Packaging/Converting Power Generation Lighting Mining

Industry Standards	ANSI (American National Standards Institute) ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) ISO (International Organization for Standardization) ISO 9002 ISO 9001:2000 Mil-Spec (Military profications) NMSDC (National Minority Supplier Development Council Certified) NAIC (National Association of Insurance Commissioners) 541614 541330 RoHS (Restriction Of Hazardous Substances Compliant) TS (Technical profications, used with ISO 16949)

Rapid Prototype Method	Stereolithography (SLA) Blow Molded Plastic Injection Molded Plastic CNC Machined Sand Casting Prototypes Rubber Prototype parts Cast Iron Prototypes Iron Prototypes

Materials	Aluminum Metal Nylon Plastic Steel Urethane

Prototype Products	Air Ducting Manifolds Engine Components Tooling Pulley Systems Heat Sinks

Additional Services Provided	Assembly Fabrication Machining Product Design Product Development Testing

Production Volume	Prototype to Low Volume

File Formats	AutoCAD (DWG,DWZ) BMP (Bit Mapped Graphics) Catia (CATDrawing,CATPart) DXF (Drawing Interchange Format, or Drawing Exchange Format) GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) IGES (Initial Graphics Exchange profication, ANSI file format) Inventor (IDW, IPT) IronCAD (ICD,ICS) JPG or JEPG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) MasterCam (MDX, MC8, MC9, SET) PDES (Product Data Exchange using STEP, Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data. A standard format for exchanging data between advanced CAD and CAM programs) PDF (Portable Document Format) Pro-E or Pro/Engineer (DRW,PRT,XPR) SAT 3D ACIS Model File SolidEdge (DFT) SolidWorks (SLDPRT,SLDDRW,SLDDRT) STEP (Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data) SurfCam (DSN) TIFF (Tagged Image File Format)

Reference:

http://www.schmitprototypes.com/index.cfm?event=Rapid%20Prototyping
http://www.protocam.com/html/slapro.html
http://www.notjustprototypes.com/rapid_prototyping