Application Area of Rapid Prototype

Rapid prototype technology was born in the late 1980s and is considered to be a major achievement in the manufacturing field in the past 20 years. It integrates mechanical engineering, CAD, reverse engineering technology, layered manufacturing technology, numerical control technology, materials science, and laser technology. It can automatically, directly, quickly and accurately transform design ideas into prototypes with certain functions or directly manufacture parts. This technology provides an efficient and low-cost means of achieving prototyping and verification of new design ideas.

 

The ever-increasing application level of rapid prototype technology is an important aspect of promoting the development of rapid prototype technology. Rapid prototype technology has been widely used in industrial modeling, mechanical manufacturing, aerospace, military, construction, film and television, home appliances, light industry, medicine, archaeology, culture and art, sculpture, jewelry and other fields. And with the development of this technology itself, its application field will continue to expand.

The practical application of rapid prototype technology mainly focuses on the following aspects:

1. Rapid prototype technology has established a brand new product development model for industrial designers in the process of new product design. Using rapid prototyping technology can quickly, directly and accurately transform design ideas into a physical model with certain functions, which not only shortens the development cycle, but also reduces development costs, and also enables enterprises to take the lead in the fierce market competition.

 

2. Application in the field of mechanical manufacturing. Due to the characteristics of rapid prototype technology, it has been widely used in the field of mechanical manufacturing, and is used to manufacture single-piece and small-volume metal parts. Some special and complicated parts can be produced in one piece or in small batches of less than 50 pieces. This can be directly formed by rapid prototype technology with low cost and short cycle.

 

3. The traditional mold production time is long and the cost is high. If the rapid prototype technology is combined with traditional mold manufacturing technology, the development cycle of mold manufacturing can be greatly shortened and productivity can be improved. The application of rapid prototyping technology in mold manufacturing can be divided into direct molding and indirect molding.

4. Application in the medical field. There are many researches on the application of RPM technology in the medical field. Based on medical image data, rapid prototype technology is used to make human organ models, which has great application value for surgery.

 

5. Application in the field of culture and art in the field of culture and art. Rapid prototype manufacturing technology is mostly used for artistic creation, cultural relics reproduction, digital sculpture and so on.

 

6.The application in the home appliance industry. The rapid prototyping system has been widely used and applied in the domestic appliance industry. It has made many home appliance companies in the forefront of the country. They have adopted rapid prototype systems to develop new products and have received good results.

 

Rapid prototyping technology is widely used, and we believe that as rapid prototype manufacturing technology matures and improves, it will be promoted and applied in more and more fields.