subject: Beat Your Competitors With Rapid Prototype Design [print this page] In this fast world filled with fierce competition, it's not unlikely that your competitors are developing products similar to yours or might develop a related product as soon your own product hits the market. However, you can beat your competitors with rapid prototype design so as to quickly and seamlessly launch your product into production.
A prototype will allow you to actually see and feel your product that would have so far been in the design stage. Although modern designing methods use 3D CAD programmes that can allow you to watch your designs assume virtual shape in 3 dimensions, feeling an actual product is totally different to watching an image of the same.
A prototype design will help you to convert your design into a one-off reality that can then be further fine-tuned before putting the final design into the manufacturing process. Prototyping will also allow you to view potential potholes that could hamper smooth production.
If you have a product in mind that needs to be manufactured perfectly then your project engineers should contact an experienced and efficient prototype design company. If they can not only design the prototype for you but also produce it in the material of your choice, this will speed things up dramatically, and hiccups along the way are less likely.
A cutting-edge design company may use Solidworks 3D Design Package to design a prototype that can then be forwarded to 3D machining processes to come up with a prototype that is perfect to the last detail. A design company that has already worked with similar products or in your industry would be an added advantage.
You should seek out a design company that offers a variety of manufacturing processes in addition to prototype design, such as vacuum casting, metal casting, selected laser sintering, stereolithography, fused deposition sintering, reaction injection moulding, and CNC machining. This allows for a greater understanding of how the final manufacturing process will need to be executed, which could save you a lot of time and money when you lock in the final design and put it into actual production.
Prototyping will also help you identify potential flaws and rectify them before actual production, thus helping you save money, effort and your reputation.
The design company that you shortlist should preferably have extensive experience in working with a variety of materials like plastic and metal, and should be conversant with various prototyping and manufacturing processes so that your desired prototype is not compromised in terms of design or quality.
A perfect prototype design along with speedy production of prototypes will ensure seamless transition from design stage to final production, which can be a vital advantage in these competitive times. Choosing a prototyping company that will partner you in quickly turning your designs into actual products will help you stay one step ahead of your competitors.
