Rapid prototyping (RP) technology is used for building physical models and prototype parts straight from 3D CAD model. Rapid Prototyping technologies that Partec offers are: - Stereolithography (SLA) - Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) - Vacuum Casting - Metal Part Casting (MPC) - Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) SLA - STEREOLITHOGRAPHY: Stereolithography is the most precise Rapid Prototyping technology: it guarantees excellent aesthetical result and dimensional accuracy. SLS - SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING: Selective Laser Sintering involves the use of a high power laser to fuse powdered materials. Thanks to SLS, Partec realizes prototypes with good dimensional quality and excellent mechanical characteristics. VACUUM CASTING: This process has always been the core business of Partec. It’s a technology that allows the production of small series of objects with mechanical, aesthetic and dimensional accuracy very close to the finished product standards. The difference lies in the production times: the replicas of silicone mold is reduced to just ten days. The obtained prototype can be used in functional and verification tests with the certainly of being able to evaluate the real conditions of product use. FDM - FUSED DEPOSITION MODELING: Fused Deposition Modeling allows to realize prototypes of thermoplastic polymers, through a process of material deposition in molden state. The results are a valuable aesthetic and functional characteristics, thanks to the fine quality of the materials used and their individual characteristics. Thanks to its reliable FORTUS 400mc, Partec produces prototypes in four different materials: ABS, PC, PC-ABS and ULTEM. METAL PART CASTING: Metal Part Casting allows, trough vacuum fusion, the realization of a single or small metallic series in aluminum, brass and Zama. This technology guarantees an absolute design freedom: the obtained pieces can be very complex but at the same time characterized by an excellent level of accuracy.
