Rapid PrototypingAt Mina Products we not only help with printing your prototypes, but also with industrial design, engineering, and manufacturing.
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Rapid Prototyping for Entrepreneurs
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Rapid Prototyping can be extremely helpful in accelerating the prototyping process. For those that are new to the manufacturing and prototyping process, in order to create the mold that you will need to manufacture your product you must first have a completed design. That completed design will only be released after many iterations of your prototype design have been refined. Rapid Prototyping will allow you to move through that process quicker by providing the ability to make changes to your physical product, without having to spend thousands on tooling.
For many inventors and entrepreneurs at least half the battle revolves around getting their concept, idea or product into a tangible form that allows others to see, touch, feel and interact with their idea. In today’s world there are many services, and process to help translate what an entrepreneur sees into a physical product. |
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Computer-aided Drafting & Prototyping
Before any idea or product can be prototyped you will need to create a three dimensional model using CAD or computer aided design that allows the three dimensional printer to know what to print, how much to print, and in what shapes to print. The most common form of CAD software is SolidWorks, most mechanical engineers (ME) or product designers will be fluent with this software which is a huge positive because it allows for changes to be made between different designers or engineers without the costly need to translate the design files between different pieces of software.
With the advent of three-dimensional printing, rapid prototyping has never been easier or cheaper. It is fairly easy to imagine a product or application that would be a huge success on the market today, but creating a working model is a completely different story; and in that paradox the beauty of rapid prototyping becomes evident. What makes rapid prototyping so important to entrepreneurs is that it allows us to create physical products without the typical cost or time requirements. Furthermore, the ability to quickly and cheaply create physical models that can be used to showcase your idea might be the difference between your businesses going bankrupt or hitting that million mark in sales point.
With the advent of three-dimensional printing, rapid prototyping has never been easier or cheaper. It is fairly easy to imagine a product or application that would be a huge success on the market today, but creating a working model is a completely different story; and in that paradox the beauty of rapid prototyping becomes evident. What makes rapid prototyping so important to entrepreneurs is that it allows us to create physical products without the typical cost or time requirements. Furthermore, the ability to quickly and cheaply create physical models that can be used to showcase your idea might be the difference between your businesses going bankrupt or hitting that million mark in sales point.