CNC prototype production can help enterprises experience the original products in real time before they actively invest in large-scale production to save costs, time, and resources.
DMTC is a leading company that provides CNC prototyping services. It is committed to providing the best and high-precision design model, complete features, and small-scale manufacturing. Whether it is prototype processing or customized parts, DMTC can provide a perfect CNC processing solution for your metal or plastic parts, and provide prototype production services on demand through our own advanced CNC processing equipment.
What is CNC prototype production?
CNC prototype production usually refers to tools such as computer-aided design (CAD) software and computer CNC machine tools (CNC) to accurately cut and process materials to create models similar to the final product.
CNC prototype production process
Design phase: Complete the initial design of the product through CAD software to determine the size, shape, and functional requirements.
Manufacturing phase: Processing and forming according to the design drawings, selecting appropriate materials and manufacturing methods to ensure that the prototype meets the design requirements.
Test phase: The manufactured prototype is inspected and tested. This stage usually includes functional testing, durability testing, appearance inspection, etc., to ensure that the prototype meets the expected results in many aspects.
Revision and improvement phase: The prototype is modified and improved according to the test results to improve its quality and performance
The advantages and disadvantages of CNC prototype production
Advantage:
High-precision: CNC machine tools have high processing accuracy and repetitiveness, reduce errors, and meet high-quality standards in prototype production.
Fast manufacturing: CNC machine tool automation is high, which greatly shortens the production cycle of the prototype and improves production speed and efficiency.
Digital control: Increase the processing accuracy and repeatability of processing through computer programming control.
Disadvantage:
High cost: The procurement and maintenance cost of CNC machine tools is high, and the technical requirements for operators are also high.
High technical requirements: CNC processing requires the operator to have a high technical level and programming skills. If the operation is improper, it may affect the quality and efficiency of processing.
Metal prototype production
DMTC provides metal CNC prototyping services that meet any complex design specifications. It covers the processing, milling, and drilling of various metal materials. Most CNC metal prototypes are made of aluminum, magnesium, carbon steel, stainless steel, copper, or brass. In addition to metal prototype production, we also support the prototyping services of various plastics. Such as ABS, PC, POM, PMMA, etc.
Before the production of metal prototypes, DMTC will carefully analyze your design and provide any special fixture and processing strategies for metal prototype production at a reasonable cost. We can perform anode oxidation, paint, powder spraying, heat treatment, sandblasting, and polishing.
Application of CNC prototype production
Automotive industry: used for car parts prototype production, automotive mold manufacturing, etc.
Aerospace industry: used for aircraft components, aviation engine components, and astronaut prototype production.
Medical Device Industry: For medical device prototype production and medical equipment mold manufacturing, etc.
Industrial design: It is used for prototype production of various products, such as mobile phones, computers, home appliances, and other products.
CNC prototype production has been widely used in the fields of the automotive industry, aerospace, medical devices, and industrial design.
DMTC provides rapid CNC prototyping services for your project. With a strong design engineer team and imported 3, 4, and 5-axis precision equipment, we can provide various types of precision CNC prototyping services, including fine processing services such as milling, driving, and EDM. In DMTC, you can get rapid CNC prototype production parts and low-cost prototype production solutions from our prototype production workshop in a few days.
Why choose our CNC prototyping services?
- 15 years of CNC manufacturing experience
- Factory obtained by ISO 9001 and IATF16949
- Advanced equipment, Price discount
- First-class surfacefinish service
- Various rapid prototypingservices
We have 30 first-class CNC devices, and a strong team of engineers can ensure that we produce high-quality parts in the short term. Over the years, DMTC has provided customized CNC prototyping services and small-batch manufacturing services for customers in different industries by manufacturing high-quality and precise milling parts.
CNC prototyping services made by small batch
Small batch manufacturing is a supplement between prototype manufacturing and large-scale production, which is very suitable for tracking orders and market testing. Before a large number of production plans, small-batch CNC processing is also a good evaluation solution. To this end, more and more R & D companies have tried small batch production, because this can push the product to the market faster. At the same time, according to the feedback of users, you can create more room for improvement in product design. DMTC supports small batches of CNC prototyping services, It can not only quickly improve processing capabilities, but also reduce the risk of design flexibility, and save time and cost of production.
CNC Prototyping FAQ
When do I need rapid CNC prototyping services?
Product development costs are too high. The cost of a rapid prototype design is lower than the traditional prototype design, which reduces product development costs. When you need to identify and evaluate product hazards and test functions, rapid prototype design is also needed.
Comparison between rapid prototyping and 3D printing
Rapid prototyping and 3D printing are completely different. 3D printing is an additive manufacturing technique that builds three-dimensional solid objects by stacking materials layer by layer. Rapid prototype is a general term for technology to manufacture product parts from 3D CAD models.
