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Prototype Tooling

Z Corp. 3D printers allow companies of all sizes to reduce the time and expense associated with prototype tooling

The goal of prototype tooling is to develop a functional prototype model in the shortest possible time. Prototype tooling provides product designers and engineers a working concept of what the end result of their rapid product development efforts will look like, and allows them to troubleshoot flaws in the design process before they reach the production phase.

 

Z Corporation's full line of 3D rapid prototyping printers take much of the time and expense out of the prototype tooling process, allowing companies of all types and sizes to print prototype models and molds as easily as they would print documents on a standard 2D desktop printer.

Using Z Corp. 3D printers and the ZCast process for prototype tooling

Using the ZCast process on Z Corp. 3D printers greatly shortens the prototype tooling process, allowing a mold to be printed in just hours instead of days or weeks. Available on the ZPrinter 310 Plus and the Spectrum Z510 3D printing systems, the ZCast process eliminates the need to create a pattern, greatly reducing the expense and time limitations of most prototype tooling methods. Instead, the Z Cast process involves directly casting metals in molds printed on Z Corp.'s line of 3D printers. The ZCast process also gives rapid prototyping and manufacturing companies the ability to produce more complex castings that previously were difficult to produce using conventional prototype tooling methods.

Z Corporation has a 3D printer to fit any prototype tooling need

Fast, versatile, and easy to use, the ZPrinter 310 Plus creates monochrome prototypes and scale models from 3D CAD data in hours instead of days. The ZPrinter 310 Plus low cost and versatility make it the perfect prototype tooling solution for a smaller office environment. And the ZPrinter 310 Plus' low cost makes it the ideal entry-level 3D modeling tool or rapid prototyping system.

 

The new ZPrinter 450 is the most affordable color 3D printer available - making the advantages of full-color 3D printing a reality for companies of all types and sizes. From creating patterns for parts to engineering prototypes, the ZPrinter 450 is the most automated and cost-effective way to get started with color 3D printing.

 

The flagship Spectrum Z510 produces the highest-definition, 24-bit color prototype models with remarkably defined features, enhanced color, and the largest build size - and does so 5X-10X faster than other 3D modeling systems at less than half the cost.

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