Brad,
Please give me a call.
Here at Vintage Industries, we have used Materialise's software for over
the last 4 years. It has allowed us to have one piece of software to
quote from, repair and manipulate STL files, prepare parts for the
ThermoJet, build conventional molds, build Nickel Composite Tools (NCT™
- patent pending), and compare molded parts to their critical
dimensions.
Currently we are averaging 1 to 1 1/2 molds per week, using a 1/2 time
Mold Designer, and 4 Tool&Die makers. The mold complexities have
ranged from a simple open and close tool, to a core and cavity with 4
hand-loaded inserts, and finally to a multi-cavity production tool with
slides. The mold materials have ranged from aluminum, to P-20, to
nickel, and up to 420 stainless steel. The molded parts have ranged in
size from a 0.020" detailed button, to a cookie cutter, to a monitor
bezel, and up to a gun stock. We typically build prototype/bridge
tooling in around 3 to 4 weeks, and production tooling in around 6 to 8
weeks. On occasion, we have built a tool in a day, and high cavitation
tooling in 12 to 16 weeks.
With Materialise's software coupled with Metsoft's VisualMill, mistakes
have been minimized, and mold building time has been reduced.
Thanks,
Bill Morgan
Vintage Industries
781 Big Tree Drive
Longwood, Florida 32750
Phone:407-831-1003
Fax:407-831-2220
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Brad Hauptmann wrote:
>
> I am looking for someone who I can outsource MOLD DESIGN (only) to.
> Preferably, using STL files.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Brad Hauptmann
> Project Manager / Sales
>
> R&D Tool and Engineering
> Prototype Division
> 1018 Browning Street
> Lee's Summit, MO 64801
>
> 816-246-2148 phone
> 816-246-2149 fax
>
> For more information about the rp-ml, see http://rapid.lpt.fi/rp-ml/
For more information about the rp-ml, see http://rapid.lpt.fi/rp-ml/
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