The Development Of Sheet Metal Prototyping

China rapid prototyping technology generally lags that of developed economies, the industry has potential to grow as China pushes into higher-tech areas.Rapid prototypingis the quickest technique to manufacture a new part.

From a CAD drawing to a finished prototype in the metal of your choice, in just a few days. The sheet metal prototype allows for early monitoring of most in-use properties. Manufacturing industry is changing rapidly. Prototyping with rapid manufacturing  technologies is a part of the everyday business in many companies and prototypes are used efficiently as part of the production development process.

As customers demand more tailored products, and production series in many cases become smaller, new methods for low volume production and prototyping are required. 

Sheet metalforming has traditionally been a technology area where prototyping has been extremely expensive and efficient options for low volume production have been limited. Producing complicated geometries has also been difficult. 

The sheet metalforming technologies have developed rapidly recently. New methods enable forming of complicated geometries, and short series with low cost. Some of the methods are still quite new, some have been used for a while, but the industry’s awareness of these methods should be increased.