Rapid prototyping

From idea to prototype in a few hours

Askoll Cinque’s Rapid Prototyping Department gives shape to ideas. It works for the Group and for external clients. It has all the traditional equipment machinery and software programs but especially a modern stereolitographic system for making resin prototypes of virtually unlimited geometrical complexity in record time.

Unique Advantage
With Askoll Cinque’s rapid prototyping it is possible to: • verify the excellence of an idea without the need to make the component; • avoid risky investments; • count on the utmost reliability (Askoll Cinque prototypes are an exact copy of the original product); • take advantage of very fast response times. All excellent advantages for even more competitive companies.

Unique Conditions
Askoll Cinque rapid prototyping is an opportunity not to be missed: it allows enormous savings in time and money. Ask us for more detailed information or get in touch with us soon.

Rapid prototyping

It is an EOS (D) STEREOS 400 which uses an Argon laser with high UV component and a surface power of 200 MW. The 3D mathematical models necessary can be supplied directly from the design software through STL, IGES and VDA translators. The parts are prepared using the Materialize (VSA) MAGICS support generator which also gives a forced ‘slicing’, allowing parts to be used for a variety of tests.

Other prototyping machines

The other tools are machines for swarf removing work (lathe, milling machine, drill…), backed up by a triple axis, CNC Cortini work centre. The programs that pilot the work are developed on CAM Mastercam software, which receives 2D profiles directly from the design software in DXF language, along with Wireframe and 3D surfaces translated into IGES and VDA. The materials used to make the samples are all metals (steel, brass, bronze, aluminium etc.) while particular experience has also been built up working techno-polymers such as POM, nylon, PPS, PPO, ABS, etc.