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RT(Rapid Tooling) are usually used to produce parts for prototyping purposes or final products purposes. RT(Rapid Tooling) are suitable for the projects with quantity of prototypes/products from dozens to thousands pcs, high quality demands, and real thermoplastic material used in various complex circumstances.   The term Rapid Tooling (RT) is typically used to describe a process which either uses a Rapid Prototyping (RP) model as a pattern to create a mold quickly or uses the Rapid Prototyping process directly to fabricate a tool for a limited volume of prototypes. Different with conventional tooling as below:  Tooling time is much shorter than for a conventional tool. Tooling cost is much less than for a conventional tool. Tool life is considerably less than for a conventional tool.We do not intend to comprehensively cover all types of RT in this narrative. In order to distinguish from SRM/CEM methods, we name the method injecting true thermoplastic material into metal tools to get true functional parts as RT. The field of RT is expanding rapidly and information on many of the new methodologies is still changing. There are many benefits in choosing such a cost effective route on your road to new product development. As the parts produced are 'production intent' components it is ideal for low volume runs or as a bridge to high volume production. Other benefits include: Fit and function tests. Field trials. Customer evaluation. Design verification. Temperature/Pressure trials. Fatigue trials. Sales and Marketing Samples. Standards verification. Material selection. Full production intent components on the shelf. Assembly methods. Crash/Destruction/Impact tests. |
