Usually, the products that have just been developed or designed need to be prototyped.
Making prototype is the first step to verify the feasibility of the product.
It is the most direct and effective way to find out the defects, deficiencies of the designed products, so as to target the defects.
It is usually necessary to carry out a small amount of trial production to find out the insufficient improvement in the batch.
The designed products are generally not perfect or even unusable. Once the direct production is defective, it will be completely scrapped, which greatly wastes manpower, material resources and time; while the prototype is generally a small number of samples, the production cycle is short, and the loss of manpower and material resources is very small.
By this way, we can quickly find out the deficiencies of product design and improve it, and it provides sufficient basis for product finalization and mass production.
Why do prototypes？
-Shorten The Development Cycle
The manufacture of one or several sets of prototype samples can be completed in a few hours to dozens of hours, and the development cycle can be shortened by 40%
-Reduce Development Costs
No machining, mold turning or mold opening is required, and prototype samples can be printed directly and quickly, which reduces product development costs by 20-35%.
-High Precision
The dimensional accuracy can meet the requirements of industrial-grade assembly, the accuracy of plastic samples is ±0.1mm, and the accuracy of metal samples can reach ±20μm
-Good Performance
Quick samples can meet a variety of demanding test requirements, such as wind tunnel test, water pressure and flow test, flame retardant test, etc.
-Highly Complex Structure
It can process various complex curved surfaces and special-shaped structures, and complete the processing at one time, so that the product performance can be greatly improved
What are the functions of the prototype model?
Many people may not know the prototype model. In fact, the prototype model is a functional template manufactured according to the product appearance drawing or structure drawing, which is used to check the rationality of the appearance or structure. The existence of the prototype model is of great help to the research and development of new products and the occupation of the market by new products, so many enterprises attach great importance to the production of prototype models. So what's the reason? Let's take a look at the specific functions of the prototype model.
1. The rise of various industries has prompted the emergence of prototypes
The development of the domestic hand model industry to this day has gone through a difficult process. Since 1977, with the vigorous development of my country's machinery, electronics, light industry, instrumentation, transportation and other industrial sectors, the demand for casting molds has become larger, the requirements have become higher and the supply cycle has become shorter . Generally, products that have just been developed or planned need to be prototyped. Prototypes are the first step to verify the feasibility of the product. They can be used to find out the defects and deficiencies of the planned product.
2. Planning inspection
The prototype model is not only visual and accessible, but also can intuitively reflect the creativity of planners in the form of physical goals, avoiding defects. No matter how outstanding a drawing is, it will not be flawless. Therefore, when developing new products, the prototype is indispensable in the process.
3. Speed up the time to market
Compared with the actual product, the prototype model has more advantages in time. When the product is not offline, we can use the prototype model to promote the product in advance, formulate and implement a comprehensive pre-sales strategy, and seize the market as quickly as possible.
4. Check the structure of product and make planning adjustments
Prototype models can be assembled freely. We can easily understand the rationality of the model structure and the difficulty of making the model by hand. Making a prototype can help us find and solve problems as early as possible.
In general, the role of prototype models can not be ignored. Nowadays, all walks of life are developing very rapidly, and emerging industries will immediately have competitors. If prototype models are made, The pressure of competition can be greatly and effectively alleviated.
Contributor: Eloise