Rapid Prototyping

At Unique Prototype, we specialize in the production of high-quality prototypes produced at a great price. With a range of technologies at our disposal, we are the perfect one stop shop for all your prototyping needs. When you’re ready, we also provide low-volume manufacturing of 100,000+ parts.

What Is Rapid Prototyping?

Our rapid prototyping service is often used to produce a physical sample of a product design. It can be used to evaluate the form, fit and function of a part or to test out new and innovative idea.

Prototypes are often made quickly using cheaper and less robust materials. We produce “rapid” prototypes because many clients need to produce a physical part quickly in order to validate a design or to capture a fleeting sales opportunity.

Benefits Of Making A Prototype

Show your customers and investors a model of your product
Demonstrate the appearance, dimensions and features of your product
Test your design for its suitability
Save time and money by identifying and reducing design flaws
Improve and streamline the production process
Reduce your work load when the time comes to manufacture
Create multiple versions with different colors, surface textures and finishing processes

CNC Machined Prototypes

CNC machining is ideal for making rapid prototypes from plastics or metal. They are able to achieve tighter tolerances with better appearance than other prototyping methods. Our machined prototypes have all the features needed to make a fully functional part, including tapped and threaded holes and precisely flat mating faces.

3D Printed Prototypes

3D printing is an advanced, additive manufacturing process for making complex parts with features that cannot be produced by other traditional manufacturing techniques. 3D printed parts are created on a special 3D printing machine layer-by-layer. This unique process lets you add internal features like conformal cooling channels and lattice structures to your product design. Adding these design features can help you to reduce weight while preserving strength.
3D printed prototypes can be made in stainless steel, aluminum and titanium.

Vacuum Castings

Vacuum casting is a rapid prototyping technique suited for making up to 30 prototypes of a master pattern from a silicone rubber mold. The level of detail and surface finish of the copies is dependent on the quality of the master pattern. You choose the casting compound to match your design idea – hard or soft, colored or clear. We also offer over molding to combine two or more different types of material in a single finished vacuum casting.

Our team of vacuum casting specialists are experts at preparing master samples for casting. Samples can be provided by you or we can make them using our CNC machining service or one of our 3D printing services.

Sheet Metal

When thin sheet metal parts are needed, the solution is sheet metal prototyping. The thickness of sheet metal part is changeless in the process of machining. This process generally includes steps like cutting, punching, bending and welding.
Main materials used toward sheet metal are Aluminum alloys series, copper, SGCC and SPCC.
Biggest advantages of sheet metal are fast turnaround and economical.