Rapid Injection Molding

protoCAD provides rapid injection molded parts using SLA patterns with epoxy tooling and machined aluminum molds. An epoxy injection mold is formed much like an RTV Rubber Mold using a StereoLithography prototype as the pattern. The epoxy tool is then used to cast parts out of standard injection moldable materials. This process eliminates the need for metal tooling therefore dramatically reducing lead-time and tooling costs. The epoxy tool is great for short production runs and preliminary production runs. The epoxy tool can also provide parts for functional testing of the production material and for evaluating the producibility of the design for rapid injection molding.

Parts made from conventional thermoplastics
Part quantities from a few hundred to tens of thousands
Metal-Filled Epoxy Injection Mold formed from SLA patterns or Machined Aluminum Injection Mold