Quickparts Adds Plaster, Metal Casting Custom Parts
 ATLANTA,
GA, Jun 17, 2009 - Quickparts, one of North America's largest providers of
custom designed parts, from rapid prototyping to production parts, today
announced that they will be offering both Plaster and Metal Casting to their
already extensive product line portfolio.
Rapid Prototyping (RP) is often used with plaster molding processes to
circumvent or transition to the production of hard tooling. This is
accomplished by creating a rubber mold from an RP-generated pattern. The
rubber mold then is used to create plaster molds for casting production.
Plaster casting often serves as a precursor to die casting production while
the hard tool is being made.
Die casting, a form of metal casting, is the process of forcing molten metal
under high pressure into mold cavities. Most die castings are made from
non-ferrous metals, specifically aluminum, zinc, copper, and magnesium,
although ferrous metal die castings are possible. The die casting method is
especially suited for applications where large quantities of small to medium
sized parts are needed with good detail, a fine surface quality and
dimensional consistency. Die casting technology has been advancing rapidly
during the past twenty years, particularly in the last decade.
“Quickparts is excited about continuing our mission of making it easy for
our customers to get custom designed parts by offering two additional
solutions, Metal and Plaster Casting. Understanding metal casting
fundamentals will aid product designers in making design decisions early in
the product development process that can have the maximum effect on cost
reduction and performance improvement,” said Ron Hollis, Quickparts, CEO and
President. “The addition of both the Plaster and Metal Casting lines, to our
already extensive product lines, processes and materials, allows us to
continue to be The Single Source For Custom Parts for the product
development community,” he continued.
About Quickparts
Quickparts provides custom manufacturing services for engineers and
designers who want to create plastic and metal parts from 3D CAD
(computer-aided design) models. Using patented QuickQuote technology,
Quickparts is able to provide product designers with an ‘instant online
quote’ for the manufacturing of their custom parts from prototype to
production.
Quickparts custom manufacturing services include: Rapid Prototypes (SLA, SLS,
FDM, PolyJet), Cast Urethanes, Injection Mold Tooling and Parts, Sheet Metal
Parts, and CNC Machined Parts.
For more information, visit
www.quickparts.com or call 770.901.3200
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Additional News
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Feb 18 - GeorgiaTrend Magazine Rated Quickparts in Mid-Market Fast 40
Jan 13 - Dr.Yu Dang of Quickparts Co-Authors New Book
Dec 10 - Quickparts Updates ISO Certification to 9001:2008 for RP
Nov 6 - Quickparts Offers FDM Finishing Features for Prototypes
Oct 14 - Quickparts Offers Email Instant Quoting for RP
Sep 3 - Quickparts Launches 'Same Day' SLA Service
Aug 14 - Quickparts Named in Inc. 5000 List
Jul 30 - Quickparts Launches 'EXPE' Calendar for Prototypes Ordering
Jun 17 - Quickparts Adds Plaster, Metal Casting Custom Parts
May 20 - Quickparts Ships ULTEM Material for Prototypes
Apr 29 - Quickparts Ships RenShape 7820 Material for RP
Apr 8 - Quickparts Ships WaterShed XC 11122 Material for RP
Mar 4 - Quickparts Claims Record Revenue for 2008
Dec 10 - Quickparts Launches 'Design For Manufacturing' Service
Oct 28 - Quickparts Offers Free MyQuote3D Beta STL Viewer
Aug 27 - Quickparts Offers Rubber-Like Material for Prototypes
Aug 8 - Quickparts Offers Gray ABS-Like SLA Material for RP
Jul 16 - Quickparts POWRsyringe Injector Gets Medical Design Award
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