Prototyping
Prototyping Solutions
Your source for prototypes and prototype tools is Phillips-Medisize. Here, you may choose among a wide array of prototyping options to suit the needs of your program, and your budget.
Your prototyping solutions are positioned for success with Phillips-Medisize. That’s because our in-house design development experts take the time to verify your concepts for manufacturability. This step can reduce your overall program investments by helping you achieve:
- High-quality solutions
- Reduced program costs
- Shorter time-to-market
- Greater program value
To further your design, you may take advantage of our expertise in designing and manufacturing prototype tools, typically from aluminum or P-20 steel. These tools produce anywhere from 100 parts to many thousand, giving you more data to validate the final design and prepare for low- to high-volume production. Three levels of prototyping tooling are available to you:
To further your design, you may take advantage of our expertise in designing and manufacturing prototype tools, typically from aluminum or P-20 steel. These tools produce anywhere from 100 parts to many thousand, giving you more data to validate the final design and prepare for low- to high-volume production. Three levels of prototyping are available to you:
Class 7 Prototype
- Rapid tooling when you “need parts fast,” with lead times measured in days
- Molds constructed from aluminum
- Manual side actions to form undercuts
Class 6 Prototype
- Allows more complex geometry than Class 7 tooling
- Molds constructed from aluminum or P-20 steel
- Undercuts formed using either manual or automatic side actions
- Production representative tool and process
Class 5 Prototype
- A great option for low-volume programs or scaling up for high-volume production
- Molds constructed from P-20 or hardened steel for longer tool life
- Undercuts formed using automatic side action only, to support lower cost production and process validation
Phillips-Medisize’s Mold Classification Guide
You’ll find all you need to know about prototype tooling, and more, in Phillips-Medisize's Mold Classification Guide.
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