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WayKen’s blog aims to share our hard-earned knowledge on prototype manufacturing. We hope these articles help you to optimize your product design and better understand the world of rapid prototyping. Enjoy!
The Best Guides to Make a Plastic Prototype
At WayKen, we specialize in 4 main types of rapid plastic prototyping options such as CNC machining, rapid injection molding, vacuum casting, and 3D printing.
The Development of Prototype Manufacturer
SLS, SLA and FDM are usually used for the manufacture of medium-sized parts, because of the process execution and economic cost.
How to Make your Car Design Light Guides for Headlight Prototype
This article will tell you about the main steps you’ll need to undertake in order to design and manufacture a light guide for automotive headlights.
Concept Models – the Most Basic Step from Concept to Prototype
Concept model generated by rapid prototyping can provide effect information about design manufacturability and refine customers’ specific requirements.
5 Necessary Aspects of Aluminum Rapid Prototyping
Subtractive aluminum prototyping is the process via which prototypes are built through repetitive cutting of the material from a solid block of aluminum.
CNC Milling in the Production of Automotive Parts
Milling can be a good method to come up with an aluminum CNC reflector, which dated back to the 19th century, still being used auto manufacturers.
SLA vs. SLS | What Should You Choose for Your Prototype?
No matter what it refers to 3D Printing-SLA vs SLS, there is always a technology that will best fit to create its prototype, size merits, and avoid defects.
3 Tips to Help You Cut the Aluminum Machining Cost
3 tips you should check in your Aluminum Prototypes to Lower the cost of its machining: check the Holes, check the Pockets, check the part requirements, etc.
How SLA and SLS Changing the Rapid Prototyping Industry
Nowadays, 3D printing (SLS&SLA) is our mainstream technology, which will occupy an increasingly important position in the prototype industry.
How Should Manufacturers Choose Materials for their Prototypes?
Here is a list of popular prototyping materials that will let you choose from any plastic prototype manufacturer you wish: PMMA, ABS, Nylon, POM, PC etc.
Rear View Light Prototypes
The rear light conveys a safe vehicle signal. The rear view light prototype plays a great role in automotive design, with many verification stages.
Product Design Prototyping: An Automative Case Study
How does a new product quckily enter to the new market ? Let’s look at the magic from prototyping in product design.
