How to Make Low Cost Prototypes for My Project?
How to Accelerate Product Development?
How to accelerate product development? This is a question which is asked for many times to OrideTech from all over the world. OrideTech has been working on rapid prototyping for years and always has many ways to accelerate your product development. In some case, the customer spends much time on 3D modeling and 2D engineering drawing, so they have to spend less time on sample fabrication to catch the final schedule. In some case, the customer makes a few samples in wrong geometry or dimensions in some other vendors. Then he needs to remake these samples in a short time. And in some case, the customer needs to make an emergency design change. He needs to make samples quickly with his new designs to catch the schedule of the project. From our experience, we have several ways to accelerate product development in prototyping and sample fabrication.
1. Use Off-The Shelf or Standard Component
Using off-the-shelf or standard components can also help to accelerate product development. Instead of designing and manufacturing every component from very beginning, you can use pre-made components that are readily available in the market. This can save much time and reduce costs. OrideTech stocked some standard components for customers and we will let you know what we stocked if you need to run an urgent project.
2. Use Rapid Prototyping Technologies
OrideTech has many rapid prototyping technologies to accelerate your product development such as 3D printing, CNC machining, Manual polishing and laser cutting. These technologies allow you to quickly produce physical prototypes. OrideTech also had many devices for you to measure and test your product. If your samples of the project are very urgent, please describe it in your email to OrideTech guys, they will propose you the fastest process for accelerating product development according to your requirements like material, dimensions accuracy, finishing, dimensions measurement, testing items. In this agent case, a detailed 2D drawing is very important, if you don’t get much time on drawing it, please email all these requirements in your email. Besides, they will set top priority to sample fabrication of your project. Generally, your samples can be made out within a week. By the way, OrideTech guys will provide you fasted shipping like FedEx top priority to save the shipping time.
3. Simplify the design
Simplifying the design can also help to accelerate product development. By reducing the complexity of the design, you can reduce the number of components required and simplify the manufacturing process. OrideTech guys will provide you detailed DFM for simplifying geometries and we will also provide you the fastest processes for your parts
4. Use Simulation Tools
Basically, simulation tools can help accelerate product development. It allows you to test and optimize your design in computer before fabricating a physical prototype. These simulation tools can reduce much of your developing cost and also help to find the design issues at the very beginning. This can save great time and reduce the number of iterations required to achieve a functional prototype. For developing a new product, we propose to use it before kick off the sample fabrication. Once your designed model passes the simulation tests, then you can send us the 3D model for asking DFM from manufacturing side. OrideTech guys are very good at manufacturing process, so they will provide you many proposals from manufacturing side to accelerate product development, reduce the cost from manufacturing process and redesign your product for better machinability. At OrideTech, we also provide you kinds of engineering service, if you just want to make a simulated result or do some simple test to material, we also have resource to help you.
5. Work with Experienced Fabricators
Working with experienced fabricators can also help to accelerate product development. Experienced fabricators have the knowledge and expertise to quickly produce high-quality prototypes and samples. To find experienced fabricators is easy thing in OrideTech. Basically, we will set a meeting for urgent project and arrange experienced engineering and operators for the parts in your project.
Overall, accelerating prototyping and sample fabrication requires a combination of using the right technologies, simplifying the design, working with experienced fabricators, and using simulation tools of engineering service. By following these proposals, you can accelerate product development and bring your products to market faster. For more blogs, you can review on our Facebook page or YouTube channel.
