FAQ

Injection molding FAQ

How do I Come to know Whether Injection Molding Service is Suitable for my Business or Not?

If you are confused whether this service is meant for your business needs or not. Then don’t worry! You just contact us. We ask your requirements and your product use. After doing assessment, we will let you know if injection molding is suitable for you or not. CONTACT US HERE!

What Injection Molding Capabilities do you have?

We are exceptionally capable to provide reliable and efficient injection molding services. Our state of the art machinery and seasoned team makes us a leading player in this field. Our injection molding capabilities are plastic molding, insert molding, over molding, and family molding.

What are the Advantages of Injection Molding?

Injection molding offers many manufacturing friendly advantages. Few include increased productivity, diverse material range, superb durability and efficiency, cost-effectiveness, high-precision mass-production, capability to produce complex geometrical parts etc.

How long does Injection Molding Process Take to Complete?

The time to complete injection molding process generally depend on material availability, design complexity, required surface quality etc. and customer requirements. But generally, it takes 7 – 10 days to complete your project.

CNC Machining FAQ

What is the application of CNC Machining?

CNC machining is a process which is used for designing machine parts that may either be porotypes or ready to be put into mass production. Being one of the most popular processes for custom manufacturing, it can handle irregular geometries of intricate parts and even used to produce for mass production of parts once a prototype is approved.

What type of file formats do you support for CNC machining ?

We support a number of file formats to ensure we always meet the requirements of our clients. This includes popular formats of .stp, .sldprt, and .psm/.par. Moreover, we make sure to work with our clients to the end so they get their desired result designed to utter perfection. This is the value we stand for.

What kind of equipment do you have available?

At Prototool, not only do we have 3 axis and 4 axis CNC milling, but we also have 5 axis(HAAS) CNC milling services. All of these services provide excellent results except when you need finer quality results, we suggest 5-axis CNC milling service instead of 3 axis or 4 axis milling services. Moreover, our CNC turning service employee a variety of tools and state-of-the-art software that ensures your desired components are created with accuracy and precision.

Why should I choose CNC machining?

CNC machining has a ton of benefits to offer. This includes but is not limited to accuracy, precision, fast turnaround, versatility of solutions, ability to work with a number of materials, and being an overall economic solution in comparison to other solutions present in the market.

What determines the cost of CNC machined parts?

The cost of a CNC machined part is determined by the following four factors. 1) time required for machining, 2) type of material selected, 3) the geometry of the part to be machined, and 4) the startup cost of the project. Besides the stated requirements of the client, we try to make sure we take a course of action that leads to low cost without compromising the quality of the product produced. To determine cost for your project, you can request a free quote.

Urethane casting FAQ

How can I get a quote?

You can send us an email to the sales@prototool.com, or submit online form by sending us the following information about your project: material requested, number of parts, finishes, and 2D/3D master files in your possession. Upon receipt of these items, we will send you a quote as soon as possible.

What forms of molds are used in urethane casting?

Our typical molds are made from silicone and made in two parts, a core and a cavity. We create a three-dimensional master pattern, print it, and then complete the mold by pouring the silicone around the master after. The customer can also provide the master pattern. We can also produce tooling with Urethane and aluminum, depending on requirements.

What number of parts do you assure?

Twenty-five parts per mold per cavity is a standard. More or fewer parts are possible depending upon the material and geometry.

Can you create family molds or molds with multiple cavities?

Multi cavity molds are a good option for production prototypes. We can make multiple cavities of the same part in the same mold. Additionally, the same mold may contain various parts. Thus, the same material allows us to set up, pour the parts, and de-mold all the parts simultaneously.

Can you operate urethane castings for production?

Urethane is a great option when building up product demand before spending more cost on injection mold tooling.

Rapid prototyping FAQ

Why are rapid prototypes used?

Rapid prototyping is a quick method to evaluate the appearance and functionality of your design. Prototypes are also commonly used in business planning, where they can be demonstrated to possible future investors and customers.

What distinguishes our rapid prototyping services?

Our rapid prototyping services are characterized by the breadth of our complementary services. CNC machining, vacuum throwing, plastic injection shaping, finishing, and expert design aid are among them.