Wohlers Associates

 

Rapid Product Development 
Service Providers

For information on service providers, see Wohlers Report 2008, an annual worldwide progress report on the additive fabrication state of the industry.

  • Accelerated Technologies, Inc. Visual models, functional prototypes, and tooling capabilities; many LS and SL machines.
  • Aerosport CNC milling, stereolithography, urethane casting, vacuum forming, fiberglass and composites, custom finishing, 3D modeling, industrial design, and mechanical engineering.
  • Alpha Prototypes Stereolithography, PolyJet, FDM, 3DP from Z Corp., CNC, and injection molding.
  • American Precision Prototyping SL, LS, FDM, wax patterns, urethane castings, metal castings, and low volume custom parts.
  • Aristo-Cast Producer of investment castings, including low volume prototypes and high volume production quantities in most alloys, including magnesium.
  • Arptech SL, LS, urethane castings, CNC machining, and bridge tooling (Australia).
  • ARRK Product Development Rapid prototyping, CAD/CAM, CNC, machining, fabricated prototypes, vacupressure molding, and complete product finishing.
  • Applied Rapid Technologies Corp 3D design services, stereolithography, vacuum cast urethane parts, and rapid "bridge" tooling for injection molded plastics.
  • Automated 3D Modeling Rapid production of models from CAD systems suitable for prototypes and rapid tooling.
  • AXIS Prototypes LS, SL, urethane prototypes from rubber molds, and on-demand production parts (Canada).
  • Bastech CAD, engineering, SL, LS, plastic and metal reproductions, prototype tooling, and short-run injection molding. 
  • Bertrandt Wide range of services for the complete development of an automobile (Germany).
  • Brooks Technical Solutions Design, modeling, engineering, FEA, motion analysis, first article inspection, and technical documentation.
  • Brynnage Design SL and cast urethane parts  
  • CAM-LEM Uses a special lamination process to manufacture components, prototype molds, and tooling in metal or ceramic directly from a 3D CAD file.
  • The Casting Haus CAD design services, models and patterns from Envisiontec's Perfactory system, and metal castings.
  • C.ideas 14 FDM machines; ABS, polycarbonate, and custom blended plastics; InVision, SL, and urethane castings.
  • Clinkenbeard & Associates Rapid prototyping, tooling, CNC, and castings.
  • Conceptual Reality SL, FDM, LS, composite, kirksite, silicone rubber, zinc/aluminum plaster casting, spray metal, sand casting, injection molding, cast urethane, and investment casting.
  • Criteria Systems 3D color printing, machined foam prototypes, 3D laser scanning, and design services.
  • Design Prototyping Technologies SL, LS, urethane and rapid metal castings, composite tooling.
  • Eagle Design & Technology Assist industry in the design/build process from, prototype to production.
  • Engineering & Manufacturing Services (EMS) 3D printed parts from Z Corp's color machine.
  • Experimental Factory Research, testing, demonstration, and service center (Germany).
  • Express Pattern Stereolithography parts, foundry patterns, and QuickCast investment casting patterns for a variety of foundries and manufacturers.
  • FineLine Prototyping High-resolution small-spot stereolithography for the medical device and electrical connector industries.
  • Fusion Engineering Rapid tooling and 3D prototyping for the plastic injection molding and die casting industries.
  • Genometri Consumers design it and they make it using a color 3D printer from Z Corp. (Singapore).
  • Harvest Technologies Concept and functional models, investment and sand casting patterns, and patterns for soft tooling; LS, CNC.
  • Hoerdler Rapid Engineering German company offering laser sintering, stereolithography, aluminum-filled epoxy tooling, vacuum casting, and CNC machining.
  • INCS A leading CAD, prototyping, and moldmaking service and sales (Japan).
  • InterPRO Online quotes for prototypes, as well as cast urethane parts, CNC, metal casting, and painted models for customer presentations.
  • Ionic Models Scale models and prototypes from the ZPrinter 310 machine. 
  • JARD Conceptual designs, prototypes, and architectural models.
  • Javelin Architectural models, medical and anatomical prototypes, high-end CAD verification, sculpted art pieces, and invention concepts.
  • Laser Innovations Third-party service and support of Coherent Ion laser systems and solid state laser system integration.
  • Laser Reproductions Rapid product development; SL.
  • LGM Full service model shop providing visualization products for architecture, development, and land planning.
  • Lyons Tool Metal stamping, rapid prototyping, medical device manufacturing, progressive dies, specialty surgical blades, and contract manufacturing.
  • M2 Systems Small prototypes for medical devices, jewelry, and toys using SL, Perfactory from Envisiontec, technology from Solidscape, and CNC machining.
  • Manufacturing by Design SL, LS, rapid machining, engineering consulting, and composite materials using nanotechnology.
  • Marco Polo Products CAD/CAM, laser sintering, SL, FDM, rapid tooling, and reverse engineering (India).
  • Materialise Mammoth stereolithography, LS, FDM, high-speed milling, vacuum casting, and Next Day service (Belgium).


Full-scale automobile instrument panel created 
on a Mammoth stereolithography system, 
courtesy of Materialise


Laser sintered air duct, courtesy 
of On-Demand Manufacturing

  • Omega Plastics Rapid prototype tooling, bridge-to-production molds, and low volume manufacturing (UK).
  • Paramount Industries Industrial design and mechanical and manufacturing engineering, complimented by product development and manufacturing services.
  • PERIDOT Engineering service bureau that provides product and tool design and development.
  • PML Virtual prototyping, tooling, digitizing, reverse engineering, and inspection; LOM, FDM, CNC.
  • Powdered Metal Parts Part manufacturers featuring powder metal and sintered metal products.
  • ProtoCast Create aluminum, zinc, and magnesium prototype castings without the expense of hard tooling.
  • Protogenic Manufactures prototypes and conceptual models using stereolithography and silicone rubber (RTV) molds for limited pre-production quantities.
  • Protomold Rapid injection molding without the need for steel mold material, EDM, or expensive custom engineering.
  • Protosys Technologies Private Limited CAD/CAM, prototyping, RTV silicone rubber tooling, and epoxy tooling (India).
  • Prototech Engineering Silicone rubber molding, spray metal tooling, and prototype metal castings; SL, LOM.
  • Proto Technologies Urethane casting; SL, CNC.
  • Quickparts.com Instant online quotes, rapid prototyping, cast urethane parts, injection molded parts, die cast and sheet metal parts, and CNC machined prototypes.
  • Rapid Prototyping Center First Finnish company to provide rapid prototyping services (Finland).
  • Rapid Solutions Silicone rubber tooling and epoxy tooling; SL.
  • Rapid Tooling Technologies Rapid tooling inserts using the 3D Keltool process.
  • RedEye RPM Rapid part building service with online quoting and ordering.
  • 3Dimensional Engineering Engineering services, SL, Actua, and rapid tooling.
  • 3D-CAM Design, SL, LS, rubber tooling, CNC machined tooling, aluminum epoxy tooling, Zap tooling, urethane casting, injection molding, QuickCast, and sand casting.
  • 3D Proto FDM, SL, and Multi-Jet Modeling parts in ABS, polycarbonate, or acrylic photopolymer.
  • 3T RPD Functional and aesthetic prototypes using laser sintering technology (UK).
  • Schmit Prototypes Design, models, rapid prototyping, and injection molded parts at one 
    location.
  • Schneider Prototyping Stereolithography, laser sintering, CNC machining, molded parts, and metal castings (Germany).
  • Sherpa Design Design and development services including high-end modeling and drafting, data translation, prototyping, fabrication, and associative design tool development.
  • SICAM Engineering, SL and cast urethane models and prototypes, rapid tooling, injection-molded parts, and offshore manufacturing.
  • Solid Concepts Silicone rubber tooling, TrueCast epoxy tooling, and aluminum tooling; SL, CNC.
  • Solid Image 3D Printing Models and prototype parts at your facility or rent an additive machine by the day, week, or month.
  • Spectrum 3D CAD services, prototyping, urethane casting, and production runs using metal-filled epoxy tooling.
  • Star Prototype Chinese service provider owned and managed by Gordon Styles of the UK (China).
  • Synergeering Group Laser sintered nylon parts from two EOSINT P 700 machines and titanium alloy parts from two Arcam Electron Beam Melting (EBM) machines.
  • The Outside Digital design consultancy specializing in the conception, development, and production of high-end consumer products.
  • The Rapid Solution Design services, prototyping, tooling, mold design, CAE, moldmaking, plastics molding, and seminars.
  • The Technology House Project management, product design and development, engineering, and rapid prototyping.
  • Total C S Team, Inc. Rapid product development and commercialization; repair, maintenance, and optimization of stereolithography systems, and other services.
  • Wolverine Mech. Design and A.B.S. Rapid Prototyping Electromechanical design, CAD, and Dimension 3D printing
  • XinFuMind Titanium and cobalt-chrome parts from Arcam's S12 EBM machine (China).
  • Xpress3D Instant on-line quoting for models and prototype parts.

For additional information on service providers, see Wohlers Report 2008, an annual worldwide progress report on the additive fabrication state of the industry.