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I am a SolidWorks and AutoCAD user and I am looking for websites or books that contain mechanical parts (such as engines) with their complete geometrical dimensions (such as lengths and angles) states to design and gain more experience?

The parts for this motor were made on a Dimension Uprint rapid prototype machine we were trying out. We already had the prints for a class project. We tweaked the parts a bit, put them together, and it actually ran!

Nashua, NH — Rapid Sheet Metal, Inc., specializing in rapid turnaround of sheet metal and stamped metal prototypes, has announced that it has added a plastic material, acrylic, to its list of available materials.  With a standard shipping lead-time of 5 business days or less, product designers can now be assured that flat acrylic prototypes are available in a week or less.

“Acrylic parts in the flat are used by product designers in a number of ways including bezels and face plates.  Acrylic is also a good substitute for G10 and can be used to prototype the footprint of a circuit board.  In addition, by combining the acrylic prototypes with our 2 day turn, in-house silk screening service, companies are now able to procure finished acrylic products with graphics in well under two weeks.” says James Jacobs, President of Rapid Sheet Metal.

Rapid Sheet Metal offers laser cut acrylic in thicknesses from .060” to .250” and stocks acrylic in thicknesses of .060”, .125” and .250” thicknesses.  Other thicknesses are available.

About Rapid Sheet Metal Inc.

Rapid Sheet Metal focuses strictly on providing sheet metal prototypes and time sensitive short run fabrications to new product developers and engineers. Typical quote response time is under 24 hours and most parts are shipped in one to two weeks.  A 48-hour fast expedite prototype sheet metal service is also available. Parts such as brackets, racks, housings, and enclosures are fabricated to data from SolidWorks, Pro/E, Inventor, KeyCreator/ Cadkey, SpaceClaim and other 3D CAD data sources from stainless steel, cold and hot rolled steel and aluminum material.

You may not know it, but almost everything around you was made through plastic injection molding – the mouse you are using to surf, containers you use to store leftover food, and so on.

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You see, plastic injection molding is the most vital process in the producing of plastic parts. It is done by causing melted plastic in to a mold hole until it cools and forms a specific plastic shape. With plastic injection molding, many parts can be made simultaneously ( employing the same mold ).

Some plastic injection molding corporations take your idea from first prototype through production, delivery and finishing. With the employment of sophisticated computer helped design and technology and the newest equipment, they can supply clients with a technically superior mold and assure each product’s success.
It’s a good idea to choose firms that are fast, flexible and customer-driven, especially if you need big amounts and fast turnaround or specialised little volume runs. Select corporations that have up-to-the-minute plastic injection molding facilities and machines that differ in weight from seventy five to five hundred tons. This guarantees that their output goes through fine quality injection molding, and that it stands the test of time.

Where as the Virtual Prototype is only on the computer. Rapid prototypes are very useful if you must essentially touch the part or to send it to a pattern maker to develop a mold.
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I know what rapid protoyping is but have heard reference to “soft tooled” parts, and don’t know what it means! Any help appreciated. Nez

If you have an idea for a Molecular Manufacturing Machine I’d be happy to solid model it! Just need your sketches to get started.