{"title":"Prototype Molding","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"colmaindes\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNorck, a leading digital manufacturing company, provides extremely reliable, top quality, and fast sheet metal fabrication and sheet metal cutting services such as plasma cutting for a wide range of industries including aerospace, defense, robotics,  industrial, automotive, electronics, energy, hardware, and consumer products. Our team of highly qualified engineers and cutting-edge facilities will provide you with quality products with the quickest turnaround time at a competitive price. Whether you have high volume production projects or rapid protototyping needs, Norck can manage it with the results better than expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"GET A QUOTE\" href=\"\/en\/pages\/get-a-quote\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClick here to get a quote\u003c\/a\u003e for your next \u003ca title=\"Injection Molding\" href=\"\/en\/collections\/injection-molding\"\u003einjection molding\u003c\/a\u003e job and prototype molding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet’s now give you some insight how Norck achieves prototype molding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat is Prototype molding?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are mainly three toolings used for \u003ca title=\"Injection Molding\" href=\"\/en\/collections\/injection-molding\"\u003einjection molding\u003c\/a\u003e projects: \u003ca title=\"Prototype molding\" href=\"\/en\/collections\/prototype-molding\"\u003eprototype\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Bridge tooling\" href=\"\/en\/collections\/bridge-tooling\"\u003ebridge\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca title=\"Production tooling\" href=\"\/en\/collections\/production-tooling\"\u003eproduction tooling\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collection_images-innerrr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"coll_images oneimgsc\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"img-col\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/4679\/3277\/files\/Tooling_98171da3-0a13-4b88-a69d-5ca63c088e2a.png?v=1664949654\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrototype molding is used for a low-volume \u003ca title=\"Injection Molding\" href=\"\/en\/collections\/injection-molding\"\u003einjection molding\u003c\/a\u003e process to validate a design in terms of functionality, appearance, and assembly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts mold is made from aluminum or mild-grade steel, so it is cost-effective compared to a production mold. But it might wear quickly due to the soft material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat are the advantages \u0026amp; disadvantages of prototype molding?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrototype molding offers many advantages:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCost effective: \u003c\/strong\u003eCost is reduced due to the prototype mold material (Aluminum\/mild steel)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e Accurate parts: \u003c\/strong\u003ePrototype molds are ideal for prototyping, better than 3D printing, as it produces accurate details with conforming dimensions to the CAD models.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesign validation:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCan help designers and clients decide on the shape, \u003ca title=\"Materials\" href=\"\/en\/pages\/materials\"\u003ematerials\u003c\/a\u003e, finishings, features, gaps, and textures of a part before launching the \u003ca title=\"Production tooling\" href=\"\/en\/collections\/production-tooling\"\u003eproduction tooling\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut there are some disadvantages as well:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e   - \u003c\/strong\u003eLow volume production: Only one cavity can be made for each mold\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e   - \u003c\/strong\u003eWears quickly: \u0026lt;500 shots\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e   - \u003c\/strong\u003eLimited modifications: Can’t be welded (adding material)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow is it fabricated?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrototype \u003ca title=\"Injection Molding\" href=\"\/en\/collections\/injection-molding\"\u003einjection molding\u003c\/a\u003e is made through four steps:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlastification\u003c\/strong\u003e: The plastic granules are transferred from the hopper to the mold using a rotating screw and molted using heaters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInjection\u003c\/strong\u003e: The screw will advance to increase pressure in the injection chamber to inject the molted plastic into the mold. The two cavities are maintained close until the plastic solidifies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCooling\u003c\/strong\u003e: After injection, the molted plastic will be cooled down to become solid using a cooling circuit. The screw will hold its position to hold the pressure inside the mold.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEjection\u003c\/strong\u003e: After the molted plastic solidifies using a cooling circuit, the Die is opened, and the part is ejected via ejector pins. The screws will retreat to prepare for the next injection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collection_images-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"coll_images oneimgsc\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"img-col\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/4679\/3277\/files\/Prototype-3.png?v=1664885179\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collection_images-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"coll_images oneimgsc\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"img-col\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/4679\/3277\/files\/Prototype-4.png?v=1664885198\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collection_images-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"coll_images oneimgsc\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"img-col\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/4679\/3277\/files\/Prototype-5.png?v=1664885211\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObtaining a fully functional part might require extra processing for features that can’t be made with the Prototype molding process, such as taping. The designed part should follow Prototype molding design guidelines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Norck?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNorck, \u003cstrong\u003ea leading manufacturing company driven by technology, high quality data and artificial intelligence, \u003c\/strong\u003efocuses on manufacturing excellent quality of \u003cstrong\u003esheet metal parts, custom parts and components, a wide range of 3D printed parts and moldings\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is a single source for a wide of range of companies around the world for their need of sheet metal fabrication, CNC machining, 3D printing, and molding. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBesides its own production capacity, Norck’s ability access to a huge amount of manufacturing capacity of its top quality partners across Europe and the U.S allows it to provide its customers with low and high volume production, rapid prototyping and a wide range of manufacturing services from sheet metal fabrication to 3D printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNorck’s data-driven AI approach to manufacturing maximizes its overall product and service quality, while minimizing the overall cost of its parts and services. This leads to high quality products, better inventory programs for our customers worldwide, better visibility for supply chain management\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNorck’s team of manufacturing engineers, mechnical engineers, quality engineers, supply chain engineers, industrial designers, artificial intelligence engineers, data scientists, and software application developers work in a unique and coherent way to provide your company with high quality manufacturing parts and services, better design for manufacturability and all driven by data and artificial intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a single source for all your manufacturing needs, \u003cstrong\u003eNorck minimizes your overhead cost, diversifies your supply chain, improves your parts’ design for manufacturability, significantly improves the quality of services and parts you outsource, minimizes suppliers’ risks, improves your purchasing power, and provides the goods and services with a philosophy of just in time\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/4679\/3277\/collections\/Norck_logo_for_collection_e41def49-d19f-41f2-964b-cae6dd881662.png?v=1718495822","url":"https:\/\/portugues.norck.com\/en\/collections\/prototype-molding.oembed","provider":"NORCK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}