Metal Prototypes
Aluminium and other metal prototypes cut from solid, for housings and brackets that need to be tested in metal first.
Every Metal Prototypes Product in This Category
1 product in this category, each with a full specification table, manufacturing route and application notes.
Why Buyers Come to This Range
Some parts have to stay metal - a heat path, a bearing seat, a sealing face. Those still need a machined sample before the casting tool is ordered.
Who It Suits
- Powertrain and housing engineers
- Teams balancing a metal and composite hybrid assembly
- Buyers sourcing carbon and metal samples from one supplier
Where Metal Prototypes Parts Are Used
Automotive
Carbon fiber material is widely used in auto parts and the refitted vehicle trade, where it makes external decoration parts that are light and strong and carry a material texture nothing printed can reproduce.
Moving mass and cycle timeRobotics and Automation
A variety of high strength structural parts are made from carbon fiber composite combined with traditional metal materials. In automation the argument is cycle time: less moving mass means faster acceleration and less residual vibration.
What CarbonWizer Brings to This Category
Nine Moulding Routes
Compression moulding, autoclave, roll wrapping, vacuum infusion and five more, chosen by the part rather than by habit.
In-House Tooling
Mould design and making sit in the same one-stop service as design, model making and spray finishing.
Verified Before Tooling
Structural samples in the real material prove strength and precision before a mould is cut.
Sample in One Week
Sample orders normally ship within one week; normal production orders take 15 to 25 days.
Projects Built From This Range
Carbon Fiber Car Parts Programme
Carbon fiber car parts is one of the success case areas developed by the CarbonWizer team, covering mirror caps, steering wheel parts, hoods, spoilers and grille sections.
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Industrial and Electronics Parts
Industrial and electronics parts is one of the success case areas developed by the CarbonWizer team, covering wallets and key cases, signal transceivers, watch dials, motorcycle tail boxes, phone cases, headset caps, laptop cases and equipment containers.
Read the caseQuestions About Metal Prototypes
What size is this housing?
The prototype shown is 320 x 195 x 180 mm. Other sizes are machined to your drawing.
Is it cast or machined?
It is a prototype produced by CNC machining from aluminium alloy, not cast.
How quickly can you deliver metal prototypes?
Sample orders are usually shipped out within one week and normal orders take 15 to 25 days. Delivery after despatch depends on the shipping method chosen.
Get a Quote for Metal Prototypes
Email the drawing, the quantity and the finish you need. If the part is not in the catalogue it is quoted against your geometry.