Rapid Prototyping and Small Volume Production
Full sets of prototypes in carbon fiber, plastic and metal, so the properties of a complete assembly can be balanced before any production tool is cut.
What This Service Covers
CarbonWizer can help make full set prototypes covering carbon fiber, plastic and metal materials, which is what allows an assembly to balance its own properties rather than optimising one part at a time. Rapid plastic prototyping and small volume production sit alongside the composite work as a single service.
Eight Stages From Enquiry to Delivered Part
Drawing Review
Interfaces, datums and critical dimensions are agreed before anything is cut.
Material Split
Which parts stay metal, which become composite, which can be plastic for this stage.
Model Making
Model making is part of the in-house service, from the same team that will produce the tooling.
Carbon Fiber Samples
Full carbon fiber parts carrying production strength and rigidity, held to plus or minus 0.01 mm where required.
Metal Samples
Aluminium and other metals machined from solid on CNC.
Plastic Samples
Rapid plastic prototyping for fit and appearance checks.
Assembly Trial
Matched parts are trial fitted as a set before despatch.
Small Volume Production
Where the programme needs twenty parts rather than two thousand, small volume production covers the gap.
What You Receive
- Structural carbon fiber samples without opening a mould
- CNC machined metal prototypes
- Rapid plastic prototypes
- Complete matched prototype sets
- Small volume production runs
What This Route Typically Produces
Carbon Fiber Structural Arm
A full carbon fiber arm made as a verification sample, carrying the strength and stiffness of a production composite part so the structure can be tested before a mould is cut.
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Carbon Fiber Gasket
A real carbon fiber gasket produced to a dimensional tolerance of plus or minus 0.01 mm, so it can form part of a small high-precision assembly rather than a loose fit-check.
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Aluminum Alloy Engine Housing
A CNC machined aluminium alloy engine housing prototype at 320 x 195 x 180 mm, cut from solid so the casting design can be tested before a tool is ordered.
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Carbon Fiber Sheet
Stock carbon fiber plates fabricated from multiple layers of high strength prepreg under high pressure moulding, in ten thicknesses from 0.5 mm to 5.0 mm at 500 x 400 mm.
View detailsQuestions About Rapid Prototyping and Small Volume Production
Can I get carbon, metal and plastic parts from one project?
Yes. CarbonWizer makes full set prototypes covering carbon fiber, plastic and metal materials so the assembly can balance its own properties.
How fast is a sample?
Sample orders are normally shipped within one week. Normal production orders take 15 to 25 days.
Is a prototype strong enough to test?
Full carbon fiber samples have the strength and rigidity of carbon fiber parts and can be used as industrial products for testing and use.
Start With a Drawing
Email the geometry, the load case, the quantity and the finish. Sample orders are normally despatched within one week.