Rapid Urethane
Prototyping
Silicone Elastomers
When your project demands low-volume silicone elastomer rubber parts or prototypes, ProtoEdge has the perfect solution for rubber prototype molds. Our advanced silicone rubber casting process efficiently duplicates your pattern parts, ensuring precision and quality every step of the way. We start by forming a silicone mold around your detailed CAD model, capturing every intricate detail. The mold is then carefully split into two halves, ensuring seamless duplication. High-quality silicone rubber is injected into the mold, creating accurate and reliable prototype parts that are ideal for low-volume production. Prototype-casting silicone or polyurethane vacuum-casting molds are specifically designed for low-volume production and prototype parts. The soft material used in the mold-making process allows for quick and price-effective production, making it an ideal choice for small runs and testing new designs. Our meticulous process ensures that every part is a replica of your original design, maintaining high standards of quality.
Silicone Rubber Materials
- Silicone Elastomers (30 shore A to 80 shore A)
- Heat-cured Silicone Rubber (HCR)
- Optical Silicones
- + Others upon request
Custom Urethane Parts
High-quality industrial-grade silicone custom urethane parts and low-volume production batch runs. Our versatile process allows us to create parts in nearly any shape or texture, ensuring precise and exceptional results every time. Desired components are crafted either manually or through rapid prototyping.
Accelerating your product development with our rapid urethane prototyping and polyurethane vacuum casting services. ProtoEdge’s process is designed for fast validation of materials in your application, helping you bring products to market faster.
The silicone molding process requires soft tooling, ideal for production runs and prototyping parts. Our rubber casting service provides high-quality, low-volume production-like parts in various soft urethane materials. Parts closely resemble your final product in shape, appearance, and finish. Obtain valuable proof of concept for early market testing, ensuring your product meets market expectations. Our parts offer a visual and functional evaluation, essential for refining designs and validating product concepts.
Typical Applications
Urethane casting designs eliminate the need for drafts on small parts, thanks to the flexibility of silicone molds that allow for easy removal of cast parts. Our process accurately replicates undercuts and fine details using mold inserts when necessary. Although silicone molds may wear out quickly, they offer a price-effective solution for producing very low-volume and prototype rubber parts with production-level quality and surface finishes.
We implement ISO 9001-2015 certified quality checks throughout the manufacturing process, ensuring you receive the highest quality urethane castings available. Our expert guidance throughout the process serves a variety of customer bases and industries, delivering precision and excellence in every project. Contact us today to learn how we can meet your specific needs with our superior urethane casting solutions.
- Architectural Design
- Automation Machinery
- Confectionary Parts
- Connectors
- Key Pads
- Medical Equipment
- Prototypes
- Robotics Components
- Seals
ProtoEdge is experienced in creating prototypes and low-volume production quantities in this method for a wide range of industries. Get in touch with any questions and we will do our best to advise the best solution using this method.