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Rapid Tooling Service

Quickly manufacture prototypes and low-volume production parts during the product development process, get your produce tools and project parts cheaply and quickly at Zintilon.
  • Useful for short-run production and prototyping
  • Fast and affordable low-volume production solutions
  • Suitable for a great variety of metal materials

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Rapid Tooling Services

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Multiple Patterns

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Various Materials

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Fast and Efficient

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High Precision

Rapid Tooling Materials

Aluminum Image

High machinability and ductility, good strength-to-weight ratio. Aluminum alloys have good strength-to-weight ratio, high thermal and electrical conductivity, low density and natural corrosion resistance.

Price
$ $ $
Lead Time
< 7 days
Tolerances
±0.125mm (±0.005″)
Max part size
NA
Min part size
NA
Zinc Image

Zinc is a slightly brittle metal at room temperature and has a shiny-greyish appearance when oxidation is removed.

Price
$ $ $ $ $
Lead Time
< 10 days
Tolerances
Machining tolerances depend on the detailed material used.
Max part size
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Min part size
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Iron Image

Iron is an indispensable metal in the industrial sector. Iron is alloyed with a small amount of carbon – steel, which is not easily demagnetized after magnetization and is an excellent hard magnetic material, as well as an important industrial material, and is also used as the main raw material for artificial magnetism.

Price
$ $ $ $ $
Lead Time
< 10 days
Tolerances
Machining tolerances depend on the detailed material used.
Max part size
1500*800*700mm
Min part size
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Titanium Image

Titanium is an advanced material with excellent corrosion resistance, biocompatibility, and strength-to-weight characteristics. This unique range of properties makes it an ideal choice for many of the engineering challenges faced by the medical, energy, chemical processing, and aerospace industries.

Price
$$$
Lead Time
< 10 days
Tolerances
±0.125mm (±0.005″)
Max part size
1500*800*700mm
Min part size
It depends
Steel Image

Steel is a strong, versatile, and durable alloy of iron and carbon. Its applications range from construction materials and structural components to automotive and aerospace components.
Steel is strong and durable High tensile strength Corrosion resistance Heat and fire resistance Easily molded and formed.

Price
$ $ $ $ $
Lead Time
< 10 days
Tolerances
Machining tolerances depend on the detailed material used.
Max part size
1500*800*700mm
Min part size
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Stainless steel Image

Stainless steel alloys have high strength, ductility, wear and corrosion resistance. They can be easily welded, machined and polished. The hardness and the cost of stainless steel is higher than that of aluminum alloy.

Price
$ $ $
Lead Time
< 10 days
Tolerances
±0.125mm (±0.005″)
Max part size
1500*800*700mm
Min part size
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Bronze Image

Highly resistant to seawater corrosion. The material’s mechanical properties are inferior to many other machinable metals, making it best for low-stress components produced by CNC machining.

Price
$ $ $ $ $
Lead Time
< 10 days
Tolerances
Machining tolerances depend on the detailed material used.
Max part size
1500*800*700mm
Min part size
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Brass Image

Brass is mechanically stronger and lower-friction metal properties make CNC machining brass ideal for mechanical applications that also require corrosion resistance such as those encountered in the marine industry.

Price
$$$
Lead Time
< 10 days
Tolerances
Machining tolerances depend on the detailed material used.
Max part size
1500*800*700mm
Min part size
Copper Image

Few metals have the electric conductivity that copper has when it comes to CNC milling materials. The material’s high corrosion resistance aids in preventing rust, and its thermal conductivity features facilitate CNC machining shaping.

Price
$$$
Lead Time
< 10 days
Tolerances
Machining tolerances depend on the detailed material used.
Max part size
The maximum size of the part is determined by the machines available and the complexity of the part.
Min part size
The minimum size of the part is determined by the machines available and the complexity of the part.

Surface Finishing for Rapid Tooling

As Machined

As Machined

Stain
Bead Blasting

Bead Blasting

Matte
Sand Blasting

Sand Blasting

Matte, satin
Painting

Painting

Gloss, semi-gloss, flat, metallic, textured
Anodizing

Anodizing

Smooth, matte finish
Plating

Plating

Smooth, glossy finish
Polishing

Polishing

Chromate

Chromate

Smooth, glossy, satin

Why Choose Us for Rapid Tooling Service

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1-to-1 Quote Analysis

Just upload your 2D drawings or 3D models and you will get quote feedback in 24 hours. Our specialized engineers will analyze your design to avoid misunderstanding, communicate with you and offer an affordable price.

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High Quality Production Parts

The responsible and rigorous attitude towards materials, rapid tooling technique, surface finishing and CMM testing guarantee the consistent quality from prototyping to production parts. We won’t bother to check the parts quality before delivery.

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Fast Lead Time

The introduce of skilled rapid tooling solution and professional quoters ensure the fast lead time. We set the priority for the arrangement of the order according to the requirements and order complexity.

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Instant Communication

For the sake of your benefits, every customer will have technical support to get in touch with us from quotation to delivery. You will get fast feedback for any question until it’s confirmed that you receive the satisfied parts.

Rapid Tooling Tolerances and Standards

Standards

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Linear Dimension
±0.005 mm
Hole Diameters (Not Reamed)
±0.005 mm
Shaft Diameters
±0.005 mm
Part Size Restrictions
φ284×406 mm

Rapid Tooling for Various Industrial Applications

We are proud to see our metal components used in a wide range of industries, such as medical, automotive.

Rapid Tooling FAQs

Workpieces with a clamping diameter of no more than 260mm can be machined with a CNC lathe.

CNC turning is suitable for machining parts with cylindrical or conical surface, such as shafts, bushings and sleeves.

The main difference between CNC turning and CNC milling is their machining processes. Turning operations are performed by fixing the cutting tool and rotating the workpiece, which can be used for machining drilling, tapping and knurling operations. Milling operations are performed with a stationary workpiece and a rotating cutting tool to machine flat surfaces, grooves, gears, helical surfaces and various curved surfaces.
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Rapid Tooling Solutions for Low-Volume Production Parts

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Process 1

Prototypes

Zintilon's rapid prototype service bridges the gap between product concept and market during the product development. Skilled engineers in rapid tooling for en-use parts, multiple international certifications, and top-notch CMM inspection ensure the accuracy and details of the prototype, meeting high standards of quality requirements.
  • Advanced Technology: rapid tooling, CMM inspection, elite engineers etc.
  • Quick Response: full support to ensure problem solved.
  • Customized service: customize rapid tooling solutions
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Process 2

Production

Zintilon's on-demand production solution provides customers with a modern, efficient and customer-oriented production solution through its flexibility, high quality standards by our robust supply network and self-owned rapid tooling technique, strict quality control inspection, etc.
  • Reasonable planning: precision resource allocation to ensure quick cycle time.
  • Rapid tooling SOP : advanced technology and strict QC processes.
  • Flexible Production: from rapid prototyping (1-20pcs) to low-volume production (20-1000pcs).

Rapid Tooling vs Rapid Prototyping


Rapid Tooling vs Rapid Prototyping: What Are the Differences

Definition:

  • Rapid prototyping is a technique for quickly creating one or more prototypes to verify the feasibility of a design.
  • Rapid tooling is a technique for quickly manufacturing molds that can be used to produce small or large batches of parts or components.

How to Manufacture:

  • It usually uses technologies such as 3D printing, stereolithography (SLA), selective laser sintering (SLS) to create physical models directly from digital models.
  • It involves using rapid prototyping technology to create the core or cavity of the mold, and then using these molds for injection molding, casting or other manufacturing processes.

Purpose:

  • The purpose of rapid prototyping is to help designers and engineers find and correct problems in the design at an early stage, such as design verification, functional testing, visual display, etc.
  • The purpose of rapid tooling is to shorten the time from design to market, reduce development costs, and allow for rapid response to market changes.

Role in development process:

  • Rapid prototyping usually does not involve mass production, but focuses on iteration and improvement in the design stage.
  • Rapid tooling can be used to produce a small number of custom parts or for trial production before mass production.

In general, rapid prototyping focuses more on the verification and testing phase of the design, while rapid tooling is designed to quickly produce molds that can be used for production, thereby accelerating the product’s time to market. The two can be used in combination, first using rapid prototyping to verify the design, and then using rapid tooling to produce parts or components.

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