Classification for Two International Prototypes

Time:2013-11-11 11:33 source: Leecheer Author: Leecheer Click:

1. According to the means of production, prototypes can be divided into manual prototypes and NC prototypes:

1. Manual Prototype: It is mainly finished by manual labor.
2. NC Prototype: It is mainly finished by NC lathe, while for the different devices, it can be divided into rapid prototyping(RP) and CNC prototyping.

A: RP Prototype: It is made out by laser rapid prototyping technology.
B: CNC Prototype: It is made out by CNC machining center.
RP prototype and CNC prototype has their own merits:
The advantages of the RP prototype mainly in its rapid performance, since it is mainly finished by accumulation technology, the RP prototype is relatively rough, and it has some requirements for the wall thickness of the parts, for example, the thin wall is unable to produce.
The advantages of the CNC prototype lies in which can reflects the drawing information exactly and the quality of the CNC prototype is very high, especially after spraying and screen printing, the finished product outshone by far molded products. Therefore, CNC prototype will be the mainstream in the prototype manufacturing increasingly.

1. According to the materials, prototypes can be divided into plastic prototype and mental prototype.

1. Plastic Prototype: For the raw material is plastic, so the prototypes mainly are the plastic products, such as TV, display device, telephone and so on.
2. Mental Prototype: For the raw material are aluminum-magnesium alloy etc. mental materials, so the prototypes mainly are some high-end products, such as notebook, senior player, MP3     player, CD player and so on.