The Digital Thread

Designing for plastic injection moulding is like raising teenagers—some parts (and some teens) are more challenging than others. But by following a few simple rules, even the most difficult of these challenges can be overcome (parenting aside).

Japet Medical Devices is a French start-up specialising in medical robotics, created in 2016 by Antoine Noël and Damien Bratic who had both recently qualified from Centrale Lille University. The company, based in Lille’s Eurasanté park, is preparing to launch Atlas, the first functional rehabilitation exoskeleton designed to relieve lumbar pain.

Most parts can be built in normal resolution, but for parts with fine features around 0.1mm, high resolution may be required.

Once prototypes have been validated in terms of fit, form, function and aesthetics, development can move to low-volume production.

There's more than one way to validate and test your design. This post examines the benefits of various prototypes and when each is most appropriate.

What should you include in the early stages of the project development process?

Vladislav Svetashkov grew tired of the constant tangling of cables marring the fun of using high quality tech products. The wild cables just didn’t quite fit with what are otherwise very stylish components.

In a 21st century market place, every company should be striving to get its products to market faster to maintain its competitive edge. After all, it doesn’t matter how good its innovative, ground breaking products are, competitors are out there snapping at the heels. Sure, Rome wasn’t built in a day. But in the 21st century, it could probably be done a lot quicker.

Using aluminium tooling you can bridge that production gap and make sure that your design is spot on before committing to mass production. It still pays to get the design right so here are our top tips.

We take a look at the different CNC design considerations when designing parts for milling and turning processes which can accelerate production and reduce your costs.

Protolabs' quality system starts when a customer uploads a part file and runs through the entire manufacturing process and into shipping.

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