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Advantages of short run production:

  • Low initial tooling cost
  • Rapid production startup (lead time shorter)
  • Ability to make engineering changes during the manufacturing process without major costs or loss of time
  • Allows for an inexpensive way for testing and verification of product before spending money on hard tooling
  • Provides a gap fill for the long startup up time of hard tooling
  • Allows product volume to grow slowly for a few years giving time to raise money for high volume hard tooling

Rapid PSI has perfected part preparation and RTV tool design which allows us to produce parts that equal or surpass production quality parts. For that reason Rapid PSI’s tooling is not only used for prototypes, but for short run production as well. RTV and Urethane tooling used in production can help you, the customer, take a concept from a drawing or CAD file into production within 1 to 2 weeks. If you are looking for 1000 parts per year or less give us a call and let us explain how our short run production can help you build you business today.

Rapid PSI strives to produce the highest quality part possible for your production needs by continually improving our processes and meeting your requirements. We take great pride in our quality of craftsmanship that is why we have taken on the task of becoming ISO 9001:2000 and AS9100(b) compliant.

Our production dimensional accuracy where .XX is standard:
  • .XXX = +/- .010 in.
  • .XX = +/- .030 in.
  • .X = +/- .100 in.
  • Can hold +/- .005 in. on special features under 6 in.

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Design is one of the most important aspects of the manufacturing process. Without good design and design verification you risk everything. Using prototypes to verify your design, you will help eliminate problems by seeing first hand how that part will fit, form, and function in real life. Not all problems can be seen during the prototype process, which is why we also offer short run production to allow multiple parts time enough to run through extensive product testing.

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Stereolithography (SLA) gives you the power to touch, hold, and evaluate precise physical parts of your design ideas within hours. Stereolithography uses a 3-dimensional CAD file as a blueprint to convert a digital image (.stl file) into a physical part. The CAD file guides a laser that solidifies a photopolymer resin, which builds the SLA part by stacking layer upon layer until the part is complete.

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Rapid PSI offers two methods of tooling in-house for the use in producing high quality prototypes and short run production part(s). RTV (Room Temperature Vulcanized) and urethane are tooling methods that allow you to obtain accurate duplicate part(s) of a master quickly and inexpensively. Delivery of part(s) usually ranges from 7 to 10 days.