Prototyping
Prototyping
3D solutions
for a perfect end result
With 3D printing you can create ideas faster and easier
realize than ever before.
Why 3D printing?
3D printing is one fast, convenient and cost-saving way to turn your ideas into successful products.
The flexibility and speed of 3D printing allows designers, engineers and manufacturers to assess designs more quickly and thus achieve a perfect end result.
Design procedures that previously took weeks or months can now be completed in just hours.
Prototyping applications
From the first concept model to a functional test part: 3D printing helps you validate designs faster and with less risk. Here are the main prototyping applications, each with a real customer case.
Concept models
Review and refine ideas before production. Physical models reveal proportion, ergonomics and flaws that screens hide.
Key benefits
- Faster design iteration
- Tangible design validation
- Lower cost than hand-crafting
CMF models
CMF models show look, feel and texture before tooling. PolyJet prints in over 640,000 colors with Pantone validation.
Key benefits
- Full-color realism
- Models in days instead of weeks
- Up to 75% lower model costs
Form, fit & function
Strong functional prototypes can be drilled, bolted and tested on the real product before you invest in tooling.
Key benefits
- Real-world validation
- Production-realistic parts
- Less risk before manufacturing
Ergonomic evaluation
Put designs in users’ hands. Check grip, balance and feel, and test several variants without tooling.
Key benefits
- Test real-world handling
- Fast, low-cost iterations
- Carbon-fiber strength
Assembly & snap-fit
Check that clips, hinges and mating parts come together as intended, before production tooling is ordered.
Key benefits
- Validate assemblies early
- Multi-material parts in one build
- Greater product confidence
Wind tunnel testing
Fast, accurate scale models with fine features such as pressure taps printed right into the part.
Key benefits
- Lead times from weeks to days
- Accuracy and surface finish
- Faster design iterations
Fluid flow validation
Clear, accurate prototypes show how liquids and gases move through a design. Test flow before production.
Key benefits
- Visualize internal flow
- Accurate scaled models
- Test before production
Medical prototyping
Accurate prototypes for rapid clinical and regulatory feedback. Biocompatible materials are available.
Key benefits
- Faster design verification
- Test-ready prototypes
- Smooth transition to production
Trade show models
Detailed, robust scale models tell a product story better than a screen, and travel from show to show.
Key benefits
- Eye-catching detail
- Light, durable models
- 60–70% shorter lead times
Rapid tooling
Print injection mold inserts the same day and run short batches before you commit to hard tooling.
Key benefits
- Mold inserts the same day
- No cost for complexity
- Rapid design iterations
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3D Printers for Prototyping
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Turn your ideas into real prototypes that you can touch and test - and do it faster, better and smarter than ever before.
Save time
- More revisions in less time
- design cycle takes hours instead of weeks
- competitive advantage
640 000 color combinations
- Pantone colors
- Design freedom
Refine your design
- lifelike look & feel
- test unlimited
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