In manufacturing and design, a prototype also called mockup, is a scale or full-size model of a design or device, used for teaching, demonstration, design evaluation, promotion, testing and other purposes. A prototype is provides at least part of the functionality of a system and enables testing of a design and is used by designers mainly to acquire feedback from users. Design finished products generally cannot be perfect or even useless. Therefore, products that have just been developed or designed require to make prototypes,which is the first step to verify the feasibility of the product. It is the most direct and effective way to find out the defects, shortcomings and drawbacks of the design until you can't find the deficiencies from individual prototypes. At this point, it is usually necessary to carry out a small quantity of trial production to find out the shortage in the batch to improve. |
Let us check what a prototype help you and your business. Inspect Appearance Design A prototype is not only visible, but also touchable. It can intuitively reflect the designer's creativity in the form of physical objects, avoiding the drawbacks of “good looking design but bad looking entity ”. Therefore, making a good prototype is indispensable in the process of new product development and product design. Inspect Structure Design A prototype can be assembly into a final product, then you can easy see it is feasible or not or it is easy for assembly or not. It is convenient to find problems early and do improvement.. |
Reduce the Investment Risk of Directly Tooling As the cost of tooling is generally high, especially the big tooling takes hundreds of thousands or even millions dollars. If the structure is unreasonable or other problems are found in the process of making the mold, maybe the whole project is called off or need big extra money. Making a good prototype can reduce the risk. Decrease Research and Development Time Making a prototype needs a few days or even some hours, you can use the prototype for product promotion under the mold developing. Also you can make low volume parts to do pre-sales, production preparation work, and early occupation of the market. |
Improve the production process Making prototype needs low-cost and short time, you can make several models with different materials, colors and finishing at the same time. And to do test and research, then choose the right one for final production. Increase Effective Communication When you finish your design, you want to show your innovation and product funtion to your customers or inventors. A physical model of your design with high-quality painting and finishing can help a lot and make it more easier. Want to make your prototype now? Let us help you. |
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