High-Quality Rapid Prototyping Services

From 1 to 100+ Metal and Plastic Prototype Parts

Rapid Prototyping Services

Are you looking for a professional prototyping service to help actualize your ideas and assist with product development? Then you’ve come to the right place.

3ERP provides excellent quality, quick turnaround, and cost-effective rapid prototyping services to customers across the world. Equipped with cutting-edge manufacturing technology, advanced industrial-grade equipment, and an expert team of engineers, 3ERP can bring your idea from design to the market in just a few days.

We also provide on-demand manufacturing services using processes like 3D printing, CNC machining, vacuum casting, injection molding, and much more. Whether you are a designer, engineer, industrial design agency, or a startup technology company, 3ERP is the perfect fit for your prototyping needs.

We also offer our customers the ability to effectively and regularly outsource prototyping services to China. Send your 3D design files to our international technical sales team for a free project review, or request a free quote on our website. We assure you that by outsourcing your prototyping and manufacturing projects to 3ERP, your experience will be superior to other Chinese and global manufacturing services.

We’re excited to start working with you! If you have finished prototyping and ready to move forward to the next step, please take a look at our low volume manufacturing service.

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See why our customers love us

We ordered a batch of plastic and metal prototypes from 3ERP recently. The package arrived two days earlier than promised. Our team was so excited after unpacking the order and seeing the parts: the surface finishes included painting, silk-screening, anodizing and laser engraving, which were so nice and detailed. Assembly was also very simple for us, since the parts are very accurately made. Great Job! We will definitely order our upcoming rapid prototype projects from 3ERP.

Aaron

Mechanical Design Engineer

If you are looking for rapid prototyping service, 3ERP is the best place to go. That’s from our years of experience working with them. 99.99% of time, they manage to get the job done perfectly in one go. The only thing we would dispute is their pricing, which is not the best, to be honest. But we did try to test out a couple of other rapid prototyping companies, and in the end we found it was better to stick with 3ERP. Considering the quality and services, they are the best value for the money for what we paid.

Raymond

Design Manager

Additive Manufacturing

SLA and SLS are two form of 3D printing or additive manufacturing technology that can be used to create plastic models, functional prototypes, patterns, and use-end production parts.

CNC Prototyping

CNC machining is an ideal for manufacturing high-quality, on-demand plastic or metal prototypes parts. With this technique, your parts will have tighter tolerances with better surface finishes than with other prototyping methods.

Vacuum Casting

Vacuum Casting is an ideal rapid prototyping technique for the production of low-volume and functional plastic parts or first-run production of plastic parts.

Rapid Tooling

Prototyping with injection molding provides a flexible and reliable option for low-volume production runs or functional prototyping. The injection molded parts can be used for full functional and fit testing, as well as for various marketing purposes.

Sheet Metal Prototyping

Stamping, bending, spinning. punching, cutting & welding standard gauge metal for making one-off prototype or few prototypes for initial testing.

Metal Casting Prototyping

Aside from low volume aluminum die casting, zinc die casting and magnesium die casting, we are offering investment casting for prototyping.

Rapid Prototyping Projects

Xbox Controller Prototype

In October 2019, Microsoft began trials for its cloud gaming streaming service, Project xCloud. The service, which runs games on remote servers, allows users to play those games without dedicated hardware.

Although xCloud will not run on a console, Microsoft has filed patents for new gaming controllers, leading some to believe that the company will imminently release new joypads to be used with non-Microsoft devices like iPads and smartphones.

Ahead of that potential release, the gaming fanatics at Yanko Design created their own xCloud controllers based on the Microsoft patents. Industrial designer Sarang Sheth brought the two-part design to life with a visual concept, and then gave 3ERP the exciting task of creating a physical prototype of the Xbox controller. Learn More

Golf Prototype

Our customer needed to prototype a golf club head in titanium using DMLS 3D printing technology.

The main body came out with good quality, but the plate was badly deformed, so it was not possible to assemble the parts together. The surface was also too rough to be used.

To solve this issue, we sanded the body until it became very smooth, and then sandblasted it. We also made the plate in aluminum using CNC milling.

No matter what rapid prototyping techniques or post-processing may be required, 3ERP goes above and beyond to provide each customer with the results that they need.

Coffee Machine Prototype

This is a coffee machine that includes plastic and metal components that we had done for a product design company.

The main body is made from ABS with a paint and silk-screen finish. The water tank is made using PMMA material with a highly-transparent polish, as well as a stainless plate by water jet with a mirror surface.

Our customer is extremely happy with the aspect and the functional testing of this prototype.

Rapid Prototyping Advantages

Whether you are an engineer, industrial design, or part of a product development team, rapid prototyping can offer you distinct advantages such as:

The ability to explore and realize concepts in a quick and cost-effective manner. Quick turnaround times and low costs allow teams to move far beyond the visualization of an idea, making it easier to grasp the properties and design of a product in the physical world.
Reiterate designs and incorporate changes that allow for improved evaluation and functional testing of the product. This iterative process provides a roadmap to developing and refining the final product before taking it to the market, ensuring that your design is optimized and foolproof.
The ability to physically showcase concepts concisely and effectively. Rapid prototyping takes ideas, images and concepts from an idea or two-dimensional visual into hands-on products that clients, colleagues and collaborators can hold in their hands and see in action.
The ability to thoroughly test and refine a concept. Being able to minimize design flaws with a small-volume rapid prototype run helps eliminate costly design flaws that might not be evident during an early assessment.
By using a rapid prototyping service, you can save time and money by eliminating the need for setup and tooling. Since 3ERP can use the same equipment to produce various prototypes with different properties and materials, the overall costs and turnaround time are kept to a minimum.

Rapid Prototyping FAQ

Why use rapid prototypes?

A rapid prototype is a fast way to verify the aspect and function of your design. Prototypes are also widely used for business proposals, where they can be shown to potential investors and customers.

How fast can I receive my prototype parts?

Most rapid prototyping projects can be completed in a matter of days, and we offer fast global delivery. If you require a precise lead time, please submit your project to get a free quotation and lead time information at the same time.

What materials are available for rapid prototyping?

3ERP can prototype parts in a wide range of plastic and metal materials, and we have listed common materials for each prototype process. Check our individual service pages for more details. If you don’t see your required material, get in touch with our team.