Address: | PDS Enterprise Inc. 1650 West Artesia Blvd, Suite 278 Gardena, CA90248 |
Phone: | 1-843-408-0142 |
Email: | pdsenterprise@gmail.com sales@coolprototyping.com |
68. How much does rapid prototyping and rapid tooling cost?
Rapid prototyping and rapid tooling pricing cannot be factored by size, weight or billable hours, unlike other goods and services. Additive-layer rapid prototyping systems factor a combination of machine hours, material consumption and post-processing labor to quote production tooling of a 3D object, be it part, pattern or tooling. The greatest economy is found in building batches of parts rather than one at a time. Many times it doesn't cost a lot more to produce several parts than just one. CNC machining quotes are primarily based on programming time, part complexity, build time, materials and post-processing labor.