Process Comparison

Rapid Steel
Fusion
Follow the Sun
Tool Material
Maximum Size
Average Leadtime
Best Leadtime
Tool Life
Standard Tolerance
Feature Tolerance
Undercuts
Cooling
Hi Polish
Textures
Plastic Resins
Over Moulding
Feature Sensitive
Insert Moulding
Sub Gating
Fan Gating
Hot Tipping
Direct Sprue
Edge Gating
Mould Press
 

Stainless/Bronze
230 x 230 x 230
1-2 weeks
5 days
25K Shots
+/- .025mm
+/- .050mm
Hand/Auto
Standard Conforming
yes
yes
all
yes
none
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
all

Copper Faced
280 x 425 x 690
4-5 weeks
3 weeks
25K Shots
+/- .050mm
+/- .050mm
Hand
Limited
yes
yes
Limited
Limited
some
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
injection
Aluminium
unlimited
1-8 weeks
5 days
25K+ Shots
+/- .075mm
+/- .025mm
Hand/Auto
Standard
yes
yes
all
yes
none
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
all