Conventional tooling methods would cost 10 to 100 times more. Part of the project included developing two different-size refill bottles, several of which are used to recharge the onboard systems located in the main engine compartment and the auxiliary power unit. Our goal is to get the products out the door more quickly with the highest accuracy, and we've seen great results from the SLA system and QuickCast process. The company built scaled prototype parts of the chassis, suspension and engine using its multiple SLA systems. The parts were then put under scaled model loads at 190 degrees Fahrenheit for two hours.
More fringes mean higher sheer stress.
If an area of the part doesn't show stress, we can remove material reducing the overall weight. We can add material to counteract the load in an area under too much stress. This process allows us to perform scaled testing without building expensive models to do stress cracking or strain gauges. The feedback we get from them allows us to make improvements to our products and offer better solutions. Over the years we've seen this industry continue to grow.