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Model P specializes in precision machining of many types. Successfully combining craftsmanship with industrial technology, this technique allows the concrete realization of a prototype for a specific object in a short time.
FDM
FDM 3D printing
filament printing
FDM 3D printing – or fused deposition modeling – is an additive manufacturing technology based on the release of thermoplastic filament material on multiple layers. This technique allows to manufacture top-quality, high-precision components and prototypes, also reducing production time and costs. It is an ideal choice for performing dimensional, functional and suitability tests.
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ABS
Its good quality-price ratio makes ABS the most widely used thermoplastic material. Its main features include high impact resistance and great durability. It can be used in the production of functional and dimensional elements. Mainly recommended for indoor applications. -
ASA
This thermoplastic material ranks above the commonly used ABS. Its main features include a homogeneous surface finish, high stability and UV / water resistance. Mainly recommended for outdoor elements. -
PC-ABS
Among the thermoplastic materials, PC-ABS offers the most reliable simulation of the production elements as well as the best resistance to temperature changes, impacts and tractions. Recommended for mechanical components and functionality tests. -
PLA
This thermoplastic material obtained from renewable resources is notably cost-effective, both in terms of raw materials and production time. It can be used when a high-quality surface finish is not specifically required.
SLS
Selective laser sintering
SLS 3D printing
SLS 3D printing – or “selective laser sintering” – is an additive manufacturing technology based on the solidification of powdered thermoplastic material by means of a high-temperature laser. This technique allows the realization of high-performance components and prototypes whose functional characteristics are similar to the final material. It also guarantees a top-quality surface finish and high aesthetic value.
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Polyamide PA12
The first-choice polymer in the sintering process, it represents is the basic matrix of the other materials. Its main features include high resistance, remarkable rigidity, long-term preservation of its properties, smooth surfaces, high resolution of details, biocompatibility and the possibility of use in the food sector. Mainly recommended for the production of limited edition components and prototypes. -
PA12 polyamide + glass fiber
A polymer obtained from the PA12 polyamide with the addition of glass microspheres. Its main features include excellent resistance to abrasion, high rigidity (due to the glass microspheres included), smooth surfaces and dimensional accuracy. Mainly recommended for the production of functional and mechanical components. -
Alumide
A polymer obtained from the PA12 polyamide with the addition of aluminum particles. Its main features include excellent mechanical and dimensional properties, the increase in thermal conductivity - which affects the heat dissipation process - and high workability. Mainly recommended for the production of abrasion-resistant rigid mechanical components and prototypes. -
Carbonmide
A polymer obtained from the PA12 polyamide with the addition of carbon particles. Its main features include excellent mechanical and temperature resistance, high rigidity and a remarkable weight-resistance ratio. Mainly recommended for the production of highly resistant elements designed to be exposed to heat sources, as well as in the automotive, motorsport and aerospace fields. -
PA6 MF Polyamide
This mineral-reinforced polymer offers high mechanical performance and features an excellent thermal melting point as well as higher resistance to abrasion than other types of polyamides. Mainly recommended for the production of high-performance components and prototypes.
SLA
Stereolithography
SLA 3D printing
SLA 3D printing - or “stereolithography” - is an additive manufacturing technology based on the solidification of plastic resin by means of a high-temperature laser. This technique allows the realization of transparent components and prototypes with high dimensional accuracy, which guarantees remarkable aesthetic results.
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RP-SLA-WASH
Its good quality-price ratio makes it one the widely used thermoplastic materials. Its main features include transparency, high definition (HD) and high values of resistance, rigidity and impermeability. Specific finishings of this resin allow the realization of perfectly transparent elements, very similar to those obtainable with the molding of PMMA and transparent PC. Mainly recommended for components and prototypes that require dimensional tests, as well as in the automotive, medical and electronic fields.
3D
Polyjet 3D printing
Polyjet 3D printing is an additive manufacturing technology based on the placement of small drops of photopolymers (plastic and rubber of varying hardness) made solid by UV light. This technique allows the realization of finished and accurate components and prototypes with microscopic resolution of the layers and thin sides. The structure of the material can also be customized by choosing from a hardness scale (Shore A), thus combining two or more base resins in the same product.
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Durus
A thermoplastic material that simulates production polypropylene. Its main features include an excellent impact resistance and a 44% increase in tensile strength. Mainly recommended for production tests. -
Tango
A thermoplastic material that simulates rubber of any hardness, based on the Shore A scale. Its main features include flexibility and a rubber-like finish. Preferred hardness values can be chosen from the Shore A range according to your technical needs. Mainly recommended for components and prototypes with soft touch coating, non-slip surfaces, rubber-like elements and overmolding. -
Veroclear
A transparent thermoplastic material that simulates PMMA. Its main features include transparency and rigidity. Mainly recommended for inspecting the design of elements such as glasses and light covers.
VER
Liquid painting
Painting is a coating treatment that creates a protective layer between the surface and the atmosphere. Besides adding aesthetic value to the finish, it also protects the component/prototype from exposure to weathering, wear and other decay factors, thus ensuring greater durability.
CNC
5-axis CNC milling
CNC (Computerized Numerical Control) milling based on the removal of shavings operated by special machinery that allows the processing of an individual element. This technique is ideal to realize high-precision, top-quality and evenly-surfaced molds, also reducing production time.
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Low density polyurethane resins
This material is mainly used for dimensional mock-ups as well as ergonomic and design tests. Its main features include high dimensional stability, great workability - both by numerical control and manually - and reduced processing times. -
Medium density polyurethane resins
This material is mainly used in thermoforming molds with limited molding units, gluing devices, semi-aesthetic prototypes and components requiring liquid painting. Its main features include a semi-smooth and even surface, higher impact resistance compared to low-density resins, compatibility with paint coating and high detail definition. -
High density polyurethane resins
This material is mainly used for high-precision and highly detailed aesthetic and mechanical prototypes, medium-run thermoforming molds, gluing and cutting devices, elements requiring paint coating or other surface treatments. Its main features include excellent physical properties (hardness, color stability, deformation / abrasion / impact resistance), a 100% smooth surface finish and a high number of details and finishes obtained from specific painting/graphic treatments and special/custom processes. -
Epoxy resins
This material is mainly used for master models and molds for carbon lamination, including subsequent treatments for use in an autoclave. Its main features include excellent workability and modeling, a smooth surface finish, dimensional stability and the preservation of its resistances even after being exposed to temperature changes. -
Metals (aluminum, steel, iron, brass)
These materials are mainly used for components, prototypes, small molds and elements requiring PVD chrome plating, electroplating, polishing, brushing and other surface finishes. -
Plastic materials (POM, PEEK, NEUTRAL PMMA, POLYPROPYLENE, NYLON and NYLON + 30% FV, HOSTAFORM, PTFE)
These materials are mainly used for aesthetic, mechanical, functional or food-grade elements.
SIL
Silicone molds
The process of the silicone mold - or “Vacuum casting” - is based on the realization of a silicone mold obtained from a master model, usually produced through fast prototyping or CNC milling. The master is first treated with surface painting in order to make it similar to the final product. The silicone mold is then created from this model. The casting material is carefully selected in relation to the product features required, after which 10/20 elements identical to the initial master can be reproduced by special machinery. This technique can be effectively used in small-scale pre-series productions, but also to test mechanical and electronic components for projects in mid-stage development, to reproduce a pre-existing object with no 3D files available and to obtain spare parts for discontinued products.
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