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Johnson
Precision, Inc. Adds 3D Prototyping Capability
High-Quality U.S. Injection Mold Maker Offers 3D Modeling
(Amherst, NH) Johnson Precision,
Inc. (JPI) recently added 3D prototyping capabilities to its
arsenal of high-end custom molding and custom machining
services.
Already a significant regional and
national player in the high stakes, tight-tolerance medical
device markets, JPI continues to provide new value-added
services, this time with its acquisition of
Dimension® 3D Printing Group’s Elite
3D printer.
JPI now
produces functional models with fine feature detail and
improved surface finish utilizing a new, stronger, ABS material,
ABSplus, in an 8 x 8 x 12-inch
build envelope.
A
long-time Solidworks Network Partner, JPI has extensive
experience marrying design ideas and CAD files through 3D solid
models and now extends that experience to three-dimensional
prototyping.
JPI previously provided more
traditional rapid prototyping, primarily utilizing its vast
array of low-cost, single cavity book molds. The Dimension
Elite 3D printer, however, creates
new possibilities.
“Nothing adequately substitutes for
the ability to touch, feel and test a part in hand,” says JPI
chief engineer and owner Richard St.Onge, “and to be able to get
the part in a matter of hours, without having to cut tool steel
– well, the cost savings are obvious.”
 3D
prototyping brings design concepts to life unlike paper or
computer generated 3D modeling. According to St.Onge, “there
are times in the middle of forming, before the part is even
half-grown, that we can spot design flaws.” The flaws may
impact the part’s functionality or may inhibit tool design but
“either way, it is a powerful tool that shortens the design and
development cycles, compressing our customers’ time to market.”
Claude
Bessette, JPI general manager, notes that 3D prototyping has
multiple applications:
ABS can
be drilled, tapped, sanded, painted, and chrome plated. There
are numerous secondary operations available. It can be used as
a design tool for proof of concept.
The samples allow everyone on a
design team to review the concepts and in turn provide better
feedback for development purposes. It really solidifies the
ability to provide meaningful, real time collaboration.
3D
modeling allows functional testing opportunities to help
customers test form, fit and function in as many design
iterations as necessary, at fractions of the cost and time.
With
multiple colors available in ABSplus, JPI models are, on
average, 40 percent stronger than standard ABS models.
ABS and ABS blends are the most
commonly used plastics in manufacturing today. They can be found
in everything from cell phones to television sets. Its
durability allows rigorous testing and won't warp, shrink or
absorb moisture.
3D
prototyping at JPI – consider the possibilities for your next
project.
About Johnson Precision, Inc.
Celebrating over 25 years of
craftsmanship, Johnson Precision, Inc. is a full-service custom
molding, mold making and machining company. The company
specializes in plastic-injected, metal-injected and
insert-molded specialty devices. The company produces
components and assemblies for a variety of applications
including, but not limited to, high-end medical/surgical and
electronic devices. Additional manufacturing services include
custom machining, laser marking and microscopic TIG welding.
The New Hampshire-based company employs more than 60 engineering
and production professionals in approximately 50,000 square feet
of manufacturing space. JPI is an ISO 9001 certified and
registered Veteran Business Enterprise.
Discover what JPI’s precision
prototyping and manufacturing can do for your company. Contact
Kevin M. St.Onge at 603.880.3616,
sales@jpi-plastics.com, or
visit
www.jpi-plastics.com.
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