After 11-Year Journey, HordRT Reshapes Product Development Cycles through Breakthrough Rapid Tooling Innovations
June 18 2024 - 11:30AM
Over 11-year journey, ZHONGSHAN HORD RAPIDTOOLS LTD
(hereinafter known as the "HordRT") has established
itself as a trailblazer in the rapid tooling industry. HordRT has
achieved groundbreaking advancements in the areas of drastically
reducing product development cycle times, slashing tooling costs,
and enabling agile engineering changes through years of research,
process innovation, and continuous optimization of rapid tooling.
This has been achieved by winning over engineers at major European
and American companies.
Rapid Tooling Process
InnovationsRapid tooling achieves dramatic time and cost
savings through extreme standardization of components like mold
cavities, runner systems, and slide cores, coupled with streamlined
processes and inline inspection. HordRT possesses over 1,000
standardized mold cavity inserts, allowing 80% of new products to
leverage existing inserts by only producing a handful of new
components. This shortens lead times by at least 50% and cuts
expenses by more than 30%.
Delivering High Quality with
Extraordinary SpeedContrary to traditional beliefs that
rapid tooling is only suitable for prototypes with significant
differences in precision, quality, and performance compared to
conventional molds, HordRT has instituted a comprehensive quality
assurance system with rigorous checks at every stage. Upfront, DFM
studies rigorously analyze designs for manufacturability risks,
including mold flow simulations to predict and mitigate cosmetic
defects. During machining, critical dimensions undergo continual
inspection to ensure conformance.
Finished tools undergo extensive validation
testing prior to production approval, including water leak checks,
ejector pin travel checks, and short production runs. By
integrating these multi-stage safeguards, HordRT ensures their
rapid tools achieve over 95% dimensional integrity compared to
traditional tooling.
Stringent Quality Control and
InspectionWhile radically faster and more cost-effective,
quality remains the highest priority. HordRT leverages advanced
inspection technologies like blue light scanning, CMMs, optical
comparators, and spectrometers to certify drawings are met before
shipping detailed reports. Injection molding machines house
libraries of material-specific barrel and screw configurations.
About
HordRTOver its decade-plus journey, HordRT has
elevated rapid tooling to new heights. An increasing number of
customers are recognizing the unique value of rapid tooling for
accelerating product development cycles, minimizing upfront
investment, and enabling design agility. Looking ahead, rapid
tooling is poised to become a significant industry shift in tool
manufacture.
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contact:Company Name: ZHONGSHAN HORD RAPIDTOOLS
LTDTelephone: +86 760 8612 9998E-mail: rfq@hordrt.comWebsite:
www.hordrt.com