Consumer Electronics Manufacturing for Prototypes and Low-Volume Production
Beat competition to market with rapid prototyping and on-demand production
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Development speed and a well-designed, user-centric final product are critical to the success of companies launching consumer and computer electronic products and devices to different markets. Technology-enabled manufacturing processes can accelerate design cycles, lower development costs, and help support more SKUs and product customization that consumers now demand. From airplanes to automobiles to hospitals, electronics can be found nearly everywhere delivering value through advanced features and improving user experiences.
Why Protolabs for Development of Consumer and Computer Electronic Components?
Rapid Prototyping
Take advantage of design for manufacturability (DFM) feedback in our instant quotes to make adjustments to part design before any manufacturing begins, then navigate quickly through early- and late-stage prototyping with ease.
Low-Volume Production
Ramp up production to get quality end-use parts to market fast and use batch production to reduce financial risk with no minimum order quantity (MOQ) and low total cost of ownership (TCO).
Mass Production
Order quantities up to 1 million+ parts with volume pricing built to fit your budget.
End-of-Life Production
Reduce your financial risk and warehousing costs during end of product life by ordering low volumes of product parts just in time.
Range of Materials
Choose from hundreds of production-grade plastics through injection molding along with more than 40 different metal materials for end-use components available through our 3D printing, machining, and sheet metal services.
HP Slashes Design Cycle Time with Rapid Manufacturing
The tech giant used injection molding to trim development time from months to weeks for its next-generation printers. While developing its next-generation inkjet printer, HP turned to Protolabs' injection molding services to slash design cycle time from a standard, six- to eight-week timeframe to just 15 days.
Read HP Success StoryWhat Materials Work Best for Consumer and Computer Electronic Components?
ABS. This reliable thermoplastic is widely used in industries like consumer electronics. It brings general-purpose performance for parts like electronics enclosures and handheld devices, and is also relatively inexpensive.
Aluminum. This material can be machined or formed through sheet metal fabrication to create housings, brackets, or other metal parts that need high strength and low weight are required.
Elastomers. Available in both 3D printing and injection molding, choose from several elastomeric materials for parts that need impact resistance or flexibility. Overmolding is also available for components and products with ergonomic grips, buttons, or handles.
Polycarbonate. This strong and extremely impact resistant thermoplastic has a low shrink and good dimensional stability. It’s a transparent plastic that is available in optically clear grades, which works well for transparent covers and housings.
Advanced Photopolymers. When your application requires greater mechanical properties for end use parts, we provide several advanced photopolymer options offering high strength, good impact resistance and excellent surface finishes.
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We have several capabilities within our services and processes catered to the consumer and computer electronics industries. A few of common applications include:
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