Prototypes

Prototype Services from Indiana Rubber and Plastic

We offer fast, seamless, low cost prototype to production services

3-D Printing
and Stereolithography

We offer 3-D printing and stereolithography for requirements requiring rigid plastics in a wide and ever-expanding array of materials.

Injection Molded
Prototypes

The best real-world prototyping you can do with a necessity for flexible materials, including rubber, silicone, and urethane. On-site tooling eases you into the prototypes you need at a price you can afford.

Seamless from
Prototype to Production

We do it all from prototype to mold built in our own fully equipped mold shop to volume production. We offer true turnkey capability without the hassle.

Need Help With Design?

No problem. We do professional design work. Call to learn more.

No Drawings?

Also, not a problem. We offer CAD services to develop needed 2D and 3D model drawings at a very competitive cost.

Need a Non-Disclosure Agreement?

We gladly sign yours or provide you with a specimen agreement to go over with your attorney.

Need A Quote?

Just send your requirement by e-mail, including drawings, if any. We gladly accept any drawing format, including .pdf files. For 3D models, we prefer .stp or .igs (IGES) but can usually work with any 3D model format. Photos and sketches on the back of a napkin? We’ll work with you to get you the drawings we need to get the exact parts you need.

CAPABILITIES & METHODS

Prototyping: 3-D printing, SLA, rapid molding, silicone molds.
Molded rubber: Compression, transfer, injection, LSR/LIM molding.
Molded plastics: Injection molding.
Die cut rubber, plastics and other non-metallics.
Extrusion: Plastics and rubber.
Lathe-cut rubber.
Machined plastics.
Bonded rubber to metal components.

LARGE PART

High tonnage and large size platens offer unique capabilities for large parts
Plastics AND rubber.
Short run to high volume.

HIGH VOLUME

Lots of 25,000+.
Drive down the part price to the lowest level consistent with superior quality.
Plastics AND rubber.

MEDIUM RUNS

5,000 to 25,000 pcs.
Find the exact right balance between tooling cost and part price.
On-site tooling means the exact right-sized mold for your part demand.

SHORT RUNS

Plastics AND rubber.1-5,000 pcs. typical.
Amazing Tool$aver® low cost tooling methods.
Molding alternatives.
Vast selection of plastics resins and rubber compounds.

PROTOTYPES

1-50 pcs. typical.
One seamless source from prototype to production.
Normal-to-rapid delivery options.