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Rapid setting polyurethanes chosen by Indian firms

A Huntsman Advanced Materials product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team May 30, 2008

In a recent project for an automotive customer, 3DPD used RenPIM 2185 for the production of a full-size car dashboard in a single part.

3D Product Development offers SLA, FDM, SLS and 3D rapid prototyping services to customers across India, in the automotive, consumer white goods and electronics industries as well as producing concept and functional models for design companies.

For the last seven years, 3DPD has also been offering specialist vacuum casting services to clients, using Huntsman Advanced Materials' RenPIM VG range of rapid setting polyurethanes.

"We produce thousands of automotive and consumer white goods parts using RenPIM materials", said Dr Mukesh Agarwala, Managing Director of 3DPD.

"These include large automotive parts such as dashboards, door panels and HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning) components to smaller parts for medical equipment, refrigerators and washing machines".

Huntsman materials chosen by 3DPD include the RenPIM VG grades 2185, 2121 and 2122.

Together these provide a comprehensive range of product characteristics suitable for all stages of prototyping and part production.

In a recent project for an automotive customer, 3DPD used RenPIM 2185 for the production of a full-size car dashboard in a single part.

Using CAD data from the customer, 3DPD produced a master model of the dashboard and from this made a silicone rubber mould.

The mould was then used to produce the finished part in a single shot using RenPIM 2185.

RenPIM Vacuum Grade is a fast curing, two-component polyurethane casting system that can simulate the appearance and physical properties of a wide range of thermoplastics used in rapid prototyping, such as ABS, HDPE, PP and rubber.

They can be used for the rapid production of high-quality functional prototypes for form, fit and function testing.

Parts are produced in minutes without the use of high-cost steel moulds.

They are highly accurate and dimensionally stable and able to reproduce fine details and surface textures.

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