In recent years, the product life cycle has become shorter, and sometimesit is necessary to obtain a pre-order within a month by trial production and shipment, then mass production. However, in the engineering sample validation stage, we are faced with at least 30 pcs of mechanical parts and appearance parts for initial design validation testing and then 100-1000 pcs of small-lot trial production validation. The problem is that it is easier to finish quickly or ship with design verification if you want to make more than 30 pcs of engineering samples, whether by CNC machining or directly with sample molds. Even if we achieve the target, the product risk is exceptionally high, the cost is incredibly high, and the efficiency is extremely low. Currently, the following four techniques use for engineering prototyping, including RP rapid prototyping, 3D printing, CNC machining, and plastic injection molding.
The portable micro injection machine with IoT intelligent monitoring developed by this technology can solve the product and technology gaps in the industries, as mentioned earlier, including easy-to-obtain materials, parts with complex appearance, structural strength, long-term storage, rapid small-lot production, cost reduction, no secondary processing of details before and after processing, and inexperienced operators. The following four futures as small batch production, pre-volume production evaluation, po
rtable design, and all-around application.