In the prototype fabrication.Some prototype are made entirely of hardware, called sheet metal or hardware prototype.Hardware prototype processing methods have CNC lathe milling, carving, sheet metal bending and so on. Although these sheet metal prototype parts can be made in many hardware manufacturers, but ultimately to the prototype factory to assemble and check, why do this? Because the hardware prototype parts finished, need to assemble with other parts, and most of the hardware factory is no such experience, there is no such service.So the production of hardware prototype, will eventually get the prototype manufacturers to check and repair.

     How about the production process of hardware prototype?

     Design document output→review drawing analysis and quotation→disassembly programming→punch CNC processing→ metal folding processing→manual repair→surface processing→assembly and quality→inspection shipment

     Through the above process, we can find that the production process of hardware prototype is similar to that of plastic prototype, except that the sheet metal parts are not directly processed by CNC, but punch of various shapes are made according to the shape, and then processed step by step.

     If the product is simply sheet metal bending, no need to produce such a complex punch, bending machine bending directly done.

     In the production of hardware prototype, many prototype factories will send some hardware pieces that need to be bent or wire-cut to larger prototype factories for processing due to incomplete equipment. But in this way, the quality of the prototype is not well controlled, The delivery date will also be very uncertain.Duochuang prototype has perfect CNC processing equipment, milling, turning, bending, wire cutting, etc., can be completed in the company.If you need to make metal prototype. please contact us.