Home Runs
January 2008
- Re-designed SUV cabin air outlet
in Catia v5 for improved fit and finish based on customer's point data from
mock-up with new edge and mounting locations, prototyped via SLA to confirm
design: delivered both new design and prototypes in less than two weeks.
December 2007
- Made oversized personalized
luggage tags via SLS for team of 22 girls at synchronized skating
competition for $10 each.
November 2007
- Reverse Engineered: Carbon Bike
Fork, Vacuum Cleaner Bucket, and Van Door Handle Exterior Trim for
comparison to and confirmation of replacement parts designs and tooling.
- Provided overflow SLS production
capacity to one of the worlds largest Rapid Prototyping service bureaus.
October 2007
- Delivered $24,000 order of glass
filled nylon SLS parts of huge electronic enclosure assembly in 1 week: 10
parts per set x 3 sets
- Saved over 50% of projected
project cost by making Boeing 787 Flight Controls: Throttle, Flap, Reverse &
Disconnect levers including mirrored parts for 2 flight simulators.
Delivered in one week.
- Made 21 piece prototype flatware
set for design confirmation models; we may cast in stainless steel next
September 2007
- Completed follow on order of Handyscan3D
ExaScan housings in SLS
- prototype model used for world wide launch
- Added our 250th customer!!!
August 2007
- Delivered fiberglass enclosure for new medical diagnostic
machine
- Scanned damage area on water turbine runner blade to reverse engineer
patch for weld repair - 100% data capture in 1/10th time of CMM process
July 2007
- Converted CT scan of TMJ condoyle and made SLA model as master
to cast replacement
June 2007
- Made flight simulator knobs and handle directly from RP
materials to eliminate need for urethane cast parts
- Machined EPS foam toy prototypes - 3 sets delivered in under a
week
May 2007
- Made SLS Heat Exchanger to with stand 400°F & 120 psi
- Made 28 part, 41 piece mock-up of helicopter assembly from Z
Corp & SLS in 2 weeks
April 2007
- Next Day delivery of prototypes for housing components of new
Blue Tooth device
- Delivered 93 piece SLA order for assembly confirmation to
reduce tool changes, delivered 165 piece SLS order of same parts for 3 sets
of functional test and sales models
March 2007
February 2007
- Delivered full scale SLA model of car seat for kids with
Cerebral Palsy, model done in 1 week
- Machined MDF Masters for use in casting rigid epoxy seat foam
tools, delivered in 1 week
January 2007
- Delivered 50 sets of rigid urethane foam computer covers, 4
weeks ARO, for touch screen Kanban MRP system for major automotive supplier
using: SLA Masters, Rigid Epoxy tooling, rigid foam castings and textured
paint finish.
December 2006
- Sold Invision LD 3D Printer to Automotive Technical Centre
- Reverse Engineered gear for photo finishing machines,
manufactured 20 units for replacement parts using SLS nylon eliminating need
for replacement injection mold
November 2006
- Direct Manufactured Therapy System using SLS nylon.
- Direct Manufactured custom cleaning rod for drinking water
treatment system using SLS nylon
October 2006
- Delivered 302 piece SLA order in 1 week! Using both 14120
white and SI 60 Clear material. Parts were finished and painted and used at
a trade show since molds from Asia were either late or inaccurate.
September 2006
- Produced production like AL cast parts in 5 weeks using: SLA
Masters, Epoxy Wax Dies, Investment Castings, finish machining and polishing
in 5 weeks. Here are pictures of raw AL casting, SLA Master (Epoxy Wax Die
missing) and final chair assembly. We also made the Other Arms, Legs, End
Cap (SLS) and Mounts for 7 units.
August 2006
- Scanned corroded steel pipe section to CNC Corrosion
Inspection guage
- Used SLS to make highly accurate (+/- .004") production
fixtures for automated assembly machine of car vents
July 2006
June 2006
- Used SLA to prototype new characters for animated children's
TV show
- Created SLA scaled architectural models for multiple designs
- Used SLS high elongation nylon to produce end use flight test
components
May 2006
- Used SLS metal prototypes for new Hot Runner System
- Delivered Direct Metal Laser Sintered (DMLS) 4 part mold,
finished & fitted for over molding tiny components
April 2006
- Installed SLA 3500 RP machine at customer site in Ontario.
March 2006
- Worked with various automation companies to: use RP to plan &
prove out automation systems
February
2006
- Began supply of SLA & SLS raw materials to local RP machine
users including the National Research Council
January 2006
- Made 66 sets of 3 parts in SLS Nylon for proving out assembly
automation machine
- Made prototype of hollow handle BBQ tongs in 316 S.S.
including assembly with spring back, lock mechanism in SLS & handles in SLA.
- Produced 3 SLA buildings for architectural presentation &
design competition in U.A.E.
December 2005
- Delivered initial 8 sets of two Military Cockpit Display
components - 7 Parts in all: 4 Machined, 3 Investment Cast and finished
machined including: multiple thread inserts, studs, chromate & MIL spec
paint finish ALL IN 6 WEEKS. Completed delivery of 30 Chassis Units and 45
Housing Units before the end of December! No wax dies required.
- Here is an example of a cast throttle body: grey is casting,
red is SLS wax master pattern
November 2005
- Reverse Engineered Table Top vending machine and cut prototype
forming tool for new vending machine cover in two weeks
October 2005
- Modified exhaust plenum for outboard engine from blow mold
design to injection mold design then created tooling to mold A & B sides and
jig to hot plate weld halves together. Delivered material correct, process
of choice parts in 23 DAYS.
- Helped major office products company internal RP department
fulfill prototype demand from engineering department by providing over flow
RP services
September 2005
- Supplied major toy company with CNC machined EPS Foam models
in three iterations over six weeks for use in design validation, commercial
shoot and then sent final two sets to Asia for tool
design and review
- Delivered six sets of prototype aircraft displays for trade
show in three weeks, combining both CNC AL parts with AL filled Nylon SLS parts.
August 2005
- Revised existing prototype tool for part 24" x 36" x 8" to add
EDM features across face of part for design review and sample various
production materials with EDM features; work completed in 3 weeks, parts
shot and delivered 1 week later.
July 2005
- Produced 316SS bright polished production like flatware sales
sample by scanning wood model and creating wax master then investment
casting it and finish polishing.
June 2005
May 2005
- Made extrusion die from ceramic filled SLA Prototool which was
then used for extruding a silicone coating over a thin wire .020" run
through the centre of the die.
April 2005
- Used Z Corp 810 System and RP process to make full size Pool
Seat mock-up for trade show. Used same RP System for very large, built in
sections, wind tunnel model.
March 2005
- Reverse engineered via laser scanning a designer's model,
created IGES surface model, made mirrored copy, built concept models and
master patterns for sand casting AL models via Z Corp 810 machine, all in 1
week.
- Made MDF vacuum form tool and delivered in 1 business day
- Created 2 SLA models of speaker enclosures and delivered in 2
days
February 2005
- Master pattern for blow mold cast tooling delivered in 3 days
- Created 20 wax master patterns for investment casting in 5
days; average cost per part $215 each
- Manufactured 20 SLS Nylon CV Joint covers for prototype ATV
January 2005
- Delivered multiple architectural wind tunnel models made in
SLA
- Water jet cut AL "feet" for bottom of custom photo portfolio
which completed the manufacture and assembly of 16 custom portfolios
December 2004
- Converted inventors patent application sketches to 3D CAD for
a few hundred dollars and then made "ceramic" sales prototypes
- Housewares designer needed flexible gasket prototype which we
delivered in 65 Shore A material via SLA
- Bailed out design firm with SLS Nylon prototypes when regular
FDM provider had machine break down
November 2004
- Converted Laser Sintered (SLS) nylon prototypes to cast AL
parts, including welding, in two weeks.
- CNC machined prototypes (7 day delivery) for automotive
programs (delivered one week early).
- Delivered prototype suspension brackets for design review, CMM
programming and Robotic weld programming.
October 2004
- Production quality Goggles, 100 units, delivered for field
trials. Enabled customer to prototype new design, make multiple design
iterations and urethane material changes and still meet delivery deadline in
only six weeks.
September 2004
- Injection Molded Hytrel elastomer parts (25" x 19.5" x 6")
twelve first article samples delivered in 19 days: received CAD data 9/9/04
delivered molded parts 9/28/04 in Canada and Italy. Photos will be posted on
this web site once product is released.
- CNC, SLA, SLS and Rapid Casting of Aluminum all used in
support of one customer's development program.
August 2004
- Agile provides cost effective over flow capacity for Canadian
SLA rapid prototyping service bureau / job shop
July 2004
- SLA prototype of dispensing system delivered 1 1/2 days after
order. SLA of human nose scan. SLS of rubber sandal upper, nylon pilot's
headset ordered Friday delivered Monday: 1 business day (2 iterations)
- Cast AL "Firebug" water distribution manifolds, made via sand
casting, delivered to customer in 4 weeks. Low volume production ongoing.
- Laser scanning, point cloud and .stl file creation completed
on multiple Consumer Products. Agile presented "laser camera" to ACMC an
organization supporting Canadian Metrology interests.
June 2004
- Machined MDF lay up buck for fibreglass chair prototype
delivered in 1 week. May 2004: machined MDF chair mock up for design review
completed in 10 days.
- Molded plastic "Bumpers" delivered first articles in 2 weeks,
low volume production completed in 1 additional week.
- SLA, SLS and FDM all used in support of large medical
diagnostic machine development program
May 2004
- Production begins on covers for new IMAX MPX projector. Both
vacuum forming and cast urethane used for part creation.
- 2nd row HVAC duct for SUV done via vacuum forming in 3 days; 2
ducts delivered. Two more ducts delivered in one additional day.
- 6 sets of cast urethane HVAC ducts for SUV delivered in 3
weeks.
April 2004
- Modified 4 types of stamped brackets, 60 of each, with new
attachment locating holes for prototype door bracket program in 1 week via
CNC. follow on order for 500 of each delivered in 2 weeks.
March 2004
- CNC machined 250 hinge pins in 1 week.
February
- Injection Mould of automotive AC condenser part completed and
first articles delivered in 2 weeks.
January 2004
- Agile Manufacturing completes 24" x 12" X 6" HVAC Blow Mould
prototype in SLS nylon and delivers assembled unit to customer in 36 Hrs at
40% of competitive quote.
December 2003
- Agile Manufacturing signs agreement to provide
Laser Scanning
Reverse Engineering services and equipment sales in Ontario.
- Agile Manufacturing, Inc. started in Canada to provide reverse
engineering and rapid prototyping sales and services in Canada. Principle
was involved for previous 9 years in prototyping system sales in N. & S.
America