GPI Prototype to present Additive Manufacturing technologies at BIOMEDevice / Design & Mfg New England

GPI employees will be available to answer any question regarding additive manufacturing technologies

2011-04-02

LAKE BLUFF, IL, April 02, 2011 (Press-News.org) GPI Prototype announced that it will showcase and present its additive manufacturing capabilities at the BIOMEDevice / Design & Mfg New England show in Boston, Massachusetts on April 6th-7th 2011. GPI Prototype will be located at booth 117 and be available to answer questions regarding additive manufacturing and rapid prototyping. GPI will also be exhibiting at the Amerimold Expo in Chicago, Illinois from April 13th-14th 2011 at booth 234. GPI is committed to showcasing additive technology at industry events and informing customers of the benefits and cost savings of additive manufacturing.

GPI Prototype has been a leader in the Prototyping Industry with its Direct Metal Laser Sintering - DMLS capabilities using the EOSINT M 270 DMLS machine from EOS. DMLS offers many advantages vs traditional tooling including the ability to manufacture complex geometries and shapes not possible with CNC machining.

In addition conformal cooling channels can be integrated into designs to dramatically reduce cycle and lead times and lower costs. GPI offers 8 material choices for DMLS including Stainless Steel, Cobalt Chrome, Maraging Steel, Bronze Alloy, Titanium Alloy, Aluminum & Nickel Alloy. Parts can be built in 20 micron layers with a turnaround time of a few days.

3D Printing is also offered by GPI using Objet's 3D Printer. This top of the line printer can produce parts in 16 micron layers in multiple durometers or digital blends for outstanding detail and eliminate the traditional stair effect that is problematic with Stereolithography. For a wide range of applications 8 FullCure resins are available in both rigid and soft varieties.

Top-quality, accurate, clean prototypes can be built in hours and shipped to the customer in a few days.

Additional services include Stereolithography (SLA), Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), Room Temperature Vulcanization (RTV), Investment Casting, Tooling, CNC Machining, Finishing, Laser Scanning & Manufacturing/Packaging solutions. These services are priced very competitively in the industry while providing the best in quality and customer service.

More information is available on GPI's full range of services at their website http://www.gpiprototype.com or by contacting a sales representative at 847-615-8900. GPI Prototype was founded in 2007 and employs 27 people from their headquarters in Lake Bluff, IL.

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