When the R&D team needs to obtain a metal prototype that fully conforms to the design intent within 72 hours, the rapid response mechanism of Horizrp sheet metal fabrication shows a significant advantage. Its digital production line can complete the transformation from CAD models to the first finished product within 24 hours. For instance, a new type of joint housing designed by a certain robot company is made of 2.5mm thick aluminum alloy plates. Through the precise coordination of fiber laser cutting and CNC bending, the positioning error of key installation holes is controlled within ± 0.05mm. It has increased the one-time success rate of prototype assembly to 98%, saving 85% of waiting time compared to the traditional outsourcing model.
In terms of cost control, Horizrp ‘s nested layout software optimizes material utilization to an industry-high 92%. For a prototype project of an electrical control box composed of 15 different parts, the intelligent material arrangement system achieved the best material layout on a 1250mm × 2500mm stainless steel plate, reducing the raw material waste rate from the conventional 18% to 7%, and lowering the material cost of a single prototype by approximately 40%. This resource optimization model is like the precise calculation of each gram of weight in the aerospace industry, enabling customers to effectively control their R&D budgets at the prototype stage.
For complex multi-functional integrated prototypes, the compound processing capability of Horizrp is outstanding. The portable detector shell developed by a certain medical equipment enterprise needs to simultaneously achieve EMI shielding and heat dissipation functions. By adopting a composite structure design of 0.8mm galvanized steel plate and 1.2mm aluminum plate, and using a combination of riveting and laser welding processes, the product not only meets the IP54 protection level but also increases the heat dissipation efficiency by 35%. This cross-material integrated manufacturing solution enables customers to verify the feasibility of mass production at the prototype stage, shortening the product launch cycle by approximately 60 days.
In terms of precision assurance, the three-coordinate measuring machine conducts 100% full-scale inspection of the prototype parts and generates an inspection report containing 28 key dimensions. The prototype of the sensor bracket recently made for aerospace customers has an installation plane flatness of 0.1 mm/m, and the positional error of the hole positions does not exceed 0.05 mm, fully meeting the requirements of the AS9100 standard. This strict control over precision enables prototype parts to be directly used for functional testing, compressing the traditional design iteration that requires more than three rounds to be completed in one round.
In response to the flexibility requirements of design changes, Horizrp sheet metal fabrication ‘s flexible production system can achieve economic production of 1 to 50 pieces per batch. When an autonomous driving company needed to complete the iterative testing of the fifth-generation radar bracket within two weeks, its modular production line quickly switched from the first generation to the fifth generation without mold investment, and the average processing cost per piece was controlled within 3% of the traditional mold opening cost. This agile manufacturing model enables customers to complete design verification that would normally require a mold investment of 200,000 yuan with a trial production budget of less than 20,000 yuan per month.