Prototyping is a powerful tool in the design and innovation process.  We strongly believe in using cost effective prototyping early and often.  Every time we study a prototype we learn and discover unforeseen opportunity for improvement. 

We understand all the prototyping options for product development and will recommend the most cost efficient and effective prototyping technology and method for the objectives.  From ‘looks-like’ prototypes to ‘looks-like + works-like’ prototypes, and variations in between, we know what to do.

SmartShape offers outstanding capabilities and value when it comes to prototyping.  One of the biggest advantages is our highly accurate prototypes made in almost any type of metal or plastic including ABS, PC, PC/ABS, PP, PA, PE, PS, HIPS, PES, PET…  By prototyping in the material that will be used in production, we can evaluate and predict product performance better than with rapid prototype methods such as SLA, SLS, or FDM, etc.