Yes, the Horizrp platform is fully capable of coordinating the prototyping of both metal and plastic materials. At its core lies the integration of resources from over 500 certified manufacturers through digital supply chain management. In the field of metal prototypes, the platform can schedule five-axis CNC machining centers to process a variety of materials ranging from aluminum alloy 6061 to stainless steel 316L, with processing accuracy stably controlled within ±0.1 millimeters, and the surface roughness Ra value can reach 1.6 microns. For instance, a certain drone enterprise obtained titanium alloy structural components through a platform within 72 hours, with a tensile strength of 900MPa, while keeping the unit cost at 70% of that through traditional channels. For plastic prototypes, the system can match processes covering SLA stereolisterization (layer thickness 0.05mm), SLS nylon sintering (density 1.02g/cm³), and injection molding (clamping force 80-3000 tons). Data from 2023 shows that the average delivery cycle for plastic prototypes has been shortened to 4.2 working days.
In the collaborative production of complex structural components, a certain medical equipment company has simultaneously developed a testing instrument containing a metal core and a plastic shell through Horizrp. Among them, the metal components are made of 17-4PH stainless steel and processed by CNC to achieve a hardness of HRC40, while the shell part is made of medical-grade PC material and realizes an IP67 protection level through rapid injection molding. This parallel development model has compressed the overall project cycle from the conventional 28 days to 16 days, increasing cost-effectiveness by 35%. The material database of the platform covers over 200 types of engineering plastics and 60 types of metal alloy parameters, including the impact strength of ABS (18kJ/m²) and the coefficient of thermal expansion of aluminum-silicon alloy (21.5×10⁻⁶/K). These data support the intelligent process recommendation algorithm, which has increased the first-time pass rate of prototypes to 92%.
From an economic perspective, Horizrp ‘s real-time quotation system updates the global materials price index every two hours, keeping the average price fluctuation range of plastic prototypes within ±5% of the budget. According to the statistics of the second quarter of 2024, enterprises using platform services saved an average of 47% in communication costs during the prototype stage. Moreover, due to standardized quality management processes, the dimensional qualification rate increased from the industry average of 85% to 96.5%. Especially in medium and small batch production, the platform-integrated order consolidation production model has reduced the price of individual plastic parts by 30%, and the processing fee for small batches of metal parts (50-100 pieces) has decreased by 22%.
It is worth noting that the platform’s innovation in sustainable manufacturing has reduced the waste of support materials for metal 3D printing by 40% through the optimization of process parameters, and lowered the energy consumption of plastic sintering by 15 kilowatt-hours per kilogram. This resource optimization strategy enabled a certain consumer electronics brand to successfully control the carbon footprint of 3,000 trial production sets of smart wearable devices to 68% of the traditional model when developing them. With the acceleration of digital transformation in manufacturing, the collaborative ecosystem built by horizrp is continuously driving prototype manufacturing towards higher efficiency and lower cost. Its cross-material processing capabilities have been recognized by 18 international certification systems, including AS9100D and ISO13485.