RapidformRCA

What is RapidformRCA?

It is the digital manufacturing and rapid prototyping centre at the Royal College of Art. Established in partnership with the London Development Agency, RapidformRCA services the design needs of small to medium-sized enterprises within the Greater London area as well as the RCA design community.

Employing, amongst other technologies, three key rapid prototyping technologies, RapidformRCA is able to offer a fast, cost-effective service to its customers.

What is the rapid prototyping process?

It forms three-dimensional plastic or metal models and components from CAD-generated 3D solid or surface data. The designed object emerges as a solid, three-dimensional part without the need for tooling.

Detail quality is exceptional for product development, presentations, trade shows and preliminary market analysis.

What can rapid prototyping be used for?

Whether you're creating a new product or modifying an existing one, Rapidformrca can greatly reduce your research and development time.

The RapidformRCA facility is ideally suited to product manufacturing and associated consultancy and modelmaking businesses within many fields, including:

• automotive – see case study
• architecture – see case study
• archeology – see case study
• computing
• medical
• entertainment

Contact: Nick Grace
Business Development Manager, RapidformRCA
on +44 (0)20 7590 4337 or rapidform@rca.ac.uk

For further information see the RCA web site