Thursday, September 20, 2012

RapidPro opens in New Zealand

Rapid Prototyping and Additive Manufacturing are sweeping the world by storm and New Zealand is no exception. To cater to the growing needs of the local NZ market, RapidPro has opened a specialist prototyping and low volume manufacturing service bureau in Auckland.


Offering the full range of rapid prototyping and Additive Manufacturing technologies, RapidPro NZ is fully equipped to handle your prototyping requirements. 

Working together with our Australian office to meet your projects’ needs, RapidPro NZ can build what you create in Objet, SLS, FDM and ZCorp creating models and prototypes in plaster, thermoplastic, plastic, nylon, rubber-like plastics and the full spectrum of digital materials. 

RapidPro NZ provides a local solution for all your rapid prototyping needs. Whether you have a prototyping machine of your own and just need help to clear the backlog from time to time, or you are looking at decreasing time to market by prototyping models or parts for form, fit and functional testing and tooling, call RapidPro NZ and speak to our experienced Engineers about your project requirements. 

We will use the complete range of experience and expertise of our New Zealand and Australian offices to workshop the most suitable solution to your next project. 
 
 




Meet The RapidPro Experts

Simon Bartlett, Engineering Manager   AUST & NZ
Simon has worked as a Design and Development Engineer for several key companies around the world, training as a Six Sigma Black Belt. After extensive FMEA/DFMEA and the latest testing methodologies, his philosophy is “you learn a lot more by breaking it”.  After using Rapid Prototyping and Additive Manufacturing technologies in both his Automotive and Military fields, Simon finally made the switch to producing accurate prototypes instead of receiving them.  Bringing over 20 years of experience and Engineering knowledge to the field of additive manufacturing, Simon ensures that RapidPro delivers on the key criteria required from each model or prototype produced.

Daniel Traeger – Operations Manager   NZ
Daniel moved from his native home in Germany to New Zealand in 2008 and has never looked back. After studying Processes for Plastic and Paper and Plastic Technologies at Fachhochschule, Daniel worked for EOS (world leaders in Laser Sinter Systems) in Germany for 10 years helping to develop the world renown EOSint P technology systems and materials used in SLS systems today before moving to New Zealand where he has specialised in Objet printing technologies for the last 4 years. Daniel has an exceptional understanding of Rapid Prototyping and Additive Manufacturing materials and is happy to assist clients with process and material selection to suit their project requirements.

Hugh Tevelein- Operations Manager   AUST
Hugh studied Engineering and Product Design at Swinburne University. Utilising his engineering and design background, Hugh worked at Cole Clark guitars for some time where he ran their CNC machines for over three years.  With a keen understanding of machine tolerances and the importance of accuracy to most projects, Hugh assesses build files for any imperfections which may affect build compatibility. Responsible for the day to day running of RapidPro’s prototyping technologies and workflow, Hugh makes sure your project gets built on time and to your specifications.