HARBEC, Inc. Enhances its Rapid Prototyping Capability

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - June 19, 2015 - PRLog -- HARBEC, Inc. announces that it has expanded its additive manufacturing (AM) capabilities by acquiring EnvisionTEC’s ULTRA® 3SP® 3D Printer (http://envisiontec.com/3d-printers/ultra-3sp-family/). The ULTRA® 3SP® 3D Printer uses EnvisionTEC’s 3SP® (Scan, Spin and Selectivity Photocure) technology for fast high-accuracy 3D printed parts from STL files regardless of the geometric complexity.

As a progressive custom injection molding, CNC Machining, and rapid prototyping manufacturer, HARBEC has been experimenting and working with additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing technology for the past fifteen years. AM technologies are used to design, engineer, and manufacture higher-performance products for a wide range of industries including aerospace/defense, medical, automotive, consumer electronics, and consumer products. HARBEC’s adoption of EnvisonTEC’s ULTRA® 3SP® 3D Printer provides additional flexibility and unique capability to its suite of AM options.

Keith Schneider, General Manager of HARBEC, Inc. remarks, “Over the past fifteen years we’ve invested in, matured, and expanded our AM capabilities to align with our customers’ needs for tight-toleranced, high quality, and competitively priced prototypes and parts. AM technologies and techniques have evolved and become more specialized. Some AM technologies are best suited for rapid prototyping, others for specialized custom parts manufacturing, and yet other technologies are best served as opportunities for moldmaking and other integrated manufacturing opportunities. HARBEC continues to implement the latest AM technologies, like EnvisionTec’s ULTRA® 3SP® 3D Printer so that we have the right tools to continuously add value and opportunity to our customers.”

With the addition of EnvionTEC’s ULTRA® 3SP® 3D Printer, HARBEC now has AM solutions for steriolithography (SLA), selective laser sintering (SLS), and direct metal laser sintering (DMLS).  HARBEC’s AM Solutions (http://www.harbec.com/capabilities/rapid-prototyping/) can accommodate a range of material options, tolerances, sizes, and surface finish requirements.

ABOUT EnvisionTec

EnvisionTEC is a leading global provider of 3D printer solutions for the rapid manufacture of customized products utilizing its proprietary consumables across a variety of markets. Since its first patent submission in 1999, EnvisionTEC developed and released 3D print solutions consisting of 3D printers, print materials, replacement parts as well as training and other services. EnvisionTEC’s proprietary, multi-platform 3D Printer technology delivers high precision, surface quality and functionality as well as the ability to use a wide range of materials at production speeds that it believes are superior to those offered by its competitors. With 18 U.S. patents and 91 foreign patents, EnvisionTEC works with a strong customer and partner base in diverse sectors such as jewelry, hearing aid, dental, consumer, auto manufacturing and design companies. For more information, http://envisiontec.com/.

ABOUT HARBEC

Founded by Bob Bechtold in 1977, HARBEC’s mission is to provide tightly toleranced prototypes, tooling, machined components and quality injection molded parts in a sustainable manner with a social conscience. HARBEC provides superior customer service, satisfaction and timely delivery of custom engineered solutions. HARBEC proudly foster an atmosphere of encouragement and respect for the health and prosperity of their customers, employees, and the global community.

HARBEC provides capabilities and solutions for the consumer products, sporting goods, defense/aerospace, transportation, medical, marine, and energy industries. HARBEC has capabilities in the use of innovative materials, problem-solving, and working with R&D and commercial organizations on unique prototypes or engineering and manufacturing groups on high volume production. HARBEC has capabilities for short (1-to-100 parts) or longer run (>1M parts) production.

HARBEC is certified as an ITAR, ISO9000-2008, ISO14001, and ISO50001/SEP Company, demonstrating its use of “eco-economic” decisions and policies designed to ensure that its activities are sustainable. HARBEC has developed and implemented technical and process solutions to offset emissions, utilize waste and conserve resources. HARBEC reached its goal of “no carbon footprint” in 2013. Currently, the facility has a 250kW and 850kW wind turbines and operates a twenty-five microturbine combined heat and power plant which generates electricity and provides thermal energy to meet the heating and cooling requirements of the facility. For more information, please visit: www.HARBEC.com.