The specialist in automation of laboratory develops a fast service of moldeo by injection

The aim looks for to turn into the world-wide specialist in automation of laboratory thanks to Protomold, the fast service of moldeo by injection of Proto Labs.

GLP systems, in Hamburg, follows seeming nowadays a recently created company: containers of cardboard in the corridor, hard-working apiñándose around the machine of coffee, austere offices and young and dynamic people by all sides that receive you and give the welcome like new member of the team. But when one crosses the complex of modern offices and goes in in the laboratories, is then when it comprises that GLP systems GmbH is far from to be a new company! Nevertheless, the Dr. Robert Hecht, president of the company, conserves this spirit founder. He has gone through a lot of decisive battles and by complex processes of taking of decisions while it worked for a series of companies in the past. In that period, he was the first in developing small devices of automation for stations of individual work and resupplied to a big laboratory, whose owner, the Dr. André von Froreich, worked with systems of transport of free supply. The boss of the laboratory, of 70 years, found in the Dr. Robert Hecht to the ideal mate to be able to develop his idea. In quality of veterinary instructed and mechanical engineer, formed the perfect tandem.

“In the first place, everything depends on the stability of the system: if the engine of a system automated fails, for the whole plant. In a big laboratory is possible to obtain until 20.000 samples in so only 4 hours. Therefore, the delay that would cause would be enormous. Our system uses individual carriers, designated ”vehicles", on slots of guide. Each “vehicle“has of his own engine and of some sensors that provide them some degree of autoconciencia to allow them arrive to his destination. If a 'vehicle' fail, this does not influence at all on the basic operation of the system in his whole”, affirms the Dr. Hecht. This idea was cream at the beginning of the year 2011 and, two years later, the company is about to to turn into world-wide leader.

The Dr. Hecht considers of big importance the service that provides Proto Labs. “We use the services of Proto Labs to reach some cycles of development incredibly fast. What other companies achieve in seven years, we do it in two. Through the software of design SolidWorks 3D can do reality of immediate way all my designs for the bodywork of the 'vehicles' and for the rails. My following aim consisted in achieving quickly some 100-200 pieces of plastic for the chasses of our 'vehicles'. Although the fast prototypes are useful for adjust them of geometry, needed to understand properly the operation of the materials and the relation friction-abrasion of the chassis and the rail to be able to reduce the abrasion”.

“We use the services of Proto Labs to reach some cycles of development incredibly fast", Dr. Hecht.

“The most incredible is that it can receive of the service Protomold in so alone a day, a budget with a complete technical analysis and a sight in 3D of the design of the piece moldeada. For the novices that want to develop pieces of plastic, this solution is fantastic, since it allows to learn a lot of of fast way. And in addition to all this, the analysis is totally free. Regarding the election of the material, recommend him to all the world that put in contact with the excellent team of attention to the customer of Proto Labs. It does not treat of an anonymous platform of Internet, but of specialists in plastic materials, thanks to the help of which have been able to confront and surpass any challenge!”.

"Thanks to the work of Proto Labs and Protomold service, our review cycle has been drastically reduced. I have four pans of "vehicles". Although the first batch turned out to be very practical, the other three included small changes that would not have applied because of the high cost of molding. The Protomold price for those four molds did not exceed 10,000 and, what is most impressive, I got the perfect solution in just 15 working days. Ultimately, the decision to use the Protomold service was based mainly in the calculation of the price of the parts, along with the price of molds and the saving in terms of development time. When it comes to standard molding, I usually make a rather high initial investment that is not open to modification and, therefore, involves very high costs. With Proto Labs, even if I request a special delivery at extra charge, follows deserve the penalty due to the large amount of development time that we save. "Time to market" are the key words. When other companies are still in their product development and testing processes, we can already sell ours at a very advanced stage. We can even manufacture same pipe plugs and other small parts using Proto Labs services. Thanks to its simple system and the reliability of deliveries, are increasingly more and more determined to hire the services of Proto Labs."

The Dr. Hecht adds: “To day of today have finalised around 20 moulds related with the production of batches of roughly 1.000 pieces. Besides, we aspire to reach some numbers of production from among 20.000 and 40.000 pieces for the next year, and even if we reach the 100.000, still would think seriously in Proto Labs like provider. The another appearance that likes me of this system is that, when a mould wears out, simply substitutes by another. Only I pay the pieces (by each individual mould) and do not have to concern me by the storage, maintenance and care of the mould. With a provider like this, does not matter really who is the owner of the mould”, adds the expert.

The big rapidity of arrival of the product to the market has called the international attention inside the industry.

The big rapidity of arrival of the product to the market has called the international attention inside the industry. “Our performance has been so spectacular that has attracted the attention of an international company of diagnostics and are delivering him an installation right now. This company, of Australia, asked us the design of a system that could work in two levels. Therefore, I developed a species of ladders in espiral for the “vehicles”, affirms sonriente the Dr. Hecht.

“The big reliability of Proto Labs regarding the terms of delivery and to the price of the pieces has influenced directly in our competitiveness. Anybody can provide us presupposed and pieces faster. So much the customers like the competition often surprise of the fast that we are when they see how reacts GLP systems GmbH. Like consequence, our aim, be the world-wide leaders in our field of speciality, is now to our scope. We are an average of 3 years by in front of our competitors. This immense advantage owe it to him largely to Proto Labs, and this is the reason by which think that could not deliver any future project without his services”.