A better tooling equation.
Lower cost is only the start. Hybrid tooling changes how manufacturers manage time, capital and design uncertainty.
Commercial impact
Up to 80% lower tooling cost and up to five times faster preparation can move medium-volume programs from marginal to viable.
- Lower upfront capital
- Earlier production readiness
- Reduced sunk-cost exposure
- Faster response to design change
Engineering flexibility
Geometry is concentrated in the replaceable cavity. Product iterations can be absorbed without rebuilding every structural element of the tool.
Operational fit
The mold is designed around existing RIM infrastructure. Manufacturers can evaluate the technology without a parallel machine-investment program.
Environmental logic
Less machined metal, less removed material and a reusable support frame create a credible pathway to lower embodied carbon per program.
The medium-volume gap
Conventional prototype tooling often lacks production capability, while full-metal tooling assumes high-volume economics. RPS is designed for the industrial space between those two established options.