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GPI Prototype & Manufacturing

GPI Prototype & Manufacturing
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Date Joined: 12/10/09
About GPI Prototype & Manufacturing
GPI Prototype & Manufacturing Services sets the new standard for prototyping and manufacturing with practical applications and solutions for all major industries.

We built our company around the needs of our customers, professionals that demand a wide range of flexible, responsive and cost effective services. Customers enjoy knowing they can count on GPI to be the quality and cost...
leader for all their rapid design needs. Through a focus on these customer centric principles and values, GPI Prototype has become known as the name to trust.

GPI seeks to share its capabilities and price advantage with those that desire a competitive market edge. We are fully invested at every level of our company to continually improve provided services in order to generate solutions that empower our customers and their businesses. This is our pledge to you!

GPI Prototype uses a variety of cutting-edge technologies to produce unmachineable parts in a wide range of materials. Using some of the latest machines available from EOS and Objet, we have the capability to produce complex prototypes with unparalleled quality.

Additionally, we also continue to provide legacy techniques such as RTV Tooling & Urethane Casting to produce quick parts for short-runs that do not qualify for production status. GPI maintains relationships with a number of strategic partners to enable the complete service and delivery of all your prototyping needs.

GPI Prototype & Manufacturing Services, Inc. is a division of Galloway Plastics, Inc. and GPI Anatomicals.

Galloway Plastics was founded in 1980 by Scott Galloway as a custom manufacturer of promotional products. Our product design/engineering experience has ranged from promotional toys and products for companies like McDonald's and Kellogg's, to Pharmaceutical/Device implant markets.

As we grew, our manufacturing skills expanded to every major plastic molding process, utilizing both domestic and China production facilities to meet the needs of our customers; needs that required GPI products to meet zero defect levels in safety for children or in medical accuracy. To date, GPI Anatomicals has produced over 4 million instructional anatomical models for student and patient education around the world.

Over the past 28 years our prototype expertise and services have been utilized in support of in-house needs and customer requirements.

Today, GPI Prototype is taking all of its rapid prototype capabilities and offering them to every major industry.
Contact Info
Address: 
940 North Shore Drive
Lake Bluff
Illinois
60044
United States United States
Phone Number:
+1 847-615-8900
Contact:
Timothy Ruffner

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Multimedia

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Blog

Final Cut to the Pressured Engineer and DMLS - Direct Metal Laser Sintering - Funny take on the process! Worth the watch to either brighten your day or to learn about the technology.
So I took all your comments into thought, edited the video and BAM here it is. I know it still might be a little cheesy,...
1 Mar 2010 17:48
LEARN DMLS - Direct Metal Laser Sintering Metal PARTS Prototypes FAST - Funny Video
Can I please get your feedback on this video we created that shows the DMLS – Direct Metal Laser Sintering Process ? I.
22 Feb 2010 18:23
Learn the Costs involved with DMLS Direct Metal Laser Sintering Process
Here is the link! Post a comment on this blog and I will reply promptly. http://directmetallasersintering.blogspot.com...
25 Jan 2010 18:32
Why Prototype? Do you REALLY need to Prototype?
Accelerate Your Product to the Market with Rapid Prototyping : This is one of 4 total blog posts that I currently have...
8 Dec 2009 15:18
Conformal Cooling
http://directmetallasersintering.blogspot.com/ Conformal Cooling Conformal cooling is defined as the ability to create ...
25 Nov 2009 18:04
GPI Going Global
GPI is reaching the social media market to reach global customers. GPI Prototype & Manufacturing Services, Inc GPI...
16 Oct 2009 14:48
DMLS Technology - Direct Metal Laser Sintering
Direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) is an additive metal fabrication technology developed by EOS out of Munich, Germany....
12 Oct 2009 21:09

Services Offered

3d Printing
Primary Application
  • Concept Model/Design Visualisation
  • Functional Prototype
  • Manufactured End Product
  • Tooling
    • Direct Construction of Mould
      • Metalic Parts
      • Plastic Parts
    • Pattern for Mould
      • Metalic Parts
      • Plastic Parts
Technology
  • 3D Printing (3DP)
  • Direct Metal Deposition (DMD)
  • Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS)
  • Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)
  • Laser Sintering (LS)
  • PolyJet
  • Selective Laser Melting (SLM)
  • Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)
  • Stereolithography (SL)
Material
  • Acrylic Plastic
    • V-flash
    • VisiJet DP200
    • VisiJet HR200
    • VisiJet SR200
    • envisionTEC Y8
    • envisionTEC e-shell 300
  • Composite Powder
    • Elastomeric Material
    • zp 131 High Performance Composite
    • zp 14 Investment Casting Material
    • zp 140 High Performance Composite
  • Metal
    • Arcam Ti6A14V ELI Titanium Alloy
    • Arcam Ti6A14V Titanium Alloy
    • Arcam Titanium Grade 2
    • CL 100NB (Iconel 718)
    • CL 20ES Stainless Steel (1.4404)
    • CL 30AL Aluminium (AlSi12)
    • CL 31AL Aluminium (AlSi10Mg)
    • CL 40TI Titanium (TiAl6V4)
    • CL 50WS Hot-work Steel (1.2709)
    • CL 60DG Hot-work Steel (1.2709)
    • CL 90RW Stainless Hot-work Steel
    • CL 91RW Stainless Hot-work Steel
    • DirectMetal 20
    • EOS CobaltChrome MP1
    • EOS CobaltChrome SP1
    • EOS MaragingSteel MS1
    • EOS StainlessSteel GP1
    • EOS StainlessSteel PH1
    • EOS Titanium Ti64
    • EOS Titanium Ti64ELI
    • LaserForm A6
    • ProMetal HNB
    • ProMetal S3
    • ProMetal S4
  • Photopolymer Resin
    • AccuGen 100
    • Accura 10
    • Accura 25
    • Accura 40
    • Accura 50
    • Accura 55
    • Accura 60
    • Accura Amethyst
    • Accura Bluestone
    • Accura ClearVue
    • Accura Xtreme
    • Accura si 45HC
    • Accura si 50
    • Commonly available resins
    • DMX-SL 100
    • Desolite SCR 11120
    • Desolite SCR 701
    • Desolite SCR 710
    • Desolite SCR 720
    • Desolite SCR 735
    • Desolite SCR 740
    • Desolite SCR 751
    • Desolite SCR 802
    • Desolite SCR 8120
    • Desolite SCR 9100
    • Desolite SCR 9120
    • Desolite SCR 950
    • DurusWhite
    • FullCure720
    • HS680
    • HS690
    • HS969
    • NanoTool
    • ProtoCast AF 19120
    • ProtoCast AF 19122
    • ProtoGen 18120
    • ProtoGen 18420
    • ProtoGen 18920
    • ProtoTherm 12110
    • ProtoTherm 12120
    • RenShape SL 5170
    • RenShape SL 5195
    • RenShape SL 5220
    • RenShape SL 5240
    • RenShape SL 5260
    • RenShape SL 5510
    • RenShape SL 5530
    • RenShape SL 7510
    • RenShape SL 7520
    • RenShape SL 7540
    • RenShape SL 7545
    • RenShape SL 7560
    • RenShape SL 7565
    • RenShape SL 7570
    • RenShape SL 7580
    • RenShape SL 7800
    • RenShape SL 7810
    • RenShape SL H-C 9100
    • RenShape SL Y-C 9300
    • RenShape SL Y-C 9500
    • RenShape SL Y-C 9500 FT1
    • Somos 11120
    • Somos 12120
    • Somos 14120
    • Somos 15120
    • Somos 7110
    • Somos 7120
    • Somos 8110
    • Somos 8120
    • Somos 9110
    • Somos 9120
    • Somos 9420 EP-White
    • Somos 9920
    • Somos Nanoform 15120
    • TSR1920
    • TSR755
    • TSR820
    • TSR821
    • TSR828
    • TSR829
    • TangoBlack
    • TangoGray
    • TangoPlus
    • ULM 17220
    • VeroBlack
    • VeroBlue
    • VeroWhite
    • WaterClear 10110
    • WaterClear 10120
    • WaterClear Ultra 10122
    • WaterShed 11110
    • WaterShed 11120
    • WaterShed XC 11122
    • envisionTEC PIC 100G
    • envisionTEC R05
    • envisionTEC R11
    • envisionTEC RC25 NanoCure
    • envisionTEC SI500
    • envisionTEC WIC 100G
    • envisionTEC e-shell 200
  • Rubber/Elastomer
    • DuraForm Flex
3d Scanning
Finishing
  • Cleaning & Preparation
    • Chemical Cleaning & Preparation
      • Acid Cleaning
      • Alkaline Cleaning
      • Electrochemical Cleaning
      • Emulsification Cleaning
      • Immersion Cleaning
      • Oxygen Cleaning
      • Passivation
      • Pickling
      • Salt Bath Cleaning
      • Saponification Cleaning
      • Solution or Solvent Cleaning
      • UV Ozone Cleaning
      • Vapor Degreasing
    • Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP)
    • Mechanical Cleaning & Preparation
      • Abrasive Blasting
      • Abrasive Flow Machining (AFM)
      • Beltsanding
      • Blasting
        • Beadblasting
        • Microblasting
        • Sandblasting
      • Centrifugal Finishing
      • Deburring
        • Barrel Tumbling
        • Cryogenic Deburring
        • Electrochemical Deburring (ECD)
        • Fluidized Bed Deburring
        • Knife Deburring
        • Thermal Deburring
        • Turbo Abrasive Machining (TAM)
        • Vibratory Cleaning & Deburring
      • Drag Finishing
      • Graining
      • Honing
      • Lapping
      • Mass Finishing
      • Microfinishing
      • Microhoning
    • Other Chemical Cleaning Process
  • Coating
    • Air Spray Coating
    • Conversion Coating
      • Bluing
      • Chromate Conversion Coating
        • Cadmium Chromate
        • Zinc Chromate
      • Oxide Coating
      • Phosphate Conversion Coating
        • Iron
        • Manganese
        • Zinc
    • Diamond Coating
    • Diffusion Coating
    • Electrophoretic Deposition (EPD)
    • High Energy
      • Electron Beam Treatment
      • Ion Implantation
      • Laser Beam Treatment
    • Optical Coating
      • Antireflection (AR) Coating
      • High-Reflection Coating
      • Thin Film Optical Coating
    • Plastic Coating
    • Polyurethane Coating
    • Porcelain Enamelling
    • Powder Coating
    • Radar Absorbing Material (RAM) Coating
    • Release Coating
    • Resin Coating
    • Rubber Coating
    • Teflon Coating
    • Thermal Spraying / Metalising
      • Cold Spraying
      • Detonation Spraying
      • Flame Spraying
      • High Velocity Oxy Fuel (HVOF) Spraying
      • Plasma Spraying
      • Warm Spraying
      • Wire Arc Spraying
    • Vacuum Deposition
      • Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD)
      • Low Temperature Arc Vapour Deposition (LTAVD)
      • Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD)
    • Varnishing
    • Wax Coating
  • Decorating
    • Airbrush
    • Custom Colour Matching
    • Decal & Graphics
    • Etching
    • Handpainting
    • Laser Etching
    • Lenticular Graphics
    • Masking & Stencils
    • Pad Printing
    • Painting
    • Pantone Colour Matching
    • Shielding
    • Silk Screen Printing
Machining
Process
  • Non-Traditional Machining Processes
    • Abrasive Cutting
      • Abrasive Band Cutting
      • Abrasive Wheel Cutting
      • Abrasive Wire Cutting
    • Abrasive Flow Machining (AFM)
    • Abrasive Jet Machining
    • Chemical Machining/Milling
    • Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM)
      • Ram EDM
      • Wire EDM
    • Electrochemical Grinding (ECG)
    • Electrochemical Honing (ECH)
    • Electrochemical Machining (ECM)
    • Electrochemical Turning (ECT)
    • Electron Beam Machining (EBM)
    • Flame Cutting
    • Hobbing (Gear Cutting)
    • Hot Wire Cutting
    • Ion Beam Milling (IBM)
    • Laser Beam Machining (LBM)
    • Laser Cutting
    • Laser Drilling
    • Photochemical Machining (PCM)
    • Plasma Arc Machining (PAM)
    • Ultrasonic Machining
    • Water Jet Machining
  • Traditional Machining
    • Boring
    • Broaching
    • Cutting
      • Mitre Cutting
      • Oxygen Cutting
      • Rotary Cutting
      • Saw Cutting
      • Shearing
      • Slitting
    • Drilling
    • Grinding
    • Honing
    • Milling
    • Multi Axis Machining
      • 4 Axis
      • 5 Axis
      • 6 Axis
      • 7 Axis
      • 8 Axis
      • 9 Axis
    • Planing
    • Pressing
    • Reaming
    • Routing
    • Sawing
    • Shaping
    • Swiss Machining
    • Turning
Material
  • Composites
  • Metals
  • Plastics
Plastic Composite Moulding Forming
  • Plastic Moulding & Forming
    • Blow Moulding
      • Extrusion
      • Injection
      • Multilayer
      • Stretch
    • Blown Film Extrusion
    • Coaxial Extrusion
    • Coextrusion
    • Cold Extrusion
    • Compression Forming Services
    • Compression Moulding Services
    • Continuous Strip (Reel to Reel) Moulding
    • Convoluting Services
    • Dip Moulding
    • Direct Extrusion
    • Dual Durometer Extrusion
    • Dual Extrusion
    • Embedding Services
    • Expandable Bead
    • Extrusion Lamination
    • Extrusion Moulding (Hollow Shape, Direct/Indirect)
    • Foam In Place Services
    • Heat Sealing Services
    • Hot Extruding
    • Hydrostatic Extrusion
    • Impact Extruding
    • Indirect Extruding
    • Injection Moulding
      • Co-Injection Moulding
      • Fluid Assisted Injection Moulding
      • Injection Compression Moulding
      • Injection Transfer Moulding (ITM)
      • Insert Moulding
      • Liquid Injection Moulding (LIM)
      • MicroMoulding
      • Microcellular Foam Moulding
      • Multi-Component Moulding
      • Push-Pull Injection Moulding
      • Reaction Injection Moulding (RIM)
      • Reel-to-Reel Moulding
      • Reinforced Reaction Injection Moulding (RRIM)
      • Resin Transfer Moulding
      • Structural Foam Moulding
      • Structural Reaction Injection Moulding (SRIM)
      • Two Shot
    • Lamination Services
    • Laser Etching Services
    • Lateral Extrusion
    • Liquid Resin Moulding
    • Multi-Durometer Extruding
    • Over-Moulding
    • Plastic Annealing
    • Plastic Bending
    • Plastic Casting
    • Porous Media Moulding
    • Pressure Forming
    • Pultrusion
    • Rotational Moulding
    • Seamless Tube Extrusion
    • Sheet Extrusion
    • Slush Moulding
    • Stepped Extrusion
    • Thermoforming
      • Inline Thermoforming
      • Pressure Forming
      • Stretch Forming, Plastic
      • Twin Sheet Thermoforming
      • Vacuum Forming
    • Transfer Moulding
    • Twin Sheet Forming
    • Vacuum Forming
    • Vibrational Moulding
Metal Casting
  • Ceramic Moulding
  • Die Casting
  • Investment Casting (Lost Wax)
  • Permanent Mould
  • Plaster Mould
  • Powder Metallurgy
    • Hot Isostatic Pressing
    • Metal Injection Moulding (MIM))
    • Sintering
  • Vacuum Casting
Metal Forming
  • Extrusion
    • Aluminium Extrusion
    • Cold Extrusion
    • Drawing
    • Hydrostatic Extrusion
    • Impact Extrusion
Assembly Packaging Fulfillment
  • Assembly
    • Clean Room Assembly
    • Electrical and Electromechanical Assembly
      • Complete Product
      • Sub-Assembly
    • Full Product Build
    • Hose Assembly
    • JIT Assembly
    • Kanban Assembly
    • Mechanical Assembly
      • Complete Product
      • Sub-Assembly
    • Optical Assembly
    • Selective Assembly
    • Subassembly Build
  • Fulfillment
    • Batching
    • Bulk Packaging
    • Bundling
    • Cartoning
    • Crating
    • Export Crating
    • Export Packing
    • Filling
      • Bags
      • Bottles
      • Creams
      • Gases
      • Jars
      • Liquids
      • Pouches
      • Powders
      • Solids
      • Tubes
    • Kitting
    • Mailing
    • Marking & Labeling
    • Palletizing
    • Pick-Pack
    • Pick-Pack-Merge
    • Returned Goods Management
    • Shipping
      • Less Than a Truckload (LTL) Shipments
      • Ship to Distribution Centers
      • Ship to End Customers
      • Ship to Next-Stage Manufacturing Location
      • Ship to Stock
    • Sorting
    • Storage & Warehousing
Product Manufacturing Services
  • Aerospace
  • Automotive
  • Childrens Toys
  • Consumer Electronics
  • Consumer Goods
  • Electrical Equipment
  • Electronic Equipment
  • High Tech Products
  • Home and Garden Products
  • Jewellery
  • Lighting
  • Medical Appliances
  • Metal Products
  • Musical Instruments
  • Plastic Products
  • Rubber Products
  • Security and Personal Protection
  • Sports Equipment
  • Tools & Machinery
Prototyping Non-3D Printing
  • Form Study Prototype
  • Functional Prototype
  • Instructional Design Model
  • Proof of Principle Prototype
  • Visual Prototype
3d Rendering Visualisation
  • Architectural & Interior
  • Non real-time
  • Product & Packaging
  • Real-Time
  • Transport
Design Services
  • 3D/CAD Designer
  • Engineering
  • Interaction Design
  • Product Design
Mould Tool Die Making
  • EDM Tool Making
    • Computer Aided EDM Electrode Design
    • EDM Electrode Design
    • Graphite EDM Electrode Fabrication
    • Metallic EDM Electrode Fabrication
  • Jig & Fixture Making
    • Assembly Jigs & Fixtures
    • Bonding Jigs & Fixtures
    • Crimping Tool Jigs & Fixtures
    • Flexible Jigs & Fixtures
    • Gaging Jigs & Fixtures
    • Inspection Jigs & Fixtures
    • Intelligent Jigs & Fixtures
    • Machining Jigs & Fixtures
    • Welding Jigs & Fixtures
  • Mould Making
    • Blow Mould
    • Compression Mould
    • Crumb Rubber Moulding Tools
    • Die Casting Tools
    • Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Tools
    • Family Mold Tooling
    • Injection Mould
    • Investment Casting Tools
    • Lost Foam Casting Tools
    • Metal Injection Moulding (MIM) Tools
    • Mold Engraving
    • Mold Texturing
    • Multi-Cavity Tooling
    • Patterns
    • Permanent Mold Casting Tools
    • Plastic Injection Moulding Tools
    • Powder Metal Casting Tools
    • Preform Mould
    • Reaction Mould
    • Resin Transfer Mould
    • Rotational Mould
    • Sand Casting Tools
    • Slush Moulding Tools
    • Stretch Forming Mould
    • Structural Foam Mould
    • Superplastic Forming Mould
    • Thermoform Mould
    • Transfer Mould
  • Pattern Making
  • Tool & Die Making
    • Blanking Dies
    • Coining Dies
    • Combo Die
    • Compound Dies
    • Die Casting Dies
    • Die Cutting Dies
    • Drawing Dies
    • Extrusion Dies
    • Fineblanking Dies
    • Forging Dies
    • Forming Dies
    • Fourslide Dies
    • Heat Sealing Dies
    • Hot Stamping Dies
    • Injection Dies
    • Lamination Dies
    • Marker Dies
    • Milled Dies
    • Multi-Axis Trim Tooling
    • Progressive Dies
    • Punching Tools
    • RF Cutting Dies
    • Stamping Dies
    • Wax Pattern Dies

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    Hey Tim, If you ever prototype for someone who is looking for a permanent home for a mold, check us out at Hoosier Pride Plastics...
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