{"id":527,"date":"2023-05-16T12:00:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T12:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdiap.ebian.vistec.net\/prototyping\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T20:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T20:23:08","slug":"prototyping","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mdi-ap.com\/en\/prototyping\/","title":{"rendered":"Jobshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ip\">\n<style>\n.ip{--navy:#02203c;--navy2:#0b3157;--red:#80262f;--red2:#ad0c26;--red-lt:#e2564f;--blue:#5897fb;--ink:#02203c;--muted:#5e6467;--line:#e2e5ea;--paper:#f5f7f9;\n color:var(--ink);font-family:\"Source Sans Pro\",\"Segoe UI\",-apple-system,Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.6;overflow-x:clip;}\n.ip *{box-sizing:border-box;}\n.ip img{max-width:100%;}\n.ip h1,.ip h2,.ip h3,.ip h4{color:inherit;font-family:inherit;}\n.middle-section{padding:0!important;}\n.middle-section .container{max-width:none!important;padding:0!important;}\n.ip-bleed{margin-left:calc(50% - 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a{color:var(--red);font-size:13px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;}\n.ip-video{position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;border-radius:16px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 22px 46px rgba(2,20,38,.20);background:#000;}\n.ip-video iframe{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;}<\/p>\n<p>\/* jobshop form *\/\n.ip-form{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:18px;padding:34px clamp(20px,4vw,44px);max-width:860px;}\n.ip-form input[type=text],.ip-form input[type=email],.ip-form input[type=tel],.ip-form textarea{width:100%;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;padding:12px 14px;font:inherit;font-size:15px;background:var(--paper);margin:6px 0 14px;}\n.ip-form textarea{min-height:120px;}\n.ip-form input[type=submit],.ip-form .wpcf7-submit{background:var(--red);color:#fff;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;padding:14px 28px;border:0;border-radius:10px;cursor:pointer;}\n.ip-form input[type=submit]:hover{background:var(--red2);}\n.ip-step{position:relative;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:16px;padding:26px 24px 24px;}\n.ip-step .n{font-size:13px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--red);}\n.ip-step h3{margin:8px 0 6px;font-size:17px;}\n.ip-step p{margin:0;font-size:14.5px;color:var(--muted);}\n<\/style>\n<section class=\"ip-hero ip-bleed\">\n<div class=\"bg\" style=\"background-image:url(\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/prototyping.jpg);opacity:.5;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ip-hero-in\">\n<div class=\"ip-crumb\">Home &rsaquo; <b>Jobshop<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"ip-eyebrow on-dark\" style=\"margin-top:14px;\">Glass Job Shop &amp; Contract Manufacturing<\/div>\n<h1>Glass processing without your own machine<\/h1>\n<p>No laser in your plant? Send us the drawing &mdash; we send back the parts. Prototypes, small series and pilot runs, processed on MDI laser and mechanical machines in Mainz.<\/p>\n<p>  <a class=\"ip-btn solid\" href=\"#quote\">Send us your specification &rarr;<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"ip-section\" style=\"padding:56px 0;\">\n<div class=\"ip-wrap\">\n<div class=\"ip-head ip-reveal\">\n<div class=\"ip-eyebrow\">How it works<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"ip-h2\">From drawing to parts in three steps<\/h2>\n<p class=\"ip-sub\">From prototype to small batch: we produce your glass parts on our own equipment using laser and cutting-wheel technology &mdash; without you having to invest in your own machinery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ip-grid\" style=\"grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(260px,1fr));\">\n<div class=\"ip-step ip-reveal\">\n<div class=\"n\">STEP 01<\/div>\n<h3>Send us your drawing<\/h3>\n<p>Drawing or STEP file, glass type and quantity &mdash; that&rsquo;s all we need for a free, no-obligation quote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ip-step ip-reveal\">\n<div class=\"n\">STEP 02<\/div>\n<h3>We program &amp; process<\/h3>\n<p>No tooling, no lead time: program, process, ship &mdash; first prototypes in days, with full per-piece traceability where needed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ip-step ip-reveal\">\n<div class=\"n\">STEP 03<\/div>\n<h3>You scale without risk<\/h3>\n<p>Validated parts move straight into small series and series on the same equipment &mdash; or the process moves into your own plant.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"ip-section paper\">\n<div class=\"ip-wrap\">\n<div class=\"ip-head ip-reveal\">\n<div class=\"ip-eyebrow\">Who it&rsquo;s for<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"ip-h2\">From single piece to series<\/h2>\n<p class=\"ip-sub\">Our job shop produces your prototypes and production runs on our own equipment &ndash; flexible, precise, and without investing in your own technology. From a single piece to recurring series production, we are your partner for glass processing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ip-two\" style=\"align-items:stretch;\">\n<div class=\"ip-card ip-reveal\">\n<h3>You&rsquo;re developing a new product<\/h3>\n<p>You need a few parts &mdash; quickly &mdash; to test a concept or show a sample to your own customer. Buying your own machine before the product has proven itself makes no sense. We produce your prototype so you can move forward without the investment risk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ip-card ip-reveal\">\n<h3>Your volumes are deliberately low<\/h3>\n<p>Your annual quantity is too small to justify your own machine. For you, we&rsquo;re not an interim solution &mdash; we&rsquo;re your permanent production partner, delivering consistent quality, batch after batch.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"ip-note ip-reveal\" style=\"margin-top:18px;\">\n   <b style=\"color:var(--ink);\">From prototype to series &mdash; one partner, no requalification.<\/b> Most suppliers do either prototyping or series production. We do both &mdash; which means that once we&rsquo;ve developed and validated your part, we scale it straight into series production on the same equipment, with the same process parameters. No new supplier to qualify. No repeat testing. No risk of a different result when moving from sample to series.\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"ip-section\">\n<div class=\"ip-wrap\">\n<div class=\"ip-head ip-reveal\">\n<div class=\"ip-eyebrow\">Our processes<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"ip-h2\">One platform, almost any geometry<\/h2>\n<p class=\"ip-sub\">Laser and cutting-wheel technology for glass and brittle materials: squares, circles, ovals, hexagons and free forms &mdash; cut, drilled, chamfered and marked, made by the team that develops the machines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ip-grid\" style=\"grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(280px,1fr));\">\n   <a class=\"ip-card ip-reveal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdi-ap.com\/en\/co2-laser\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ic\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\"><path d=\"M4 4v16h16\"\/><path d=\"M9 4v16M4 9h16\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<h3>CO2 laser cutting<\/h3>\n<p>With a kerf of zero and a scribing accuracy of &plusmn;25&micro;m, we deliver glass cut-outs without micro-cracks. This makes thermal post-processing possible without additional edge grinding, for example.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ip-cardlink\">View technology<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n   <a class=\"ip-card ip-reveal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdi-ap.com\/en\/green-laser\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ic\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"2\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<h3>Green laser processing<\/h3>\n<p>We offer drilling, cutting, and structuring in a single setup, for example. Often no further handling is needed, as all process steps can be carried out with one tool.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ip-cardlink\">View technology<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n   <a class=\"ip-card ip-reveal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdi-ap.com\/en\/cutting-tools\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ic\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"8\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"2.4\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<h3>Cutting with wheels<\/h3>\n<p>Scribing and breaking with the patented APIO&reg; and Penett&reg; cutting technology.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ip-cardlink\">View technology<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"ip-specs ip-bleed\">\n<div class=\"ip-specs-in ip-wrap\">\n<div class=\"ip-head ip-reveal\" style=\"margin-bottom:24px;\">\n<div class=\"ip-eyebrow on-dark\">Capability window<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"ip-h2\" style=\"color:#fff;\">What we can produce<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ip-specgrid ip-reveal\">\n<div class=\"ip-spec\"><b>&Oslash; 0.5&ndash;85<span class='u'> mm<\/span><\/b><span>hole range &middot; blind holes &middot; 0.5 &times; 0.5 mm sinkholes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ip-spec\"><b>r &ge; 0.06<span class='u'> mm<\/span><\/b><span>inside and outside contour radii<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ip-spec\"><b>0.05&ndash;20<span class='u'> mm<\/span><\/b><span>glass thickness<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ip-spec\"><b>20<span class='u'> \u00b5m<\/span><\/b><span>in-glass marking &mdash; permanent data-matrix IDs<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"ip-section paper\">\n<div class=\"ip-wrap\">\n<div class=\"ip-head ip-reveal\">\n<div class=\"ip-eyebrow\">Quality<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"ip-h2\">More than just processing &mdash; analysis and quality inspection<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ip-two\" style=\"align-items:stretch;\">\n<div class=\"ip-card ip-reveal\">\n<h3>Analysis and measurement<\/h3>\n<p>Glass analysis and measurement using software-assisted electronic microscopes, up to a substrate size of 300 x 400mm with an accuracy of &plusmn;3&micro;m.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ip-card ip-reveal\">\n<h3>Bending tests<\/h3>\n<p>3- and 4-point bending tests to determine edge strength, up to a maximum force of 10kN.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"ip-section\" id=\"quote\">\n<div class=\"ip-wrap\">\n<div class=\"ip-head ip-reveal\">\n<div class=\"ip-eyebrow\">Get a quote<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"ip-h2\">Tell us what you need<\/h2>\n<p class=\"ip-sub\">Whether a single piece, a prototype, or a recurring series &mdash; 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