Fractional Ownership for RP

By DE Editors

The Tangible Alliance Program (TAP) from Tangible Express brings the fractional ownership model to companies requiring RP (rapid prototyping) but not wishing to invest in machinery, staff, or facilities.

TAP borrows its model from the fractional business model of jet ownership. This means that you purchase a portion of an RP machine based on its anticipated annual use. Generally, these ownership fractions are purchased in increments of one-sixteenth. Tangible Express, itself a rapid prototyping service provider, manages the machine, maintenance, and building of prototypes for fractional owners and ships parts per owner instructions.

Through TAP, fractional owners gain access to multiple RP processes and materials for about half the cost of using a RP service bureau, says Tangible Express. Operational costs are spread across the other fractional owners.

Tangible Express says that it has chosen to exclusively offer SLA and SLS machines and materials from 3D Systems. The company will continue to offer rapid prototyping service production, producing prototypes for businesses and individuals who don’t require fractional ownership.

Tangible Express
Springville, UT
tangibleexpress.com

3D Systems
Rock Hill, SC
3dsystems.com