Prototyping optically transparent components isn’t as easy as opaque ones. Traditional manufacturing methods like CNC machining and laser cutting achieve different levels of translucency, and greatly limit the possible geometries available. These manufacturing methods are also time intensive, with one prototype taking an average 4 days to complete. Ontario-based Nix

Wöhler are makers of the Wöhler HF 5500, a wood moisture meter that’s used to measure the moisture content of wood. During the development of the product, the team needed a way to manufacture a looks-like, works-like prototype in-house so they could test their designs before moving the project into the moulding