Customer Success Story

"I can see that I will want to use [PCS} exclusively for our products"

Richard R. Picard Jr, co-owner of
Slot Car Innovations on his experience with PCS Cadcam Systems, Inc.
Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - “I got the parts today and I am very happy with them. The unfinished parts are very "interesting" I did not expect them to have so much wax on them. I am soaking them in the castrol super clean and will report back to you on its progress. The level of detail is good. I am very happy with the Maserati body. The Lola body was nice too, but I think in the future I will have to make panel lines a bit deeper. The other issue that I noticed, especially when I tried the Lola body on the FDM machine where I work is that the orientation has a great impact on surface finish. Since the Lola is a slightly tapered wedge the minor incline exhibits a stair step pattern equal to the resolution to the machine layers. I found that running them upright - nose pointing up helps, but still they are very nice indeed. I did some wet sanding and then put a coat of primer on it and its going to work out well I believe.

I will take some pictures and start working on the molds right away so we can have some good information for your case study. In the mean time I plan to finish the lotus body and get it to you ASAP. The small pipes and intakes came out very nice, by the way.

Thanks for your help with these parts. I can see that I will want to use you exclusively for our products.

Regards,

Richard Picard
Slot Car Innovations
About Slot Car Innovations

Slot car innovations is a joint venture between two slot car enthusiasts William McCauley and Richard Picard. William is an extensive collector of rare cars and Richard has been resin casting custom bodies for slot cars since 2003. Both have wanted to bring something unique to the hobby. Richard’s background in engineering and plastic molding led them to start modeling car bodies in CAD. Once modeled in CAD, a prototype is made to make a silicone rubber mold suitable for casting these special resin parts. The precision of the computer models and the detail of rapid prototyping tools offer an unlimited offering for car bodies with the finest detail.

http://slotcarinnovations.com/

About Precision Cad/Cam Systems, Inc.

Precision CAD/CAM Systems, Inc. (PCS, Inc.) is headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland with offices providing technical mechanical engineering services for manufacturing companies, consulting service providers and government agencies.

By providing superior products and with superior support, PCS, Inc. aims at becoming the "Best in Class" provider in the Mid-Atlantic region. Clients of PCS, Inc. are supported with excellent service, including classroom training, contract programming, networking, rapid prototyping, contract engineering and development of ideas to real products. PCS, Inc. is an active participation in educational programs.