New products shape the automotive specialty-equipment industry, and companies that get their innovations to market earliest have the best chance for success. Millions of dollars are spent each year to research, design, develop and produce prototypes that are eventually honed into the finished parts that reach consumers’ vehicles. Until recently, that process has been time consuming and expensive—especially for smaller manufacturers that don’t have huge budgets. But technology is changing the R&D process.
There’s always a lot going on for SEMA-member manufacturers at the SEMA Garage Innovations Center. The resources available can help you drastically cut your product development time and costs.
The SEMA Tech Transfer Program—which provides members access to vehicle
CAD files from participating OEMs—has expanded its offerings with the
addition of data files for the 2012 ZL1 Camaro.
A new web page has been created for the SEMA Rapid Prototyping Program—a service that creates ABS plastic prototypes of your designs at a reduced members-only rate.