William Hughes has taken the rapid prototyping of bent wire forms and assemblies to the next level with this novel process for 3D bend wire forms, which it is pioneering at its Dorset headquartersrnWith prototype quantities of 10-200 in increasing demand, the use of traditional metal jigs featuring goo-go checks is often prohibitive as they can take between four and six weeks to design and manufacture - and cost as much as ￡3,000 in some cases.rnWhile simple 2D wire forms can often be checked visually against a printed CAD drawing, the industry has long sought a way of effectively checking 3D bent wire forms and assemblies without the lead-times and costs associated with conventional metal fixtures. To meet this demand William Hughes is pioneering the use of specially designed and manufactured MDF gauges. Not only can these typically be produced in a matter of days, they also cost around a tenth of the figure commanded by their metal counterparts - around ￡300.
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