In many production and R&D projects, the ability to prototype products or parts before committing to full-scale production is essential. Prototyping often serves as a critical milestone within the Stage/Gate processes of the IA Method. At IA, our deep commitment to R&D naturally extends to a strong dedication to prototyping, ensuring our clients can confidently move forward with their projects.

To support our prototyping efforts, we maintain a fully equipped machine shop capable of rapidly producing parts and forming tools. Additionally, our strong partnerships with trusted companies enable us to leverage nearly every manufacturing method available today. By combining these resources with our engineering expertise, we deliver comprehensive prototyping services to meet our customers’ needs.

In the heat exchange industry, our prototyping capabilities go far beyond those of a standard machine shop. As heat exchange is a key focus of our research and development efforts, we have made significant investments in specialized equipment, enabling us to manufacture a wide range of prototypes tailored to this industry.

We have in our facilities a full volume fin press as well as a low volume fin press that are dedicated strictly to prototype and pre-production runs.  We also have three fin mills that allow us to roll form prototype components based upon the requirements of the projects.  This in-house capability allows us to control the R&D and prototyping process to allow for the best use of resources.  As a recent example, we used both our fin press and fin mill capabilities to produce prototypes for a new style of recuperator that is currently in testing for military application.