The lkprototype factory is ISO 9001:2015 quality management system certified and undergoes bi-annual third-party audits (deviation rate < 0.8%) to ensure that from design to delivery the entire process meets the level of accuracy within ±0.05 mm tolerance, for example, in 2023 for manufacturing 1,000 sensor casings to a European automobile customer. The defective rate of the products was only 0.12% (industrial average of 1.5%), thus helping the customers directly save quality costs of $230,000. Apart from that, its ISO 13485:2016 medical device certification also applies to aseptic injection molding workshops (cleanliness up to Class 7, particulate matter ≤352,000/m³), which increases the level of biocompatibility tests for a local surgical robot joint component from 82% to 98%. And shorten the FDA registration cycle by 6 months (savings of approximately $120,000 in certification costs).
In the vehicle manufacturing sector, lkprototype’s IATF 16949:2016 qualification requires the supply chain traceability system to achieve 100% batch control of parts, as well as automated equipment (e.g., coordinate measuring machine precision at 1.2 microns), prototype development cycle of a new energy car enterprise from 45 to 18 days. Size fluctuation standard deviation is controlled at 0.03 mm (≤industry standard 0.1 mm). Based on the “China Auto Parts Quality Report” statistics, the certification system has lowered the risk of product recall for its customers by 67%, prolonged the mold life to 500,000 times (300,000 times for common manufacturers), and lowered the cost of production of a single piece by 18%.
For the aviation sector, the AS9100D certification of lkprototype requires that the error rate in batch inspection of raw materials is less than 0.05%. Its CNC processing center is equipped with a temperature constant system (temperature swing ±0.5℃), and performed successfully a titanium alloy bracket with the weight error as small as ±3 grams (total weight of 280 grams) for one satellite manufacturer. And successfully passed the NASA standard vibration test (5-2000Hz frequency range, 20g acceleration). In 2022, its aluminum alloy components fatigue strength test data (≥1×10 Guess cycles) were added to the Aerospace Materials Preferred Catalog, and customer orders increased by 41% year on year.
In environmental terms, lkprototype’s ISO 14001:2015 environmental management system reduces unit energy consumption to 0.28 tonnes standard coal / 10,000 yuan (industry average 0.45 tonnes) and reduces industrial water consumption by 12,000 tonnes per year through a wastewater reuse system (85% recovery rate). In 2023, together with a photovoltaic company, the carbon footprint verification of its photovoltaic support die casting shows that the carbon emissions of each product are reduced from 6.7kgCO₂e to 4.2kgCO₂e (37% carbon reduction), helping customers achieve the EU carbon tariff exemption qualification, and saving tariff costs of about $85,000 / quarter.
According to the Global Rapid Prototyping Industry Analysis Report, lkprototype’s 12 global certifications (RoHS, REACH, etc.) satisfy 98% of customers’ compliance needs, thus leading its customer retention rate in the three primary areas of medical, automotive and consumer electronics to 92%. For example, a cellular phone company whose IPC-A-610G electronic assembly certification (defect level < 50ppm) increased the efficiency of pilot production of the motherboard prototype from 88% to 99.6%, and reduced the R&D expenditure per single project by 15% (approx. $240,000). Such certification mechanisms combine to build the lkprototype “48-hour response, 72-hour delivery” quick manufacturing environment, the past three years for global customers to cut the average product to market time of 41 days.