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[Durometer Comparison Chart](https://marianinc.com/durometer/) - [IP Rating & NEMA Rating Charts](https://marianinc.com/ip-rating-and-nema-rating-charts/) - [Roll Length Calculator](https://marianinc.com/roll-length-calculator/) - [Roll Diameter Calculator](https://marianinc.com/roll-diameter-calculator/) - [Material Data Sheets](https://marianinc.com/data-sheets/) - [CONTACT US](https://info.marianinc.com/contact-us) - [REQUEST A PROTOTYPE](https://info.marianinc.com/request-a-prototype) - [REQUEST A QUOTE](https://info.marianinc.com/request-a-quote) # Flexible Solutions ## [Rapid Prototyping Methods - Advantages and Disadvantages](https://blog.marianinc.com/blog/rapid-prototyping-methods) Posted by [Katie Sullivan](https://blog.marianinc.com/blog/author/katie-sullivan) August 12, 2019 9:00 AM [![Rapid Prototyping Methods - Advantages and Disadvantages](https://blog.marianinc.com/hubfs/Picture9-introCD.jpg)](https://blog.marianinc.com/blog/rapid-prototyping-methods) [Prototypes](https://marianinc.com/capabilities/prototyping/)are typically produced in relatively small quantities and used by our customers to **verify design, evaluate material choices, and build prototypes of their assembly**. [Read More](https://blog.marianinc.com/blog/rapid-prototyping-methods) Topics: [Manufacturing](https://blog.marianinc.com/blog/topic/manufacturing), [Die Cutting](https://blog.marianinc.com/blog/topic/die-cutting), [Prototype](https://blog.marianinc.com/blog/topic/prototype), [Laser cutting](https://blog.marianinc.com/blog/topic/laser-cutting) ## [Top 5 Reasons You Should be Prototyping with Marian](https://blog.marianinc.com/blog/prototyping-with-marian) Posted by [Andrew Bonar](https://blog.marianinc.com/blog/author/andrew-bonar) October 27, 2017 4:22 PM [![Top 5 Reasons You Should be Prototyping with Marian](https://blog.marianinc.com/hubfs/Prototype%20Pic.jpg)](https://blog.marianinc.com/blog/prototyping-with-marian) Let's get straight to the point! ### **Here are 5 reasons you should be prototyping with Marian:** 1. **Speed-to-prototype** and material expertise is part of our culture and business plan. Our experts will start by consulting with you to understand your application and the design of your product. We will then recommend a few materials to test for your application. Provide us with a two-dimensional CAD file of your part, and our teams can quickly get to work on creating your prototype parts.   2. We stock [hundreds of materials](https://marianinc.com/materials/) that are readily available for [prototyping](https://marianinc.com/capabilities/prototyping/). Having materials readily available allows us to quickly produce prototype parts. Check out our material data sheets page; we keep stock of most of these materials. 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