Vista Technologies LLC was originally started in 1996 as a prototype business with 1 SLA machine and four employees. Presently, VistaTek now has over 30 employees and offers SLA, FDM, Polyjet, Rapid Tooling and Injection Molding all in-house.

The advantageous element of VistaTek is our array of technologies in-house. We are not limited to any certain industries. We have customers from medical, agriculture, electronics to consumer goods. With over 1600 customers and many years in business, we have touched on almost every industry. To view stories from varying industries, please visit our success stories page.

VistaTek can take native Pro-E files and native SolidWorks files along with IGES and STEP files.

Detailed instructions can be found at our creating .stl page

4-5 megabyte file can be e-mailed or 10 megabyte files can be up loaded via our file upload page.

We do need a 3D CAD model to produce your prototype using our prototyping equipment. We can assist you or direct you in creating a 3D model.

Yes. We work with customers and are capable of undercuts, hand pick-outs, manual slides and more. To see these techniques used, please visit our success stories page.

The advantages are faster to machine, the aluminum transfers heat better and the tools are easier to move about the shop. To learn more about the tooling process with aluminum please contact us or visit our rapid tooling and injection molding pages.

This all depends on the material and the complexity of the mold, but aluminum is much stronger than it's reputation. We have run 100,000+ parts of of an aluminum tool, and there have been articles written about Honda Motors making 300,000 plus.

Here is the article about Honda and the advantages it get from aluminum molds

The varieties of materials that we can run in our injection mold presses are virtually endless. Here are just a few examples of materials we have run: ABS, Polycarbonate, Nylon, Glass-filled Nylon, Acetyl, ULTEM, PEEK, Polypropylene, HDPE, LDPE, Polysulfone, etc.