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4 Things to do Next When Your Prototype Doesn’t Work
Jan,16 2024
A bringing an idea from the design stage to the prototype process means that it must undergo a great deal of work. From tweaking numbers and moving components to changing materials and adding featu……
5 common mistakes to avoid when injection molding
Jan,16 2024
Like any manufacturing process, injection molding has its advantages and disadvantages. Some parts are easier to mold than others, and things can quickly go wrong if you don’t know what you’re doin……
How to make transparent and translucent parts
Jan,16 2024
Clear parts and prototypes have a huge variety of applications. Fortunately, they’re also fairly easy to make, with a wide range of materials and prototyping technologies at your disposal.This arti……
Top 11 Advantages of 5-axis CNC Machining You can Expect
Jan,16 2024
The benefits of 5 axis machining may not be obvious to non-experts. After all, your CNC machined parts are three-dimensional, not five-dimensional, right? Intuitively, you might think that a 3 axis……
Which are the best manufacturing options for electronics enclosures?
Jan,16 2024
For developers of electronic products, a robust and aesthetically pleasing enclosure can turn a scrapheap-bound piece of junk into a market-conquering phenomenon.Both prototypes and end-use parts r……
Our Guide to Nickel Plating
Jan,16 2024
Nickel plating dates back several centuries and has been used for a variety of purposes over that period. There are two types of nickel plating, electroless and electrolytic. Electrolytic nickel pl……
Easy Guide to Hard Anodizing
Jan,16 2024
Anodizing is an electrochemical process that deposits an oxide layer on a metallic surface to provide corrosion protection — and anodized coatings may be dyed in various colors. Hard anodizing, whe……
Our Guide to Sulfuric Acid Anodizing
Jan,16 2024
Ensuring your parts are sufficiently finished to withstand environmental conditions is a critical consideration for every product. And among the most popular methods of environmental protection is ……
What to Know About Injection Molding Tooling Life
Jan,16 2024
Injection molding tool life is the number of production cycles that an injection mold can complete before it needs to be replaced or repaired. A production cycle spans the closing of the mold, the ……
CNC Machining: Macros, Subprograms, and Parametric Programming
Jan,16 2024
CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machining is an automated, subtractive manufacturing process where a CNC machine is controlled with a set of commands that, when followed, will produce a part. CNC ……
Common Plastic Materials for Injection Molding
Jan,16 2024
Plastic materials for injection molding range from commonly used polymers to specialty plastics and polymer blends. There are hundreds of different plastic resins available, and they each have diff……
What are Jigs and Fixtures?
Jan,15 2024
For those who dabble in manufacturing or prototyping, terms “jig” and “fixture” appear frequently, especially when talking about machining — a subtractive manufacturing process for plastic and meta……