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3 Reasons Why Digital Die-Cutting is a Perfect Match for Rapid Prototyping
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Engineering trials, low-volume service parts, material testing - die-less cutting can help. Here are three reasons to choose JBC digital die-cutting for your quick-turnaround R&D and testing ...
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Designing, Fabricating, and Installing Accelerator Room Doors for Cancer Care Centre
From: MarsMetalDescription: Mars Metal was contracted by a large commercial construction company to build accelerator doors for a cancer care facility in Washington, USA. We were brought on board due to our expertise in ...
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Take You to Know the Endoscope
From: ECOPTIK (CHANGCHUN) LTDDescription: Endoscope is a testing instrument that integrates traditional optics, ergonomics, precision machinery, modern electronics, mathematics, and software. One has an image sensor, optical lens, light ...
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High Precison Bore Honing Maching
Description: With advanced Swiss hone bores machine,we machine ultra hard material including sapphire,ruby.ceramic and steel bore sizes from 0.10 to 0.80 mm. It is possible to mount long single parts as well as ...
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Aerospace Casting and Surface Treatment Capabilities
Description: Aerospace and aviation companies face unique challenges for their equipment and components. First, they require highly complex and precise parts that perform their functions reliably and efficiently. ...
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CNC Machining VS 3-D Printing: Pros and Cons
Description: As newer innovations in the manufacturing world enter the market, the two methods that are most talked about are 3D printing and CNC machining. These two manufacturing processes can provide a variety ...
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Mexico Manufacturing Expansion Creates Local-for-Local Supply Chain Benefits
Description: Manufacturers around the world have been closely watching the ongoing trade war that has been occurring between the United States and China. The trade war impacts a range of goods, raw materials and ...
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Mexico's Free Trade Agreements Allow Manufacturers to Boost Supply Chains
Description: Manufacturers consider dozens of factors when it comes to expanding their operations. In addition to the costs associated with expansion, they also consider whether the new operations will feature the ...
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Optimizing Sand Casting Pattern Design
Description: The customer almost never sees the most important part of a sand casting, because that's the pattern. The pattern is what forms the cavity in the sand that's subsequently filled with molten metal. Get ...
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Resin Sand Casting Capabilities and Processes
Description: For manufacturing processes, a casting method can be used to create a product by using a mold. The material to make the product, such as metal or plastic, is poured into the mold where it cools. The ...
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Thinking About Draft Angles
Description: Some design engineers will say you always need a draft angle on sand cast parts. The reality is, that's not strictly correct. If you can orient the pattern to provide natural draft, there's no need to ...
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What Impro's Mexican Expansion Means for North American Customers
Description: Global trade policies impact our customers in different regions around the world. It can impede customer demand, slow down supply chain capabilities and raise production costs. To offset these hurdles ...
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When to Select Investment Casting for Components
Description: Selecting the appropriate precision casting and machining company to make components relies on understanding the needs of the application, your budget, and your time to market deadlines. Another ...
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4 Surprising Benefits of Embossed Metal Foil for Heat Shields
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: JBC embosses lightweight metal foils for heat shielding and noise reduction in automotive and industrial applications. But why embossing, and how does it benefit the manufacturer and end-user? ...
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How Precision Machining is Important to the Medical Device Manufacturing Industry
Description: The medical device industry is vast. Health care professionals from local family doctors to highly trained medical specialists rely on devices to provide the highest levels of care to patients around ...
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'Tis the Season to Shop for Tech Toys
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: Well, it's December now, and anyone celebrating one of the gift-giving holidays that's coming up is likely going into shopping overdrive. Even though my kids are grown up, and there are as yet no ...
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3D Printed Housing: It's Happening!
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: I have a long-standing fascination with 3D printing. It's such an interesting technology, and has been put to so many good uses. It's great for product prototyping and manufacture. It has many medical ...
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Have You Ever Seen A Building Walking?
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: It didn't happen all that often, but every once in a while, when I was growing up, there'd be something in the news about a house being moved from one location to another. As I recall, it was usually ...
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Why Gaskets Fail & How to Prevent It (Part 1): Compression Set
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Foam gaskets fail, especially without proper design and material selection. In part one of our Preventing Gasket Failure series, we look at how compression set can impact gasket lifetime. ...
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Ultrafast Lasers & Advanced Motion Control Systems Improve Performance in Material Processing
Description: When it comes to material processing, less (time) is often more. Ultrafast lasers offer extremely short pulsewidths. Often optimized process parameters include other specs as well such as wavelength, ...
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Frequently Asked Questions for Sapphire Material Machining
Description: Microwork is capable of making the mini size to 0.0118"for OD, 0.00118" for ID, 0.002" for thickness and 0.0157" for spheres.Since our work is done by diamond grinding, Our standard tolerance is +/- ...
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Additive Manufactured Titanium-Ammonia Heat Pipes for Space Electronic Devices
From: BoydDescription: Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a unique fabrication method that enables complex and flexible geometry designs for a wide range of components, including two-phase thermal management components like ...
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Designing with FEA
Description: Why use FEA? FEA offers many advantages over traditional trial-and-error prototyping, helping you bring your product to market faster: FEA is more cost effective than making prototypes. FEA can ...
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Why do Surface Finishes Matter?
Description: Stainless steel surface finishes will largely depend on the intended post-fabrication application. To help in deciding which secondary process is best-suited for your company's needs, here are six ...
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Electropolishing for Nitinol: A Specialized Finishing Process
Description: Pathogen resistance and cleanability are critical features for the makers of medical implants. ...
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Electropolishing for the Pharmaceutical Industry
Description: When it comes to the surface finish of metal parts used in pharmaceutical manufacturing, there is a simple standard: it's got to be perfect. ...
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Pickling vs. Electropolishing for Precision, Consistency & Strength
Description: Metal pickling and electropolishing are both finishing treatments that can be used to remove surface impurities and contaminants from metal parts, but they represent two vastly different approaches in ...
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How Do I Know if My Part is Passive?
Description: Passivation is an acid-cleaning process designed to remove free iron from the surface of stainless steels. This process is an essential step in removing foreign matter from the surface of the metal ...
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Mechanical Polishing vs. Electropolishing
Description: Mechanical polishing is a manual process performed on individual parts, while electropolishing can be performed on multiple parts at one time. Wondering which treatment provides better results? Follow ...
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The Benefits of Electropolishing 440C AND 416 Stainless Steel
Description: Stainless steel components can be treated in a number of ways to lengthen their useful life, but the right choice may depend on the grade of stainless steel. What should manufacturers consider when ...
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Vibratory Polishing vs. Electropolishing
Description: As companies examine ways to enhance their metal parts, they will be able to choose from a variety of metal finishing treatments, including vibratory polishing and electropolishing. Each process ...
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Injection Molding Principles
From: XometryDescription: Injection Molding combines the latest injection molding processes with proprietary technology and an experienced team to deliver end-use parts ...
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Mastering Tolerances
From: XometryDescription: General machining tolerances & specific tolerances guidelines ...
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The Importance of Rapid Prototyping
Description: As a forecast of the end product, the RP process has many advantages ...
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Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing
From: XometryDescription: This guide outlines 3D printing, its basics, getting started, and the top commercial 3D printing processes and materials used today. ...
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The Importance of Powder Coating
Description: In industries of manufacturing, the term "powder coating" is fairly common. However, when a client orders custom springs, they may not fully understand what powder coating is and its importance to the ...
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Send in the Drones!
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: Like those belonging to pretty much everyone else, the electronics devices and gadgets I rely on occasionally run out of juice. I forget to charge my phone. Or my smart watch. I misjudge how long my ...
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Carbon Footprint: LUMIFLON LF710F vs. PVDF
Description: This bulletin examines the carbon footprint of an FEVE resin powder coating compared to that of a liquid PVDF extrusion coating. ...
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Q&A About Aluminum Nitride
Description: With the development of the electric components, smaller but better performance and lower energy cost elements are pressing demand. The high dense, high power and a high-frequency component may ...
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What are the Main Applications of Optical Coating?
From: ECOPTIK (CHANGCHUN) LTDDescription: The main high precision optical thin film include reflective films, anti-reflection films, polarizing films, interference filters, beam splitters, and so on. ...
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Ensuring the Durability of Oleophobic Coatings on Consumer Tech
From: Brighton ScienceDescription: We're all thinking a lot more about the surfaces we touch and the invisible things that might be on those surfaces. Manufacturers have been thinking about how surfaces interact with our skin and the ...
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Complex Custom Rubber Extrusions Simplified
Description: A complex rubber extrusion made to specification is no simple task. Because of the special shapes and features required for optimum performance, complex extrusions take more time and diligence to ...
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Screen Printing Technology
From: G. Bopp USA Inc.Description: Our recommendations are the result of many years of collaboration with customers, suppliers and partners from the entire screen printing process. With the ever-increasing requirements, for example in ...
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How to Know if Hydrophilic Coatings on Medical Devices Provide the Necessary Comfort for Patients
From: Brighton ScienceDescription: Comfort is more than just a nice thing to hope for when it comes to medical devices like tubing, catheters and stents that are implanted into the human body. Comfort, in this instance, is referring to ...
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Chip News, from NASA and Intel
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: When it came to chips, last week was a big one for news. First, we learned that NASA has produced a new chip that will be able to withstand the extreme conditions on Venus. ...
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Mind Over Matter. In this Case, a Prosthetic Hand.
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: Mind-controlled prosthetics for amputees have been around for years. And they're amazing. But the functionality they provide is limited. They can be awkward to use and don't provide fine motor ...
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Case Study: Thermal Imaging
From: Knight Optical (UK) LtdDescription: Using its expertise, Knight Optical recommended using a germanium window with precise coating requirements. Using a state of the art metrology laboratory, the ability to ensure each window performed ...
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UV Curing Three Dimensional (3D) Parts
Description: UV curing of coatings and paint on three dimensional (3D) complex shaped parts can be a challenge because UV curing is "line-of-sight", meaning that every point on a surface must see the UV energy to ...
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Direct-to-Metal UV Coating Solutions
Description: The applications of UV technology in metal finishing vary widely from shafts and cylinders to complex shapes, such as portable propane gas cylinders, hydraulic cylinders, motor assemblies, oil ...
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Coatings on Car Sensors and Why We Don't Have Driverless Cars Yet
From: Brighton ScienceDescription: Our relationship to our vehicles may have changed in the past few months with the idea of commuting to work looking more like a shuffle to the desk across the room rather than a drive to the office ...
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How to Catalog Parts
From: Advanced Assembly, LLC.Description: Every manufacturer has their own unique part numbering scheme. In addition to the part type, the numbering scheme helps to differentiate between alternate footprints. ...
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High Reliability PCB Design Tips for Aerospace and Other Harsh Environments
From: Advanced Assembly, LLC.Description: Whether a sensor package is placed on an airplane, a spacecraft, or down the borehole of a wellhead, the cost of failure can often be measured in hundreds of lives or millions of dollars lost.For ...
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Ultra-thin Metal Cutting
Description: ultra-fast femtosecond laser cutting machine in ultra-thin metal foil is high accuracy, suitable for micro-precision processing; ultraviolet laser cutting machine is suitable for precision processing, ...
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Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS)
Description: A closer look at this exciting technology ...
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Application of Laser Etching Technology in Solar Cell Manufacturing
Description: Laser etching is an important tool for the production of thin-film solar cell modules, especially high-performance ultra-short pulse lasers, which can provide ultra-short pulses with a duration of ...
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How to Design Body Care Foam Using Scientific Numbers
From: KRÜSS ScientificDescription: The words body care already say it: consumers couldn't care less about the scientific numbers that describe foam. They want to brush their teeth with just the right amount of foam. They want smooth, ...
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Emerging Technologies for 2017 - Part One
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: As a new year begins, I always like to take a look at what the pundits are predicting for technology trends in the upcoming year. On embedded.com, EDN and EE Times editors - a.k.a. the pundits - ...
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Emerging Technologies for 2017 - Part Two
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: Earlier this month I had a post that covered half of the hot technology predictions from EDN and EE Times editors as featured on embedded.com. Here's the second half of what the EDN and EE Times ...
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Adhesion on Glass
From: KRÜSS ScientificDescription: Contact angle and surface tension in glass cleaning and coating ...
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Adhesion on Metals
From: KRÜSS ScientificDescription: Contact angle and surface tension for the processing of metal surfaces ...
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Adhesion on Polymers
From: KRÜSS ScientificDescription: Contact angle and surface tension for optimizing plastic coatings ...
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Coating of Fibers
From: KRÜSS ScientificDescription: Methods for monitoring wetting, adhesion and cleaning ...
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Coating of Glass
From: KRÜSS ScientificDescription: Quality control of the interface chemistry of glass bonds and treated surfaces ...
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Coating of Polymers
From: KRÜSS ScientificDescription: Methods for measuring wetting and adhesion ...
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Paints and Varnishes on Surfaces
From: KRÜSS ScientificDescription: From spreading, adhesion, interfacial tension to the final functions of the finished coating ...
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What's CNC Machining?
Description: Machining cuts raw material into a desired final shape and size. ...
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Laser Etching, Scribing, and Cleaning Equipment for Perovskite Batteries
Description: New perovskite batteries have entered the field of vision of ordinary people from the research field of scientific researchers, and are initially produced and used in small areas in commerce. Our ...
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The Manufacturing Difference of a Precision Rotary Drum Mixer
Description: Continental's award-winning coating technology Free-Fall Processing® allows for quick distributive mixing and coating, ensuring customers receive a consistent product ...
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Different Ceramics Processing Technology
Description: Ceramics are now applied in many different industries and because of its hard and brittle features, traditional processing cannot achieve a good effect and laser is the ideal processing for various ...
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Laser Etching of ITO Glass and Thin Film Comparison
Description: ITO coated glass and thin film etching process is an important procedure for solar cell, touch screen, optoelectronics and other industries. To ensure production efficiency, cost, and environmental ...
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The Future of Test & Measurement
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: Back in September, Martin Rowe had a very interesting piece on EDN entitled "Wh at will drive test & measurement?" In his column, Rowe combines the answers that two of his readers had given to some ...
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Alluxa's Role in the Fight Against COVID-19
From: Alluxa, Inc.Description: Accurate testing and detection of SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus responsible for COVID-19, is key to stop the spread of this deadly respiratory disease. ...
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Case Study: BMW Uses Xometry's Range of Technologies to Make Custom Assembly Tooling
From: XometryDescription: BMW tooling engineers can use Xometry's CNC machining, 3D printing, and urethane casting for custom assembly fixtures, which allows the company to put the finishing touches on its vehicles quickly and ...
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Case Study: NASA Partners with Xometry to Fast-track Critical Life Support Systems on the International Space Station
From: XometryDescription: NASA engineers at the Marshall Space Flight Center employed Xometry's large format CNC machining capabilities to build mission-critical air purification units. ...
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The New Red Pitaya Upgraded for Industrial DAQ Applications?
Description: Using our expertise, existing DAQ building blocks and following the three steps, we come to the development of a specific DAQ device. As an example, one of our customers has used a set of Red Pitaya's ...
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Become a 3D Printing Expert: Guide to Rapid Prototyping
Description: A compilation of our prototyping experience and intimate 3D printing knowledge to help you quickly master rapid prototyping with 3D printing. ...
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Learn About DFM/DFA
From: Advanced Assembly, LLC.Description: Sometimes called "spell check" for PCB designs, DFM and DFA software checks can prevent hours to days of holds and delays. In this free webinar learn how DFM/DFA software checks work, what errors are ...
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Learn About Laminates
From: Advanced Assembly, LLC.Description: In today's high-tech world, electrical engineers have many choices when it comes to designing their PCBs, including what type of laminate to use. Laminates form the foundation for a high-functioning ...
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Learn About Vias
From: Advanced Assembly, LLC.Description: In this free webinar, learn all about vias including basic terminology, types of vias, the fabrication process, how vias are inspects and common design mistakes. ...
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To Panelize or Not to Panelize
From: Advanced Assembly, LLC.Description: Key considerations when panelizing printed circuit boards ...
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Materials for Die-Cutting: An Intro to Open Cell & Closed Cell Foams
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: You've decided on foam for your next precision die-cut gaskets or seals, but is it the right foam? Is it an open-cell or a closed-cell foam? Does it matter? Let's learn more about these two types of ...
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Reduce Lead Times with JBC Technologies Supply Chain Solutions
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Managing lead times today can seem impossible. Unhappy customers, increased inventory carrying costs, lack of flexibility. All of this affects your bottom line. Don't go it alone. We can help. ...
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The Smart Guide to Designing for Manufacturability: A Designing for Plastic Injection Molding Resource
Description: In this eBook you will find best practices for designing a part for injection molding, tips on features you may incorporate into your design, and guidance to avoid common pitfalls. ...
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VIS-NIR Low-cost Raman Spectrometer
Description: Within Instrumentation Technologies, we deliver a full suite of solutions and services to a worldwide market in healthcare and medicine, IoT, smart cities, telecommunications, aerospace, university ...
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Plastic Design Guidelines for pDCPD
From: Osborne Industries, Inc.Description: Plastic design guidelines are crucial for polydicyclopentadiene (pDCPD) molding because they allow for easier part moldability, reduce overall production time, and help to ensure the quality of a ...
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Profiling for successful BGA/CSP Rework
From: MetcalDescription: This paper discusses how to successfully profile a printed circuit board when reworking Ball Grid Array and Chip Scale Packages. ...
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5 Popular Plastic Fabrication Methods
From: Osborne Industries, Inc.Description: There are many types of plastic molding and methods used in manufacturing. Which plastic fabrication method is used depends on such factors as the product or part itself, its application, its size and ...
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Custom Injection Molding: Rewards of Metal to Plastic Conversion
From: Osborne Industries, Inc.Description: Custom plastic molding and die-cast molding have been compared for decades. When it comes down to a side-by-side comparison, companies that convert from metal to plastic experience many benefits from ...
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RTM and RIM Material Selection for Industry Applications
From: Osborne Industries, Inc.Description: Custom thermoset molding services range across a variety of industries, each with a unique set of materials and part specifications. Both the resin transfer molding (RTM) process and reaction ...
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Multi Jet Fusion FAQs
Description: Understanding the benefits of multi jet fusion through most-asked questions and answers ...
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3D Printing Micro Features with Stereolithography's MicroFine Material
From: Proto Labs, Inc.Description: When building a part with 3D printing, the machine's resolution can have a significant impact on the final part by determining the minimum feature size, surface finish quality, and cost. To ...
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Beyond the Straight-Pull Mold: Advanced Tooling for Complex Parts
From: Proto Labs, Inc.Description: When you think of injection molding, the image of a straight-pull mold is probably what first comes to mind. It's the classic A-side and B-side mold that closes together to form the final part. It's ...
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Carbon Platform: Enabling Digital Manufacturing at Any Scale
From: Proto Labs, Inc.Description: We are in the midst of a transformation where a transition from physical to digital has challenged the traditional ways to manufacture objects. Digital manufacturing has been the backbone of 3D ...
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CNC Machining for Prototypes and Low-Volume Production Parts
From: Proto Labs, Inc.Description: You're probably reading this on a computer. Thank a machinist. Without precision machine tools and the people who operate them, your computer, desk, office chair, the cars in the parking lot, and the ...
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Create Jigs and Fixtures with CNC Machining and 3D Printing
From: Proto Labs, Inc.Description: Jigs and fixtures often serve as key production floor manufacturing tools that can help streamline part assembly, create efficient workflow processes, improve overall manufacturing quality, help ...
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How Tunnel Gates Can Improve Injection-Molded Parts
From: Proto Labs, Inc.Description: When designing parts for injection molding, key elements of the mold that you will need to work out are the gates, which control the flow of the melted resin (plastic) into the mold cavity. Gates are ...
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Medtech Startup Gets to Market Faster, Cost-Effectively with On-Demand Molding
From: Proto Labs, Inc.Description: Medtech startup Invoy Technologies is on a mission to disrupt the weight-loss industry. Its novel solution combines patented technology-a handheld breath analyzer that instantly measures fat ...
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Metal 3D Printing and Machining Produce High-Efficiency Rocket Designed by Stanford Students
From: Proto Labs, Inc.Description: The Stanford Student Space Initiative (SSI) is the largest student-run organization at the university. Since its inception, it has brought together students from a variety of disciplines to pursue ...
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Navigating from Additive Manufacturing to Injection Molding
From: Proto Labs, Inc.Description: The precision and repeatability of industrial-grade 3D printing has established additive manufacturing as an effective and accurate process for functional prototyping. At the same time, plastic ...
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Onshoring Options Offer More Efficient Supply Chain Management
From: Proto Labs, Inc.Description: Supply chain managers are continuing to discover the benefits of onshoring options, taking advantage of contract manufacturers that use digital technologies and smart, on-demand manufacturing on our ...