Threaded holes are the holes you create inside a hardware part, featuring the screw system you can use to lock another part or component in it. So, when creating a threaded hole, it’s not just about drilling the hole. You will also need to create a thread inside the hole to match with the external …
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Building an aircraft is not just about using metal materials in the production and assembly process. Manufacturers also use some plastic materials to produce custom plastic aerospace parts and prototypes through the injection molding process. In this guide, you will learn about the injection molding services for custom plastic aerospace rapid prototypes and parts production. Benefits …
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Compared to the traditional production method, CNC machining is a more advanced production process that you can use to manufacture hardware parts and components with better efficiency and accuracy. How big is the investment you need to put into your CNC production process? In this guide, we will look deeper into the CNC processing cost calculation, …
Delrin plastics are common thermoplastic materials used by manufacturers to create durable parts and components with excellent dimensional stability and various resistances. Manufacturers can use the the plastic materials as the basic materials in extrusion, injection molding, and CNC machining processes. This guide will help you understand more about the the plastic characteristics and applications. What …
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Rapid Tooling is an important part of any manufacturing process. Before producing any hardware parts, components, or prototypes, you will need to go through the tooling process to create the molds for your hardware parts, sheet metalwork components, and prototypes. However, the traditional tooling process can take quite a lot of time to complete, and …
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There are various types of plastic materials used in manufacturing processes nowadays. Manufacturers use these plastic materials to create various sheet metalwork parts, components, rapid prototypes, and completed products in various industries. Thermosets and thermoplastics are manufacturers’manufacturers’ most common plastic materials in their production cycles. What are thermosets and thermoplastics, and what are their differences? …
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You will need to use the welding process if you want to combine or join different sheet metals together. You can also use some sheet metal welding techniques to fasten the sheet metalwork, which will give you a much better result than by using screws or other fasteners. Manufacturers have been using different welding methods …
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Calculating die casting cost is quite simple. You need to factor in every potential spending in your die casting production, and you will get the total cost. It means you will need to calculate the cost of the die casting equipment, tooling, materials, labor, design fees, potential failures, and other expenses. It would help if …
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You can use rubber materials in the rubber molding process to create various rubber-based parts for various industrial applications, such as aerospace, automotive, consumer electronics, home appliances, and many others. The waterproof feature of the rubber materials makes them ideal to use for sealing, enclosures, and similar applications. In this guide, you will learn about the …
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CAD (Computer-Aided Design) and CAM (Computer-Aided Manufacturing) software is the type of software you can use to build 2D or 3D designs for your prototypes, hardware parts, and components. You can use the data from the CAD/CAM software for the CNC machining process by converting them into the command configurations that the CNC machining equipment …
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