Some designers would like to think that making things from recycled materials or designing them for marginally longer life will save the world, but in truth much of it will end up in landfill regardless. Take a drinks bottle – Do you buy a bottle made with recycled content, or use a refillable bottle? [...]
1) gain greater product structural strength That third little pig really knew how to choose the right materials to build a strong house. Choosing plastic over metal gives you products which are light-weight, easier to use and yet possess increased structural strength. Plastic parts can be stronger than metal parts through the use of engineering [...]
There are numerous reasons why replacing metal parts with plastic makes sense. Here’s why plastic may be the best option for your parts. […]
CNC plasma cutting uses high velocity high temperature ionized gas along with an arc, to cut different types of materials under computer control. […]
With the development of science and technology and social needs of the diversification of products more competitive, the replacement cycle is becoming shorter and shorter. To that end, not only in accordance with the requirements of the market as soon as possible to design new products, […]
LASER stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. In laser cutting, sheets of materials are cut by using a beam of high intensity light, so high that it vaporizes the material at the cutting line. The laser beam is moved optically keeping the sheet fixed or the laser beam is fixed and the [...]
CNC water jet cutting produces part shapes by cutting sheet material using a high pressure stream of water containing small abrasive particles. […]
CNC is the abbreviation for ‘computer numerical control. It is a computer control technique that drives machine tools to fabricate metal components. […]
Surface roughness is the measure if the finer surface irregularities in the surface texture. These are the result of the manufacturing process employed to create the surface. Surface roughness Ra is rated as the arithmetic average deviation of the surface valleys and peaks expressed in microinches or micrometers. ISO standards use the term CLA (Center [...]
Prior to the injection of the molten plastic into the mold, the two halves of the mold must first be securely closed by the clamping unit. When the mold is attached to the injection molding machine, each half is fixed to a large plate, called a platen. […]