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Design Guide: How to Design Ribs for Plastic Parts

Follow these guidelines when designing rib features for plastic injection moulding. Continue Reading
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Roughing vs Finishing in Machining

Rough machining utilizes a high feed rate and large, deep cutters, while CNC finishing involves low feed rates and precise,…
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How to Minimize the Effect of Ejector Pin Marks on Your Injection Moulded Parts

Learn how to minimize ejector pin marks in your plastic injection moulded parts.
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Best CAD File Format To Use For CNC Machining

The safest option is STP (.step) for CNC machining. Other file formats that are commonly used include IGS (.iges), DXF…
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How Much Does Die Casting Cost?

How much can you expect die casting to cost and how does it compare to sand casting and cnc machining?
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Soft Tooling vs Hard Tooling: Which Makes Sense For Your Project?

In some instances, investing in hard tooling during the prototyping stage may be necessary.
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 additive manufacturing (3D printing) vs subtractive manufacturing (CNC)

3D Printing vs CNC Machining: What’s the Best Way To Make Your Part?

3D printing is often cheaper for single parts but CNC offers better economies of scale.
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Selecting The Right 3D Printing Material For Your Application

Discover the top 3D printing materials for different applications: heat-resistant, food-safe, etc.
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Casting vs Machining — Which is Better?

In this article, we compare the precision, cost, speed, applications and materials of casting vs cnc machining.
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Metal Casting Techniques: Die Casting vs Investment Casting vs Sand Casting

Learn your options for metal casting.
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Injection Moulding Tooling Material Options

You can often get Chinese tools like S50C and P20 at the price of an aluminium tool.
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Alternatives to Injection Moulding for Small Runs: What Are My Options?

Explore the top low cost alternatives to injection moulding.
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3-Axis to 12-Axis: Comparing Different CNC Milling Machines

Common CNC routers typically have 3 to 5 axes, but there are also advanced machines with up to 12 axes.
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10 Most Common Injection Moulding Defects: Causes and Solutions

Learn the 10 most common injection moulding defects, their severity, root causes, and solutions to prevent them.
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What is Design For Manufacturing (DFM)?

Successful Design For Manufacturing (DFM) should minimize cost while retaining – or even increasing – the performance of a part…
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Manufacturing Rubber and Flexible Parts: What Are My Options?

Find out what your options are for manufacturing flexible, rubber-like, elastomeric parts.
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Is Switching Your Metal Part to Plastic Viable?

Why consider making a switch from to plastic and is it viable for your project?
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