What is Cutting Speed, Feed Rate and Depth of Cut in CNC machining? CNC machining is a material reduction manufacturing process that involves cutting off material fragments until the final…
Guide for surface roughness DefinitionThe Arithmetic Average Roughness, noted as Ra, is the absolute average relative to the base length.For simplicity, the Ra value indicates the average surface roughness for…
Whitepaper of mold surface texture for injection molding All plastic molders understand that the surface texture of the mold cavity and core will transfer a texture to the corresponding molded…
Top-10 Injection Molding Defects And How To Fix Them Plastic injection molding requires rich experience and knowledge to be dealt with, many factors related to the mold, the machine, the…
Overmolding vs. Insert Molding What’s the difference? What Is Overmolding? Overmolding is a multi-step injection molding process where two or more components are molded over top of one another. Overmolding…
Electroplating Vs Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) Coating What is Electroplating? The tool is placed inside a liquid solution and connected to a cathode, or negative pole of a power supply (think…
Laser Cutting vs. Waterjet Cutting – Key Differences The differences between these two approaches don’t just lie in their methods but in their results and applications, too. When choosing between…
Compression vs. Injection Molding – How to Choose the Right Technology The step-by-step compression molding process works as follows:STEP 1:Create molds Tooling can be produced in a number of ways, including…
Mechanical Properties Every Design Engineer Should Know Mechanical properties are those that determine the behavior of a material under the forces applied to it and reflect the relationship between its response to a…
VaporFuse Surfacing an enhanced post-treatment for your 3D parts With the constant growth of Additive Manufacturing and its fields of application, the demand for 3D-printed parts is also increasing.Today, market-ready…
Everything You Need to Know About Anodizing Aluminum How are anodic coatings applied?The anodizing processes involve submerging the aluminum component into an acid electrolytic bath and then passing an electrical…
Materials for SLS 3D Printing – Properties & Uses Selective laser sintering is a popular technology among 3D printing processes as it can be used with a wide range of…
SLA Materials Overview – Stereolithography Explained SLA uses a UV laser to cure liquid resin into hardened plastic in a process called photopolymerization. Different combinations of the monomers, oligomers, photoinitiators,…
HP Multi Jet Fusion White Paper – Technology Overview How does HP Multi Jet Fusion work?IntroductionHP Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) technology is a powder-bed fusion 3D printing technology that allows…
Dental 3D Printing Guide – Precision for Oral Healthcare 3D printing technology and the dental industry is a natural match. First of all, the tooth characteristics of each patient in the…
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