Intro There are a number of different manufacturing methods and steps that are used by any fabricator. As you’re designing a part, you want to make sure you get the most out of your design. For many, that means turning to anodization. If you’re not…
Intro After your precision machined part is fabricated, it can go through a “finishing” process. This adds certain functionality to your part. There are a lot of finishing options to pick from, but the following 9 are the most popular for machined parts. Follow along…
Intro There has been a lot of confusion when it comes to the durometer Shore hardness scale over the years. Some people think it’s a measure of how flexible a part is, and people don’t understand how important the topic is. To help answer your…
In our shop, we’ve put a chromate coating on too many parts to count, and shipped them to companies across industries and applications. This is one of the most common coatings you can apply to a part, but we realized that a lot of engineers…
For thousands of years, humans have relied on goods manufactured from metal. Our everyday lives have been and still are shaped by metal. The way we eat, sleep, and even the way we breathe is enhanced by or enabled by metal. Various metal materials make…
Machined and Sheet Metal Part Cosmetics If you’re looking for cosmetic appearance similar to that of an existing product, please email [email protected] and we’d be happy to make our recommendations. Most commonly used commercial products utilize simple finishing methods to obtain their cosmetics and these…