Jun 23, 2025 | Surface Finishing
In manufacturing and high-volume production, it is important to achieve a high-quality surface finish on metal parts to ensure functionality. Metal deburring is a crucial process that essentially involves removing any sharp edges or imperfections. These imperfections...
Jun 23, 2025 | Design Guide
Ductility vs. Malleability Picking the wrong material can cost your business a lot of money due to production hold-ups and parts breaking. In precise manufacturing, knowing about ductility (how much a material can stretch) and malleability isn’t just technical...
Jun 18, 2025 | CNC Machining
Fabrication Vs Machining You’ve probably heard the terms “metal fabrication” and “metal machining”. These sound the same and are used interchangeably. But they’re not. Yes, both involve shaping metal. But how they do it, and why, makes all the difference. These...
Jun 17, 2025 | Design Guide
Aerospace Fastener You may see fasteners everywhere; they secure and join many things. They hold your aircraft’s structure tightly and safely together. Without them, no flight would ever be possible. One aircraft uses nearly one million fasteners. That means one...
Jun 13, 2025 | Injection Molding
Draft angle in injection molding Injection molding is a manufacturing process that can produce high-quality parts with precision and efficiency. In mold design and injection molding, the draft angle can significantly affect the success and errors in production. In...
