Early prototyping is critical in many scenarios, especially when it comes to a robust product development process. Manufacturers partnered with trusted plastic prototype suppliers and rapid prototyping service providers are able to learn essential production information prior to manufacturing. Plastic prototyping accomplishes a number of objectives, including physically representing how a part or component might […]
To learn how hot runners and manifolds are used in injection molding, it helps to understand what these are. Hot runners are associated with heated components, which facilitate the injection of plastic resin into mold cavities. Molds can be made with either ‘Hot Runner’ or ‘Cold Runner’ mold construction philosophies. Wise use of a ‘Hot […]
Vacuum forming for short run or low volume manufacturing can be a valuable tool in making high quality plastic components.
How Does Vacuum Forming Work?
Vacuum forming is a manufacturing process whereby a thermoplastic material is heated and subsequently formed into a 3D shape. The forming occurs as typically vacuum pressure pulls or sucks the warmed plastic […]
Historically, automotive instrumentation had been limited primarily to functional driver gages. For the most part, this consisted of things like the fuel gauge, battery gauge, oil pressure gauge, speedometer, and coolant gauge. Some simple gauges were later replaced with warning lights to create a cleaner dashboard appearance. Eventually, instrumentation received its most dramatic change by […]
Within the past few years, great advances have been made in CNC machining of plastics and CNC prototyping. Whether you are considering different CNC prototyping suppliers or just desire higher quality CNC prototype products, the following advances, intelligently employed, are making a huge impact in the industry.
4 and 5-Axis Milling
An increasing number of suppliers for […]
There have been a number of recent advancements in 3D printing and rapid prototyping. For one thing, 3D and rapid prototyping suppliers now have access to highly advanced equipment that far exceeds prior options. When a supplier uses a rapid prototype machine designed with the latest technology, the finished product is significantly more precise than […]
Today, electronic circuitry is used in many industries, including medical, industrial, automotive, and more. Application challenges continue to grow, with the need to pack high processing power in a very limited volume or the need to drive related electronic components such as LEDs. Meeting these electronic requirements, especially in harsh environments or compact space, is […]
In recent years there has been an exponential growth in the usage of light pipes and light guides in lighting systems for both external (forward and rear lighting) as well as internal vehicle illumination. Light pipes and light guides act as TIR (Total Internal Reflection) optics. With this type of optic, light is transmitted through […]
Tremendous advancements have been made in LED technologies in the past few years. Within the lighting industry, LED technology has become one of the driving forces behind new lighting concepts and applications. Because of that, rapid change has occurred in product design because of these ever more powerful light sources.
One of the more radical advancements, […]
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