Soft materials
How to choose the right soft material?
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What is Cutting Speed, Feed Rate and Depth of Cut in CNC machining
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Surface roughness
Guide for surface roughness
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Injection molding
Whitepaper of mold surface texture for injection molding
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
Injection molding defects
Top 10 Injection Molding Defects And How To Fix Them
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Insert molding
Overmolding vs. Insert Molding What’s the difference?
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
Electroplating
Electroplating Vs Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) Coating
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Laser cutting
Differences Between Laser Cutting and Waterjet Cutting
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Comprssion molding
Compression Molding vs Injection Molding – How to choose the right technology for your part?
Molding vs Injection Molding How to choose the right technology for your part? The step-by-step compression molding process works as follows: STEP 1:Create molds Tooling can
Mechanical properties
Mechanical Properties Every Design Engineer Should Know
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
3D Printing
VaporFuse Surfacing – an enhanced post treatment for your 3D parts
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
Everything you need to know about Anodizing Aluminum
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3D Printing
Materials for SLS 3D Printing
Materials for SLS 3D Printing Selective laser sintering is a popular technology among 3D printing processes as it can be used with a wide range
An Overview of Stereolithography (SLA) Materials
An Overview of Stereolithography (SLA) Materials SLA uses a UV laser to cure liquid resin into hardened plastic in a process called photopolymerization. Different combinations
White paper of HP Multi Jet Fusion
White paper of HP Multi Jet Fusion How does HP Multi Jet Fusion work? Introduction HP Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) technology is a powder-bed fusion
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