Metal 3D Printing Technologies: SLM vs. DMLS When it comes to metal 3D printing, there are two leading technologies that are used: selective laser melting (SLM) and direct metal laser…
Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print How to select a 3d printer slicer? Overview: How to select a 3D printer slicer? With the wide application of 3D printing, If you…
A Comprehensive Guide for Injection Molding This article is a comprehensive guide to help you understand the injection molding process, design, material performance, and methods to save cost. It takes…
Types of 3D Printing technologies in 2023 You might know 3D Printing is an additive manufacturing process in which parts are made layer by layer. It is still not easy…
How to select the right CNC material and finish? CNC Machining Materials Since CNC Machining process is compatible with various of materials — from metal to plastic — it’s easy…
Design guide for injection molding Injection molding is a formative manufacturing technology, i.e. material is formed from an amorphous shape into a fixed shape defined by a mold tool. Almost…
What is Investment Casting? Why is it called investment casting? Investment casting is an industrial process based on lost-was casting, one of the oldest known metal-forming techniques. The term "lost-wax casting" can…
5 tips to reduce injection molding costs While it is now regarded as a fairly cost-effective process, injection moulding is fundamentally a higher cost manufacturing route. However, the advantages that…
How to choose the right technology for transparent parts? Clear parts and prototypes have a huge variety of applications. Fortunately, they’re also fairly easy to make, with a wide range…
How to choose the right soft material? Soft materials are around our lives, from common commercial uses including toys, ski boots, athletic shoes, to the medical industry including resuscitator parts,…
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…
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