As the old saying goes, Its hard to teach an old dog new tricks-Like converting metal parts to plastic. We discussed in our last blog, when done properly, parts converted from metal-to-plastic benefit from: Cost reduction Improve functionality Design
When you need to 3D print parts, you can either invest and utilize your own equipment, or order parts through a 3D printing bureau. But, how do you know when it is best to leverage the 3D printing processes of a service provider compared to in-house capabilities? Below are the top 3 reasons why customers have utilized a service bureau, like us.
Urethane molding is used mainly for prototype, bridge, and lower volume production runs. The process by which urethane—or, polyurethane—molding is done is similar to other types of manufacturing such as injection molding. The big differences come in the overall cost and cycle time as urethane molding is a type of soft tooling manufacturing method rather than hard tooling.
Material Properties. Part Design. Part Finish. Economics. Lead Time. Pick Two. That is how most projects go in Additive Manufacturing. It is very rare in the AM world where you can have your cake and eat it too. That is why the University of Adelaide Project is so special.
As an engineer, you’re always looking for new and better solutions for your design projects. You’ve likely experimented with traditional additive or 3D printing to produce models and prototypes. Besides being slow, the surface finish and mechanical properties are often suspect. But have you tried the newest innovation in 3D printing? Digital Light Synthesis (DLS)!
Sheet metal fabrication is the process of forming parts from a metal sheet. 3D CAD files are converted into machine code, which controls a machine to precisely cut and form the sheets into the final part. Sheet metal parts are known for their durability, which makes them great for end-use applications (e.g. chassis). Parts used for low volume prototypes and high volume production runs are most cost-effective due to large initial setup and material costs.
Injection molding is the most commonly used manufacturing process for the fabrication of plastic parts. A wide variety of products are manufactured using injection molding, which vary greatly in their size, complexity, and application. The injection molding process requires the use of an injection molding machine, raw plastic material, and a mold. The plastic is melted in the injection molding machine and then injected into the mold, where it cools and solidifies into the final part. We exports mould mainly to the USA, Germany, the UK and Holland, they are included injection moulding, insert-moulding, unscrew moulding, over-moulding. The industries we are engaged like automotives, industrial fittings and tools, toys, medical and house appliances.
We have 9 sets auto-lathe machine and turn-mill combination cnc for producing the precision turned parts. CNC turning produces parts by "turning" rod material and feeding a cutting tool into the turning material. On a lathe the material to be cut rotates while a cutter is fed into the rotating workpiece. The cutter can be fed at a variety of angles and many tool shapes can be used Lathe turning machines are able to provide low cost parts for simple cylindrical geometries. All metal and plastic materials,shapes and sizes parts are available to be lathe turned.
Our surface finishing Capacity: Passivate,Anodizing,Electroplate,Sandblasted,Oxidation,Bake Painting, Silkscreen, Laser carving,Heat Treatment,Tempering,Polishing,Brushing,Galvanization,Nickel Plating,Oil Spraying,Coating,Ni/Cr/Zinc Plating Some inst
Sheet metal prototyping services offer a fast and cost-effective solution for your projects,including bending,punching, cutting,welding.
CNC machining,sheet metal,3D printing,rapid tooling and vacuum molding are avaible for small batch production. Usuall small batch production means 50 pcs to 1000+ pcs parts. Being the first to market can be successful. Small batch production manufact
A good design must be practical. The mold maker must be able to produce the components in a logical, orderly manner to make money. Often, close tolerance dimensions are specified when a much looser tolerance could have easily done the job.
