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Do you love the customizability, speed, ease, and simplicity you get with 3D printing but dislike the roughness of the resulting parts? Well, there are a few common finishing methods to smooth out 3D printed parts, to give you a pleasing aesthetic, along with the production benefits mentioned above. One of the common types of […]
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SPI guidelines provide injection molders and product designers with a standard way to describe the surface finish of molded plastic parts. These guidelines were defined by the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI), a U.S.-based trade association that’s now known as the Plastics Industry Association (PIA, or PLASTICS). By providing a “common language” for surface […]
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Thermoplastics and thermoset plastics are classes of polymers used in injection molding, CNC machining, 3D printing, and urethane casting. Like elastomers, another class of polymer, thermoplastics and thermosets both consist of long, repeating chains of molecules. Under a microscope, the structure of a thermoplastic resembles a railroad track while a thermoset material looks like a […]
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A STEP file is a standardized 3D CAD file format used to exchange product design data between different CAD systems. Because it preserves precise geometry and product structure, the STEP format is widely used in engineering, manufacturing, and product development workflows. This guide explains what STEP files are, how they work, and why they are […]
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Introduction The concept of and applications for Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machining are mainstream in modern manufacturing and are used to make products in a range of sizes & varying dimensions. However, production CNC machining is volume-dependent. Mastering CNC production entails learning how to efficiently utilize a CNC machine to produce large quantities of components. […]
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Jigs and fixtures are frequently utilized in CNC machining to ensure precision, accuracy, and quality of CNC machined components. These are both types of engineered tooling designed to hold things in place during machining. The ability to hold things in place makes jigs and fixtures workholders for CNC machining. While both of these terms are […]
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Specialty plastics for injection molding have material and performance properties that meet the requirements of more demanding applications. These include engineering plastics and resins for medical, automotive, aerospace, electronics, and other applications. Polymer blends — mixtures of two or more polymers that form new materials with different properties — are also used to meet tougher […]
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The Challenge: Avoid Gate-Related Part Defects Injection molding gates are larger or smaller in order to support the direction and volume of flow into the mold cavity. If a gate is too large, molten plastic may fill the cavity unevenly and cause part defects such as weld lines and shrinkage. If a gate is too […]
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The advent of 3D printable transparent materials has opened doors to new possibilities with rapid prototyping for optical applications. Now, we can consider how to use and manipulate light with 3D printed parts. Light pipes, sometimes referred to as light guides or light tubes, are physical components used to purposefully redirect or transport light from […]
