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Low-Pressure Die Casting (LPDC): Process, Benefits, and Design Guide

Low-pressure die casting (LPDC) is a permanent-mold process frequently used for casting high-quality aluminum products. It occupies a middle ground between gravity-fed and high-pressure die casting in terms of tooling cost, process speed, and mechanical and metallurgical quality.  What Is Low-Pressure Die Casting? Low-pressure die casting is a casting process that uses permanent molds (dies) […]

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FictivMade Part 8: Final Part Unboxing & Testing

The boxes landed at Fictiv HQ, and the payoff was real. After months of designing, prototyping, and manufacturing, the final production run of our multi-tool phone stand is officially in our hands.  If you’ve been following the journey from a simple CAD file to a physical, multi-material product, seeing a table piled high with production-ready […]

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Large Part Injection Molding: Engineering Design & Sourcing Guide

Large-component injection molding demands more than just a bigger machine. Once a molding exceeds typical machine footprints, every process parameter becomes more sensitive: clamping force, shot size, flow length, cooling rate, shrinkage, gating, and supplier capacity all require careful attention and specific strategies. The risks also scale proportionately. Minor DFM errors on a small part […]

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Fictiv Receives 2026 SupplyTech Breakthrough Award For Sourcing Solution of the Year

Annual Awards Program Recognizes Innovation in the Global Supply Chain Technology and Logistics Industry SAN FRANCISCO, June 11, 2026 – Fictiv, a global manufacturing and supply chain company, has been named Sourcing Solution of the Year by SupplyTech Breakthrough in their 5th annual SupplyTech Breakthrough Awards — recognizing standout technology companies across the global supply chain and […]

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Industrial Automation and Machinery MRO Strategy Guide

Unplanned downtime is the most expensive line item on a manufacturing plant’s balance sheet, with costs averaging $260,000 per hour in 2026.1 Emergency repairs cost 3–10 times as much as planned maintenance due to supply chain disruptions, overtime labor, and expedited shipping.2 Across the automotive, semiconductor, consumer products, and heavy industrial sectors, a stalled production […]

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JIT vs. Safety Stock: Balancing Cash Flow and Uptime in MRO Inventory Strategy

In an idealized manufacturing ecosystem, operations would carry zero inventory liabilities. Vital industrial automation components would materialize on the factory floor the exact millisecond a running asset failed, entirely eliminating storage overhead while sustaining peak Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). In reality, relying on an unmitigated Just-in-Time (JIT) model for high-velocity production lines is a massive […]