Uncategorized 10 Jan 2011 09:50 am

Sheet Metal Stamping Processes & Techniques

One way that sheet metal is used in the manufacturing of products is stamping. Sheet metal stamping is used to produce parts used in electronics, household items, automobiles, and many other industries. The process of metal stamping involves creating metal parts by applying extreme pressure to a blank piece of metal and forming said metal into a desired shape. This shape is derived from a piece called a die.
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Uncategorized 10 Jan 2011 09:45 am

Sheet Metal and It’s Uses

If you should ever, God forbid, find yourself splayed out across an operating table, the substance that you are probably gauging as being too cold is called Sheet Metal. This product of metalworking is used in many different industries and has many applications.
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Uncategorized 10 Jan 2011 09:42 am

Molds in Manufacturing

There are many different manufacturing processes that require the use of molds to produce a finished product. Everything from plastic bottles to medical supplies are manufactured using molds. In this article we’ll explore the different kinds of molds used in manufacturing today.
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Uncategorized 10 Jan 2011 09:40 am

Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM)

In the wide world of manufacturing there are many key pieces of technology at work. Products have to be designed, put together, and inspected, just to name a few steps. These processes all require advanced technological machinery to ensure that produces are manufactured in the most cost-effective, efficient method possible. One such important machine is the Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM).
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Uncategorized 10 Jan 2011 09:37 am

CAD: Computer Aided Design

For the past five decades technological advances have revolutionized the manufacturing and design industries. One of the most incredible breakthroughs in design was the advent of Computer Aided Design, or CAD.
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Uncategorized 10 Jan 2011 09:32 am

Inspections in Manufacturing

The process of manufacturing a product has become highly technical in the past decade or so. With the new technology available many manufacturers are now finding it possible to increase productivity and efficiency using software and machines that make it possible to produce a product in half the time it took just a few years back. One of the last steps to find true efficiency, however, has been the inspection process.
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Uncategorized 10 Jan 2011 09:24 am

Products to “Die” For: The Use of Die Casting in Manufacturing

One of the most widely used devices in the manufacturing industry is the Die. Die Casting is a process used to make many of the metal products that you can find all around you. Die Casting is used in industries such as automotive, telecommunications, power and hand tools, and appliance.

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Uncategorized 10 Jan 2011 09:14 am

Injection Blow Molding: The More Precise Plastics Production

In the production of products in the plastics industry there are two main forms of molding: Extrusion and Injection Blow Molding. Both processes are very similar in nature, but there are subtle differences that make one just a little more desirable than the other, depending of course on what product is intended as the end result. Of the two, a more precise and cost-effective manner of producing quality plastics products such as soda bottles and detergent containers is Injection Blow Molding.

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Uncategorized 10 Jan 2011 07:21 am

Importance of Part-to-CAD Comparisons in Manufacturing

In the manufacturing process of products such as automobile engines a great deal of time and money are put into the process of initial design. To verify throughout the manufacturing process that products are in keeping with the original design intent it is necessary to use different types of comparisons. One of the most widely used effects of new technology being Part-to-CAD Comparisons.
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Uncategorized 10 Jan 2011 07:16 am

Blow Molding: The Engineering of Plastic Parts

Ever wonder how those bottles your Coca Cola comes in are made? Many types of plastic bottles, automotive parts, and other plastic products are created through a process called Blow Molding. The process itself is not as complicated as it sounds, but the products produced through the Blow Molding process are staples in our everyday lives.
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