Clear optical prototyping for automotive lighting is a crucial part of the automotive design and manufacturing process, especially as vehicles increasingly incorporate advanced lighting technologies such as LED and adaptive lighting systems.

Sanding and polishing are essential finishing techniques for custom parts, especially in materials like wood, metal, and plastics. These treatments enhance appearance, durability, and fit by smoothing surfaces, eliminating imperfections, and achieving a specific texture or shine. Here’s a guide covering the main aspects of sanding and polishing.

Generally, black oxide or black iron oxide refers to the oxide of iron known as magnetite (Fe3O4) that is formed when a ferrous metal is exposed to special oxidising chemicals. It is a type of conversion coating, thus the surface layer of a metal is formed into its oxide through conversion. The layer thickness on a finished part is between one and

Welding is a process used to join materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, by causing fusion. It involves melting the workpieces and adding a filler material to form a stong joint.

The type of abrasive that you use will depend on how dirty the metal is and how much blasting it can withstand. Delicate materials require a gentler blasting technique to avoid scratching the surface. Two of the most common blasting materials are glass beads and sand.

Prototype painting is an innovative approach that brings conceptual ideas and preliminary designs to life on canvas, providing a visual draft of a final product, idea, or artwork.

Plasma, laser or water cutting? Nearly everyone involved with metal fabrication has come across this question. However, there’s no definitive answer. It all depends on what you value most. To solve this dilemma, here is a breakdown of the economic and technical aspects of the main metal cutting solutions.

Our rapid overmolding and insert molding processes produce custom prototypes and on-demand production parts in as fast as 15 days. We use aluminum molds that offer cost-efficient tooling, producing parts from a range of thermoplastic and liquid silicone rubber materials.

Vacuum casting is also called urethane casting, which is similar to injection molding. In general, will use silicon mold, and use CNC machining or 3D printing for the master pattern. Such soft mold has the advantage of short lead-time, more economy, and is available with rigid or flexible material. Besides, the material color can be adjusted, and t

If there is one thing that CNC machining is known for, its accuracy and precision. However, like any other process, there may also be variations in the dimensions of the parts being produced. Factors like material used, spindle alignment, tooling accuracy, work holding rigidity, coolant usage, and shape complexity significantly affect the dimension

The excellent quality and precise features we get on our CNC parts come with a price and, mind you, it is not that cheap. That is why when planning on fabricating your custom machined parts, you should learn one crucial element, and it is the economics behind CNC machining.

Many plastic manufacturers are dedicated to taking a proactive approach to meet the needs of our customers for the quick turnaround on molded plastic parts. Meanwhile, the advantages of low volume production play a great role in how to mold plastics.