Table of Contents What is it? History Process Step Design Creation Screen Preparation Ink Preparation Printing Drying and Curing Types of Screen Printing Grayscale Printing Spot Color Screen Printing Discharge Screen Printing Halftone Printing Water-based Materials Used For Screen Printing…
Table of Contents What is Aluminum Extrusion? The History of the Aluminum Extrusion Process Steps in the Aluminum Extrusion Process Designing and Creating the Die Preparing the Aluminum Billet Extrusion Cooling Finishing Quality Control Shipping Parts of the Aluminum Extrusion…
Table of Contents What is it? What Is The Process? Cleaning and Preparing the Surface Rinsing Pickling Rinsing again Immersion in Alkaline Solution Rinsing Dry Oil post-treatments Types Hot Black Oxide Finish Mid-Temperature Black Oxide Finish Cold Black Oxide Finish…
Table of Contents What Are Alloys? Different Aluminum Alloys for CNC Machining Heat-Treatable Alloys Aluminum 2024-T4 Aluminum 6061 Aluminum 6082 Aluminum MIC 6 Aluminum 7075 Non-heat-treatable Alloys Aluminum 3003 Aluminum 5052 Conclusion What Are Alloys? Alloys are metals mixed with…
Table of Contents 3D Printing Definition How it works Advantages of 3D printing Disadvantages of 3D printing CNC Machining Definition How it works Advantages of CNC machining Disadvantages of CNC machining 3D Printing vs CNC Machining Manufacturing Workflows Materials Cost…
Table of Contents What Is Stainless Steel? History Composition Chromium (Cr) Nickel (Ni) Carbon (C) Manganese (Mn) Molybdenum (Mo) What Makes Stainless Steel Stainless? Properties Corrosion Resistance Strength and Durability Heat Resistance Hygienic Properties Aesthetic Appeal Types Austenitic Stainless Steels…
Table of Contents What is Electroplating? How Does Electroplating Work? Electrolysis Electrodes Plating bath Deposition of the metal Types of Electroplating Metals for Electroplating Electroplating and Tolerances Edge build-up Barrel Plating vs Rack Plating Hard-to-flow areas Electroplate Plastics How are…
Table of Contents Curing Typical Work Flow in Rubber Molding 1. Mixing 2. Pre-forming 3. Compression Molding 3. Post-curing The 4 most popular Rubber Molding Processes Compression Molding Injection molding Transfer molding Rubber Extrusion Comparison of Rubber Molding Processes: Other…
Table of Contents Investment Casting Steps of the Investment Casting Process Creating the Wax Pattern Assembly Ceramic Dipping Wax Removal Metal Filling Cutting the Shell Finishing Advantages of Investment Casting Suitable for Complex Designs Zero Draft Angles Lower Tooling Cost…
Plastic for CNC Machining ABS Plastic Benefits Drawbacks Nylon Benefits Drawbacks Acrylic Benefits Drawbacks Delrin/POM Benefits Drawbacks Polycarbonate Benefits Drawbacks HDPE Benefits Drawbacks Conclusion Plastics are a big part of the modern manufacturing industry because they are easy to find,…