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BizTimes Honors PartsBadger’s Kim Crawford As Notable Women in Engineering
PartsBadger’s Kim Crawford receives Notable Women in Engineering honors from BizTimes. BizTime honors PartsBadger’s Kim Crawford as BizTime’s 2022 Notable Women in Engineering. Kim has been working in the engineering industry for 14 years now and clearly deserves this...
PartsBadger Loses Round 2 of INNO Tech Madness.
The road to 2022 Wisconsin INNO Tech Madness ends at the 2nd round for PartsBadger. PartsBadger has lost in round 2 of the Wisconsin INNO Tech Madness 2022 in a close race. According to The Beat, Rapid Radicals Technology (#7) edged out PartsBadger (#23) by just 27 votes to win by picking up 50.4% of the votes.
Why Quote With PartsBadger?
If you need to get your project made, you’re going to have to work with a manufacturer or make it yourself. Working with a manufacturer can be tricky, though, because they often produce thousands of parts per day, which means it can take them days or even weeks to fill out a RFQ.
CNC Milling – What is it?
What exactly is CNC milling? It’s the process of turning your ideas into products by using computer-aided design (CAD) software to create, edit, and prepare your artwork before sending it off to a CNC mill machine. These machines are capable of cutting all kinds of materials, including plastics, wood, metal, glass, and even ceramic. Learn more about what this kind of technology can do in the article below!
Vote For PartsBadger in Round 2 of INNO Tech Madness
Parts Badger is one of 16 other honorees for the 2022 Wisconsin INNO Tech Madness award. Last week, Parts Badger faced off against Huupe and won in an upset over the peloton of basketball. Nominations for this award include private startup companies in the state of Wisconsin who are technologically enabled.
Cobots – Helpful or Harmful?
Engineers design Cobots (Collaborative robots) to work alongside humans in the manufacturing process. This creates a safe environment for the human workers. There’s been some controversy recently about these types of robotics. Some people claim that cobots are...
Vote for PartsBadger in 2022 INNO Tech Madness Awards
PartsBadger is excited to participate as one of 32 other honorees for the 2022 Wisconsin INNO Tech Madness award. Nominations for this award include private startup companies in the state of Wisconsin who are technologically enabled.
3D Printing Vs. Injection Molding
They both use similar plastics like ABS. Despite similarities, however, they are very different processes and yield very different end results. In this article, we’ll take a look at 3D printing vs. injection molding so you can decide which one might be right for your needs.
Parts Badger Adds New Collaborative Robot for Mill Station
PartsBadger completed the installation and programming for another new collaborative robot to complete 3, 4, and 5-axis milling jobs in their Cedarburg, Wisconsin manufacturing facility.
Injection Molding – What You Need To Know
Injection molding consists of taking a polymer-based material and melting it before injecting it into a steel or aluminum cavity. The melted plastic is pressurized with high heat and forced through a small hole known as a sprue.
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