Surface Finish: What are Your Options?

Surface Finish: What are Your Options?

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Surface Finish: What are Your Options? Rough Polish Brushing Knurling Tumbling Surface finish, also known as surface texture, is the state of a surface by three characteristics: lay, surface roughness, and waviness. Each manufacturing process produces a surface...
What is a Prototype?

What is a Prototype?

by | Dec 19, 2019 | Blog | 0 comments

What is a prototype?   A prototype is an initial version of a product that allows you to explore your ideas and show the intention behind a feature or the overall design concept before investing time and money into full development. A prototype can be anything...
What is Kerf?

What is Kerf?

by | Dec 13, 2019 | Blog | 0 comments

Kerf is the width of material that is removed by a cutting process, such as CNC milling or hand-cutting with a saw. The term was originally used to describe how much wood was removed by a saw. A saw’s teeth are bent to the side so that they remove more material...
6061 Aluminum vs 7075 Aluminum

6061 Aluminum vs 7075 Aluminum

by | Dec 4, 2019 | Blog | 0 comments

6061 Aluminum vs 7075 Aluminum What is the difference between 6061 and 7075 Aluminum grades? When deciding on a material for prototypes, structural, aerospace, and many other applications, 6061 and 7075 aluminum alloys are commonly brought up. In order to make a...