Permanent mold casting is a casting process that, as the name suggests, involves the use of a permanent mold. Unlike with casting processes, the mold can be reused for multiple casting applications. During permanent mold casting, molten metal is forced … Read More

It’s a common assumption that all additive manufacturing processes require the use of solid material. A subset of 3D printing, additive manufacturing involves the construction of an object from a computer-generated file by depositing or “adding” material onto a bed … Read More

Rubber is often processed with heat and sulfur during production to improve its physical properties. A process known as vulcanization, it makes the rubber stronger as well as more elastic. From tires and footwear to keypads and gaskets, countless products … Read More

3D printing has become synonymous with manufacturing. Research, in fact, indicates it’s the most popular prototyping method used by manufacturing companies. Using a 3D printer, manufacturing companies can quickly build prototypes for testing and quality assurance purposes. While there are … Read More

Metal is oftentimes manipulated after being smelted from raw ore to improve its strength, durability, ductility or other physical properties. While most of these metalworking processes involve the use of heat, others do not. Cold working, for example, is a … Read More

3D printing is an innovative manufacturing process that allows companies to quickly and efficiently build objects from a computer-generated model file. It involves the use of a 3D printer to build the object using raw material. While most 3D printers … Read More

Shearing machines are used by manufacturing companies to cut sheet metal, as well as other materials and workpieces, with a straight blade. The sheet metal is secured below the cutting blade, after which the cutting blade drops down to cut … Read More