Learn to design better products for 3D printing, CNC machining, injection moulding, casting and sheet metal fabrication and how to use DFMA techniques. Explore materials and post-processing methods.
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Mechanical Elements
Mechanical Design
3D PrintingManufacturing processes
Compression Moulding
Compression moulding is a manufacturing process which uses heat and pressure to mould plastic resins and thermosets into a desired shape
Surface finish
Surface finish is the nature of a surface as defined by the three characteristics of lay, surface roughness, and waviness.
Injection Moulding
Plastic Injection moulding is a widely used manufacturing process to produce plastic components due to its affordability, effectiveness, and high reliability.
Design Guides
Self-tapping screws for plastics
Self-tapping screws for plastic form or tap its threads when screwed into plastic and are installed into pre-drilled or moulded pilot holes
Mechanical Design
O-ring compression force
The force necessary to compress an O-ring to maintain an acceptable sealing line of contact is referred to as the O-ring compression force
Additive Manufacturing
Stereolithography (SLA)
Stereolithography is an additive manufacturing technology that builds three dimensional models layer-by-layer using a laser to cure liquid resin.
Selective Laser Sintering
Selective laser sintering uses a laser to melt and fuse fine polymer particles of material to create 3D objects.
3D Printing
The fundamental principle of 3D printing is that it fabricates a 3d object directly from a 3D model by adding layer by layer of material ...
Injection Moulding
Injection Moulding
Plastic Injection moulding is a widely used manufacturing process to produce plastic components due to its affordability, effectiveness, and high reliability.
Threaded Inserts for Plastics
Threaded Inserts for plastics provide reusable metal threads and secure tight threaded joints in thermoplastics and thermosets. These threaded inserts have more pull-out force on ...
Thermosets versus Thermoplastics
Thermoset plastics and thermoplastics sound similar, but their properties and applications differ vastly
