Blog
Michigan CNC Machining Parts, Inc.’s blog aims to share our hard earned knowledge on manufacturing and product development. We hope these articles help you to optimize your product design and better understand the world of rapid prototyping, rapid tooling, 3D printing and low-volume manufacturing.
What Tolerances Can You Expect When Manufacturing Prototypes And Low-Volume Production?
When you supply your 2D and 3D drawings for a quotation on a new project, you must specify the dimensions for critical areas on your parts, as well as the tolerance that you require. Very tight tolerances are neither practical nor desirable in most instances, so let’s look at the tolerances that we specify at Michigan CNC Machining Parts, Inc. for most projects, why we do that and what it means for your parts.
How To Prepare Your CAD Drawings For Manufacturing
All manufacturers need design drawings of one kind or another to make a finished part from metal or plastic, and that usually means a computer-generated CAD file. But many product developers may not know how those files are used on the shop floor. Here is what you...
HS Codes Explained
What is an HS Code? It’s probably a question most people have either heard or asked if they work with imports or exports. Here’s a brief overview of what it is and how it works.
The State of Additive Manufacturing in 2017
Gordon Styles offers detailed observations about the current trends in additive manufacturing in this guest post in TCT magazine. Learn more about what it takes to design for 3D metal printing and how the industry is creating exciting new applications for this technology as it transitions to a mainstream production solution, not only for prototyping but also volume manufacturing.
Jimmy’z Vape E-Cigarette Wins Coveted Design Excellence Award
For 2017, Jimmy’z VAPE e-cigarette won a Gold Medal for excellence in consumer leisure products at the iF Design Award.
Marco Beverage Systems in Manufacturing Tomorrow Magazine
For the benefit of their readership, Manufacturing Tomorrow magazine recently talked with Gordon Styles about how we solved many engineering challenges and delivered a superior part to our clients.
Michigan CNC Machining Parts, Inc. Receives Hi-Tech Government Certification
Michigan CNC Machining Parts, Inc. was recently granted a special license high-tech license after a full audit and review by inspectors from the provincial tax bureau. Favorable tax status is granted to enterprises which can demonstrate a commitment of resources and personnel to ongoing research and development within their sector, while also implementing a strategy for transforming intellectual property into products and services, among other core requirements.
The Gate Camera Equipped Smart Lock In Design Engineer Magazine
This innovative security device has already received a good deal of attention from industry and tech watchers like Forbes and TechCrunch magazines. Now that case study is the subject of a separate article in Design World magazine.
