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 Is A Coordinate Measuring Machine Used For?
One of the essential workhorses for product verification is our coordinate measuring machine. We use it every day to qualify rapid prototypes and production parts that have complex geometries with tight tolerances. Learn more about how this versatile machine is one...
How To Talk About Surface Texture Like A Pro
As a product designer you know that your choice of a surface texture goes a long way towards determining how your product looks, feels and performs. However, you may not realize that there’s a specialized vocabulary used by manufacturers when they make and describe...
Advanced Vericut Software Improves Your CNC Machined Parts
CNC machines are controlled by sophisticated CAM software that transforms digital designs into solid parts. But not all programs are alike or produce the best results for every design.To optimize your parts Michigan CNC Machining Parts, Inc. has invested in an additional layer of security...
Tips for Moving Your Product from Prototyping to Production
Rapid prototypes help you to test your design's look and feel as well as its performance. You can iterate multiple material options and gauge your potential market without a major investment in time and money.Once you’re happy with your product and you’re...
Anodized Aluminum Colors: Understanding Color Matching
A Walkthrough of the Aluminum Anodizing and Color Matching Process Anodizing is a great way to put an attractive and physically durable finish on aluminum parts. Anodizing improves corrosion resistance, surface hardness, prevents scratching and is an ideal foundation...
4 Great Ways to Find The Right Chinese Supplier
China is a great choice for product developers searching for new manufacturing suppliers. Along with its modern infrastructure, the Chinese industrial sector enjoys high levels of government support and there are factories able to produce almost any...
Is Aluminum Tooling Dead?
As part of our ongoing mission to improve the quality of our rapid tooling service, the team at Michigan CNC Machining Parts, Inc. has moved away from using aluminum for plastic injection mold tools and we now use steel such as P20, NAK80, S136 and H13 instead.We did this because...
CNC Milling in China
At Michigan CNC Machining Parts, Inc. we make rapid prototypes, low-volume production parts and custom tools at our manufacturing facility in China. Many of these projects rely on the use of CNC milling.CNC milling is one of the foundations of modern machining. Star has invested...
