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.
How The US Tariffs Affect Prototyping and Volume Production
62% of all of our exports to the USA attract Zero Tariffs. Here we explain why.As you know, there have been further tariffs placed on manufactured goods and commodities shipped from China to the US. To support our customers during this time, we’ve put...
Overmolding for Vacuum Casting Prototypes
Polyurethane vacuum casting is a great way to make quick-turnaround rapid prototypes. Solid master patterns are used to cast soft silicone rubber molds, and these molds yield up to twenty copies of the original with excellent surface finishes and only a...
Reference Chart for Rapid Prototyping and Low Volume Manufacturing
If you’re trying to bring a new product idea to market, there may be more than one manufacturing method that will suit your needs. Each of these processes used at Michigan CNC Machining Parts, Inc. has advantages for lead time, precision, start-up costs, volume and more. ...
Benefits of Vacuum Casting for Rapid Prototypes
If you’re wondering what the most cost-effective way to make any prototype is, it may be time to set your sights on vacuum casting. Vacuum casting—sometimes referred to as urethane casting or polyurethane casting—was first developed in Europe in the 1960s and has...
5 Design Inspirations for Medical Wearables
Medical wearables combine a lot of small but advanced technologies into little packages that collect health data, offer warnings and even administer treatment.But for these products to be successful – to be readily adopted by users and made part of their...
What Makes a Great Paint Job
When people think of paint, they tend to think of it in a general sense. They often picture a smooth liquid substance that—once applied to a surface—can bring walls, buildings, and furniture to life. The definition doesn’t do justice to the sophisticated chemistry...
4 Design Tips to Improve Plastic Injection Molding
We love to help our customers improve their product designs by offering insights gleaned from actual case studies. Recently, we worked with one customer to help them build two multi-cavity molds for a product that will be used in a high temperature...
Advanced Technologies Poised to Revolutionize Transportation
New technologies are enabling revolutionary capabilities for cars and their drivers. These technologies and associated applications are improving private and fleet transport by integrating autonomous systems, wireless connectivity and a slew of sensors to...
