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  • Design for Supply Chain Principles Explained

    Design for Supply Chain Principles Explained

    Design for Supply Chain is a part of the Design for Excellence (DFX) philosophy that focuses on creating designs that improve a certain aspect of a product. Some popular examples […]

  • Design for X (DFX) Methods

    Design for X (DFX) Methods

    Albert Einstein once said, “The best design is the simplest one that works.” However, a simple design can be difficult and time-consuming to create. However, putting too little work into […]

  • Learn from Engineers – Making the Dream Welding Table

    Learn from Engineers – Making the Dream Welding Table

    A few days ago, I received the most heart-warming letter from one of our customers. It’s just great to see someone so young being that passionate about engineering. Hopefully, you’ll […]

  • Cylindricity (GD&T) Explained

    Cylindricity (GD&T) Explained

    The GD&T standards in ASME Y14.5-2009 define fourteen types of geometric tolerances. These fourteen geometric tolerances are divided into 5 main types of geometric control. These are form, location, orientation, […]

  • Circularity (GD&T) Explained

    Circularity (GD&T) Explained

    The geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) standards in ASME Y14.5-2018 define five main types of controls for various part features. These are form, location, orientation, profile and runout. The form […]

  • What is Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)?

    What is Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)?

    Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) is a type of manufacturing method that uses computer software and automatable machinery to create products with a high degree of accuracy and precision. Modern machines and […]

  • Flatness (GD&T) Explained

    Flatness (GD&T) Explained

    The fourteen types of geometric tolerances in GD&T are divided into 5 main types of control. These are form, location, orientation, profile, and runout. Form controls determine the shape of […]

  • 5S System in Lean Manufacturing

    5S System in Lean Manufacturing

    5S is a set of principles that, when applied in the workplace, can drastically improve the productivity and efficiency of the entire setup. It is a lean manufacturing tool that […]

  • Sustainability in Manufacturing – Survey Results

    Sustainability in Manufacturing – Survey Results

    We recently conducted a survey among our customers from the engineering sector to get a bigger picture of the industry’s views on sustainability. We carried out the survey to clarify […]

  • Straightness (GD&T) Explained

    Straightness (GD&T) Explained

    ASME Y14.5 2009 GD&T Standards lists out 14 types of geometric tolerances. These 14 tolerances are bunched up into five different groups based on the type of control they offer. […]

  • The Importance of Design in Industrial Engineering – Case Study

    The Importance of Design in Industrial Engineering – Case Study

    Cambridge Industrial Design is an engineering company that offers a full service from design to production. We have been helping them with the latter part of their process, in the […]

  • Aluminium Anodising

    Aluminium Anodising

    Aluminium is the second most widely used metal in the world. Engineers prefer aluminium for its light weight, corrosion resistance and reasonable price. However, untreated aluminium has low wear resistance. […]

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