Mechanical Engineering Blog
Author: Merili Velvet
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12.08.2019Hardox, Strenx & Domex – Mechanical Properties and Uses
Hardox, Strenx, Domex and Laser help engineers with the difficult task of balancing performance and durability with cost and looks. There are several factors that complicate achieving this goal – […]
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09.08.2019Lean Manufacturing Techniques. Maximising Productivity & Minimising Waste
There is a wide variety of Lean Manufacturing techniques. Each of them has specific requirements and benefits. All of the lean tools have different approaches to problem solving. This articles […]
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07.08.2019Tube Bending Machines – What to Use for Your Pipes and Tubes?
Tube bending machines, commonly called tube benders, come in a lot of variety. Predominantly, they work electromechanically. Thanks to the latest technological developments, these machines are capable of accelerating production […]
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01.08.2019Bending Steel & Aluminium Tubes
Tube bending is one of the most common forming processes when it comes to manufacturing metal parts for different industries. In fact, tube bending is considered the main operation to […]
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25.07.2019Sheet Metal Processing Platform Raises Seven Figures
Fractory, a platform focusing on sheet metal production services, has raised a 7-figure sum. The seed round investment comes only half a year after the previous round. Based on the […]
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24.07.2019Types of Metal – Pure Metals, Alloys & Their Applications
Metals and advances in manufacturing processes gave us the industrial revolution. This lead to an exponential growth of human civilisation bringing us where we are today. Today, different types of […]
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18.07.2019Cost Reduction in Manufacturing – How to Save £10,000 per Engineer?
What if I told you that you can save at least £10,000 per engineer annually? We’ll show you the maths behind it in this article. Manufacturing cost reduction is usually […]
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17.07.2019Xometry, Fractory and Laserhub – a Comparison
We decided to compare our on-demand manufacturing platform to a few of our competitors. You may notice that the list of competitors is pretty short. While there’s quite a few […]
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11.07.2019Copper Alloys – Brass, Bronze and Cupronickels
Copper alloys have great properties useful for many applications. Pure copper, however, has been one of the most important metals for the last 6000 years. Comparing it to other metals, […]
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19.06.2019Statistics: Common Problems in Manufacturing Industry
We carried out a survey directed at people using manufacturing as a service. The objective was to see the manufacturing industry’s pain-points from a customer’s view. We’ll take a look […]