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  Cold Welding Explained

  Cold welding is a solid-state welding process that requires little or no heat to join two or more metal surfaces together. The first scientific evidence of cold welding was recorded […]

  • Fabrication Methods
  • Welding
  17. May 2022
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  Profile of a Surface (GD&T) Explained

  GD&T consists of 14 geometrical tolerances that can be applied to any part feature to control them. These tolerances are described in detail in ASME Y14.5-2009. Many of these 14 […]

  • Tolerances
  10. May 2022
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  Fibre Lasers – Working Principles, Applications & More

  Lasers have been around for a long time but their use in commercial applications is quite recent. It took engineers a while to strengthen laser capabilities to a point where […]

  • Fabrication Methods
  27. April 2022
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  MIG Welding Explained

  MIG welding is an arc welding process that joins two metals together using a consumable wire electrode. As the wire strikes the welding arc, the welding area is protected by […]

  • Fabrication Methods
  • Welding
  19. April 2022
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  Design for Manufacturing and Assembly

  In the past few decades, research into design thinking has engendered a new wave of methodologies in product design and manufacturing processes. These methodologies have saved billions in product development […]

  • Product design
  11. April 2022
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  TIG Welding Explained

  TIG welding is a stable arc welding process that uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode and an inert gas in the welding arc to create high-quality welds. It became a groundbreaking […]

  • Fabrication Methods
  • Welding
  05. April 2022
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  Parallelism (GD&T) Explained

  ASME Y14.5-2009 divides tolerances in GD&T into 14 different types. Each tolerance controls the characteristics of features to guarantee near-perfect fabrication and assembly of machine components. These 14 tolerances are […]

  • Tolerances
  25. March 2022
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  Design for Sustainability

  Design for Sustainability is an offset of the Design for X (Design for Excellence) philosophy. DFX encompasses a wide range of methodologies to improve product design and manufacturing processes. The […]

  • Product design
  09. March 2022
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  Symmetry (GD&T) Explained

  The 2009 edition of ASME Section Y14.5 defines 14 geometric tolerances in GD&T. The manufacturing industry uses these tolerances to convey manufacturing intent from the designers to the manufacturers. GD&T […]

  • Tolerances
  22. February 2022
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  Fractory Now Offers Welding

  We are glad to announce that Fractory now offers welding as a service (click the link for more precise info). Our capabilities include MIG/MAG, TIG, spot and robot welding as […]

  • Company News
  21. February 2022
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  Belt Drives & Types of Belts

  A belt drive is one of the most popular types of power transmission methods besides gears, chain drives, shaft couplings and lead screws. The use of these highly efficient mechanical […]

  • Machine Components
  08. February 2022
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  Price SolidWorks Files

  The day has finally arrived – the platform is able to quote CAD files native to SolidWorks. .sldprt files are now supported! On top of that, we still work with […]

  • Product Updates
  26. January 2022

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