Webinars

When ordering molded parts, you typically want the lowest piece-part possible. The simple solution is to order more parts. But what if your molding project only calls for a handful of parts? In today’s competitive market, optimizing design and leveraging molding options are key to reducing overall molding expenses. In our presentation we will address a variety of ways to stretch your manufacturing dollar.

HP Jet Fusion 3D Printing’s revolutionary process has opened new possibilities in design and manufacturing, garnering attention for its speed, quality and cost-effectiveness. In this webinar, our expert will present an in-depth look into the disruptive technology that can complement conventional manufacturing technologies. Actual use cases will illustrate where this technology has helped enable design freedom, shorter lead times and resulted in cost savings and an increase in both productivity and part precision.

In this webinar, we will look at case studies from manufacturers that are making those improvements. We will show you how they create jigs, fixtures, communication models, and modify tooling from their desktop. We will highlight engineering-grade materials, advise on best practices, and examine how low cost, desktop 3D printing is enabling organizational transformations for manufacturers.

Sensors provide the starting point for control systems. Any smart phone user can easily identify the smarts associated with the sensing in their phone. However, cars, homes, factories, cities and essentially anything with a smart prefix and control requirements takes advantage of smart sensors. With today’s increasing system complexities, more and more smart sensors are being offered to reduce system complexity, simplify connectivity and the systems designer’s task and provide more value to the end user. In May, Design News will look at the growing trend toward smart or intelligent sensors in...

It’s important for your injection molding vendor to have options that will enable you to select a molding solution tailored to your project’s requirements. On-demand manufacturing is ideal if you require low-volume production of end-use molded parts over several years. If you're looking for the lowest possible tooling costs and only need to produce less than 2,000 molded parts, prototyping option fits well. This webinar will compare important elements of the on-demand manufacturing and prototyping options with a look at mold cost, maintenance, ownership, and quality documentation.

This webinar will provide an overview of the sustainability of aluminum, the anodizing process, and the performance characteristics of anodized aluminum.   It includes information to assist in the selection and specification of anodized finishes for aluminum sheet, extrusions, and panels.

This webinar will provide a brief review of the aluminum extrusion process and then address six common issues that aluminum extruders face when receiving a new profile design. Best practices to save the designer time, disappointment and, ultimately, cost will be covered, including tips for improving aluminum extrusion designs and drawings.