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Hand holding the carbon fiber SSD Enclosure 1 beside a purple carbon fiber car

How We Make a Carbon Fiber SSD Enclosure

The six steps used to make the 4 mm carbon fiber shell of our Thunderbolt NVMe enclosure, and why it is compression molded.

How We Make a Carbon Fiber SSD Enclosure

The six steps used to make the 4 mm carbon fiber shell of our Thunderbolt NVMe enclosure, and why it is compression molded.

Gold anodized 7075 aluminum control arm

Project: CNC Machined 7075 Aluminum Control Arm

A 7075 aluminum control arm, CNC machined and gold anodized.

Project: CNC Machined 7075 Aluminum Control Arm

A 7075 aluminum control arm, CNC machined and gold anodized.

Ball screw, its engineering drawing, and a ball nut being measured

Case Study: Reverse Engineering a Ball Screw

A failing ball screw assembly, a 12+ week OEM lead time, and a replacement delivered in 4 weeks for about 30% less than the OEM price.

Case Study: Reverse Engineering a Ball Screw

A failing ball screw assembly, a 12+ week OEM lead time, and a replacement delivered in 4 weeks for about 30% less than the OEM price.

Large automotive stamping dies on the shop floor

Precision Tooling for High-Volume Production

In high-volume production the tool holds the tolerance. Tool tolerances, steels, wear parts, capability studies and maintenance, with the numbers automotive customers expect.

Precision Tooling for High-Volume Production

In high-volume production the tool holds the tolerance. Tool tolerances, steels, wear parts, capability studies and maintenance, with the numbers automotive customers expect.

Automation Options for Production Equipment

Bar feeders, pallet changers, robot tending, in-machine probing and machine monitoring: what each one automates and when it pays off.

Automation Options for Production Equipment

Bar feeders, pallet changers, robot tending, in-machine probing and machine monitoring: what each one automates and when it pays off.

Hydraulic Systems in Industrial Equipment

How a hydraulic system works, where hydraulics are used instead of electric or pneumatic drives, and the components and maintenance that keep a system running.

Hydraulic Systems in Industrial Equipment

How a hydraulic system works, where hydraulics are used instead of electric or pneumatic drives, and the components and maintenance that keep a system running.