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How Do Friction Hinges Aid Ergonomic Design?
Some critical elements of furniture for the workplace, airplane, home and school is something that gets overlooked initially when considering a new design. Furniture must be comfortable and not cause the user undue strain, pain or any discomfort. For example
Miniature Friction Hinges
It's been a while since my last update. We have been manufacturing miniature friction hinges for customers and it has been very interesting. Developing processes to insure a consistent product is very rewarding. The friction hinges we manufacture reach many
3D printing tools for production use
Any production facility involved in stage tooling knows the cost in custom designed and manufactured tools. Tools that are used in assembly processes, quality control, material handling and many other operations can be very expensive to make. If the tools
Rotary viscous dampers and production lines
Among the unusual applications I have seen over the years, one in particular sticks in my mind because it is extremely practical in keeping production line productivity high. A client had a production line that was used in a critical
3D printing in Engineering
I have been doing a lot of new products and 3D printing has played a large role in moving things along. The big change that has occurred was the huge advance in filament technologies. More resilient and robust filaments have
3d Printing and Manufacturing
Sometimes tooling for manufacturing is needed and a 3d printed part holder fits the bill. It saves time and money. In the video I am printing a tool piece for holding our product while assembly operations are performed. We can