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Button Extenders Manufactured at Panova – Reduced Production Time with a More Reliable Supply Chain
Panova is renowned throughout the industry as a go-to manufacturer of quality small parts required for specialized electronics devices, including our Push Button Switch Seals and related products. As a case in point, a leading brand of smoke detection systems recently...
A Guide to Rubber – Rubber Materials
A Guide to Rubber - Materials Previously in our "Guide to Rubber" series we provided a general overview of rubber and then discussed - in detail - the components of a rubber compound. In today's post, we will be focusing on the variety of rubber materials available...
A Guide to Rubber – Components of A Rubber Compound
A Guide to Rubber - Components of A Rubber Compound In part 1 of our “Guide to Rubber” series, we provided a general overview of rubber. If you recall, we discussed the need to crosslink rubber to develop the toughness and strength that is associated with rubber...
A Guide to Rubber – An Overview
A Guide to Rubber - An Overview The two biggest decisions in any rubber molding project are selecting the final design and choosing the appropriate material to achieve the desired functionality of the component. To do the latter, it is important that one has a general...
MDM West – Exceeding Expectations
MDM West - Exceeding Expectations Reflecting on my time at Medical Design and Manufacturing West 2019, I can truly say that the experience was nothing short of amazing. I had researched the show prior to going and had a good idea of what to expect, but no amount of...
Join Us at MDM West
Join Us at MDM West Join us at MD&M West in booth 473. Use our promo code SPECIALPAN499 for a FREE expo pass & 20% off conference pricing. http://MDMwest.com/Special #AdvMfgExpo Read Other Blog Posts: Designing for Manufacturability - Part 4: The...
Top Manufacturing Trends for 2019
Top Manufacturing Trends for 2019 The following trends reflect how manufacturers plan on reaching revenue, operational, digital, and new products/services goals in 2019. IT systems and operational technologies (OT) systems will converge. The merging of IT and...
Designing for Manufacturability – Part 5: Manufacturing Location
Designing for Manufacturability – Part 5: Manufacturing Location Fifteen or twenty years ago, things were a lot different. The world was a lot smaller. Manufacturing offshore was a very foreign thing (no pun intended). The USA was the leader in manufacturing. However,...
Designing for Manufacturability – Part 4: The Process
Designing for Manufacturability – Part 4: The Process Here we are. We have discussed, in the previous weeks, practical considerations; design needs; and materials to consider when designing for manufacturability. In Part 4 of this series, we will be addressing the...
Designing for Manufacturability – Part 3: Materials
Designing for Manufacturability – Part 3: Materials Now that you know the needs of your product, it is time for material selection. In Part 3 of our Designing for Manufacturability series we will be exploring what material properties need to be considered to ensure...
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