Know Your Materials: Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA/Acrylic)

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Originally published on fastradius.com on July 8, 2021 Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) is a commonly used manufacturing plastic. Because of its…

How Automation in Injection Molding Improves Efficiency

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Originally published on fastradius.com on July 7, 2021 Injection molding is a manufacturing process that enables you to quickly and…

A Beginner’s Guide to Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

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Originally published on fastradius.com on July 7, 2021 Finite element analysis, also known as FEA, is the virtual simulation of…

Top 5 Impact-Resistant Plastics

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Originally published on fastradius.com on June 30, 2021 In manufacturing, we classify some plastics as “tough.” Toughness measures a material’s…

Know Your Materials: Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)

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Previously published on fastradius.com on June 30, 2021 Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is one of the most commonly used polymers on…

What is Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)?

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Originally published on fastradius.com on June 27, 2021 Nobody’s perfect, and neither are manufactured components. Manufactured parts naturally have minute…

Top 5 FDA-Approved Food-Grade Plastics

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Originally published on fastradius.com on June 23, 2021 Plastic food packaging is essential for maintaining product freshness and quality in…

A Guide to Anodizing Aluminum and Other Metals

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Originally published on fastradius.com on June 22, 2021 When manufacturing metal components, it’s important to take the surface finish into…

Know Your Materials: Polyetheretherketone (PEEK)

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Originally published on fastradius.com on June 21, 2021 PEEK was first conceived in 1978 — relatively recently by manufacturing standards…

Key Guidelines for Plastic CNC Machining

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Originally published on fastradius.com on June 16, 2021 Plastic CNC machining is a subtractive manufacturing process in which a solid…