18 Jul Engineering Beer
For the scientific mind, brewing is a fascinating activity - chemistry, biology, physics, and engineering are equally important to crafting the perfect pint....
25 May How it’s Manufactured
Product by Process aggregates published generally high-quality videos of behind-the-scenes tours of how various products are manufactured. ...
14 Dec Designing Parts for Injection Molding
As designers, we can improve our injection molded parts to make them perform better and require less expensive tools. Check out this design guide we came across to get you started....
30 Nov A Checklist Can Do What?
I recently watched an interesting talk given by Atul Gawande, whose book The Checklist Manifesto has reached the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list this year, talking about some interesting benefits of using a checklist and how such a seemingly insignificant and low tech idea...
29 Jun Collecting Very Fine Volumetric Accuracy Data
As part of the V&V test procedure, we designed a gravimetric means to characterize the volumetric and flow-rate accuracy of a couple of precision injection instruments. With this setup, we're able to achieve measurement resolution of just 0.1 milligram and reduced the error due to...
18 May Sit Still for a Great Idea
Making progress feels good, but when progress slows or I’ve hit a roadblock, it can be frustrating. When I need some fresh ideas, it’s time for a distraction....
02 Mar What Are Your Mechanical and Electrical Rapid Prototyping Capabilities?
Key Tech accomplishes prototyping by leveraging a network of approximately three dozen prototyping vendors, selecting the method and vendor based on the best match to your application. Multiple suppliers keep us current with the state of the art technologies and allow for flexibility and speed...
23 Feb The Symbiosis of Modeling and Prototyping
Prototypes are essential to testing system performance. However, due to the current technological constraints of creating microscale prototypes, compromises in the characteristics of the prototype usually must be made, which can lead to unforeseen, expensive problems on the production line. Fortunately, basic, fundamental models of...
26 Jan Born with Questions
Is asking the right questions something that can be taught, or do you have to be born with this twisted skill?...
19 Jan Components of Design
Thanks to Jessica Hagy at Indexed for inspiring the format. Some ideas are just better depicted graphically....
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