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Wednesday, March 21st, 2012Many people are being introduced to the amazing world of 3D printing. For those of us who have been involved at various stages of product development and manufacturing, 3D printing is not all that new. However, up until recently it has gone by a different name. The technology now known as 3D printing has been [...]
What is Draft?
Thursday, February 16th, 2012Given that this is a blog about engineering, design, sourcing, and supply chains, the draft I have in mind is not: A document step (as in first or final draft) The NFL Draft The process of selecting individuals for military service Beer from a tap The draft I have in mind is design or engineering [...]
iPhones & the US China Trade Deficit
Thursday, December 16th, 2010This article is cross-posted in the Baselodge blog: http://baselodge.com/blog/2010/12/iphones-the-us-china-trade-deficit/ Apple’s wildly successful iPhone line is a bright shining testimony to American design and engineering. Can it really be that such a great American product is actually adding to the United States’ trade deficit with China? Given the current way trade deficits and surpluses are calculated, [...]
Online Design Help for Enclosures and Front Panels
Friday, June 4th, 2010XTech‘s online store just got a lot better. Customers can now access a wide array of design resources like drawings and 3D models. In addition, the number of products available for purchase in the online store has increased dramatically. Do you need an extruded enclosure? A standard front panel? A filler panel? No problem. The [...]
xTCA Front-Panel Innovation
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009Extrusion Technology (X-Tech) out of Randolph, MA has released a video providing an overview of their innovation in xTCA products. Steve Richardson and Matt Travers discuss how this has been applied to their AdvancedTCA, AMC, MicroTCA, and Ruggedized MicroTCA products. The link to the video is here.
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