Metal Injection Molding
Injection molding is most common for creating plastic parts. But manufacturers use injection molding services for metal parts as well. It is cost-efficient for large-scale projects, even with high precision. Although it is ideal for projects that require small parts, metal injection molding, or MIM, can be used for parts of any size. How It […]
Chrome plated
Chrome plated Definition: Chromium is a kind of bright white metal with a slight bluish color. It is a method of plating a layer of chromium on a metal or some non-metal by electrolytic or chemical methods, which is called chrome plating. Features: There are two kinds of chrome plating, the first one is for decoration, with […]
304 stainless steel
304 stainless steel is a common material in stainless steel, with a density of 7.93 g/cm³; it is also called 18/8 stainless steel in the industry, meaning it contains more than 18% chromium and more than 8% nickel; high-temperature resistance of 800 ℃, with good processing performance, With the characteristics of high toughness, it is […]
Annealing
Annealing is a metal heat treatment process in which the metal is slowly heated to a certain temperature, kept for a sufficient time, and then cooled at a suitable rate. Annealing heat treatment is divided into complete annealing, incomplete annealing, and stress relief annealing. The mechanical properties of annealed materials can be tested by tensile […]
Metal 3D Printing
Metal 3D printing services use precise lasers to create metal parts. It is ideal for experimentation and low-volume, high-value parts, but is not as scalable as many of the other metal processes listed. That’s why it is often used for prototypes, as well as substitutes for low-volume casting. How It Works 3D printing, also known […]
Sheet Metal and Stamping
Sheet metal fabrication involves cutting parts from metal sheets. The blanked sheets may then be processed through brakes and die presses to create angular bends and forms, building a 3-dimensional structure. Sheet metal services feature stamping to produce these parts at rapid paces. In fact, stamping is faster than any other metal-working process. How It […]
Normalizing
What is normalizing? Normalizing is a heat treatment that improves the toughness of steel. After heating the steel components to 30~50℃ above the Ac3 temperature, they are kept for a while and then released for air cooling. The main feature is that the cooling rate is faster than annealing but lower than quenching. During […]
Tempering
Tempering is a heat treatment process in which a quenched metal product or part is heated to a certain temperature, and after a certain period, it is cooled in a certain way. Process, so the combined process of quenching and tempering is called final treatment. The main purposes of quenching and tempering are: 1) […]
Forging
Forging Like metal casting, forging has been used for centuries. It is the process of heating and shaping metal parts by force. The familiar image of a blacksmith and anvil comes to mind. Today, forging is widely used in automated industrial processes. How It Works Modern forging uses high-impact machines to shape metals into desirable […]
Quenching
What is quenching? The quenching of steel is to heat the steel to a temperature above the critical temperature Ac3 (hypo-eutectoid steel) or Ac1 (hypereutectoid steel), keep it for a while, make it fully or partially austenitized, and then cool it at a temperature greater than the critical cooling rate. The heat treatment process […]
