As the advice is so useful on this forum, I am using this early into my investigation into a different material for our product.
We currently manufacture a ball for a ball valve out of PTFE filled polypropylene for our 'premium' valve. We are required to machine the ball to obtain a perfectly...
Hi all,
We have been contacted by a client with the request to manufacture a moulded part in piano black (like every product at the moment).
I remembered the discussions in http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=243108&page=1 so have been looking over those.
The customer is already using...
What are the benefits of using a sprue bush when fabricating a die for plastic injection molding? Cold runner applications only of course.
We are debating the pros and cons of machining the sprue bush directly into the FH bolster rather than using a sprue bush. We are a molder and toolmaker...
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We mould a number of parts in acetal and get white buildup to certain degrees on the moulds as expected with this material. On most of our moulds it can be polished straight off.
One part we mould has a sparked finish so cannot be polished, and due to moulding complexity has a large...
Hi all,
Has anyone seen or heard of a wall thickness analysis tool for solidworks?
As anyone who has designed plastic parts knows, different wall thicknesses in a part are not desirable in terms of moulding (sinks etc), but inevitable in a design due to ribs and bosses etc.
What I would be...
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This is a little different to many of the valves discussed here, but I am sure someone has had experience with these.
I require a 1/4" BSP female plastic solenoid valve. It needs to be 12vDC, and to have minimal exposed metal (preferably none as the marine environment will kill it...
I am investigating the use of a collapsible core to get around post machining of a current part we manufacture.
Part Design - Part Drawing (simplified version)
The part has two sliding cores that shut off together. One of the sliding cores requires undercuts. The undercuts are only a portion...
Has anyone ever managed to find out how to create a custom autoshape. I want to add more connectors to some of the flowchart shapes, allowing more options for connectors.
I have created 'custom' shapes by modifying properties of shapes, then using a macro and custom toolbar to put them into...
Hi all,
Has anyone had any experience with KI (5.5g/kg solution) with Brass or S/Steel. I searched for ages on the net, but can only find minimal info.
ANy suggestions of where to look next would be appreciated.
Craig
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Has anyone had any experience with potassium iodide solution (5.5g/kg) and compatability with stainless steel.
I know that it is not particularly compatable with brass, but what exactly does it do?
We are not particularly worried for structural strength, but are looking at valving...
Solidworks site does not provide any API help for Solidworks Explorer (I assume it is third party). Has anyone tried to control it in any way?
It would be great if you could, as it would allow altering configuration specific custom properties without the hassle of loading the whole file.
We...
Does anyone know how to change the direction of a reference plane. I have a reference plane (say "Plane4") that I would like to reverse direction. It will always be this plane so I would prefer to reference it directly eg SelectByID.
I can't even find any help by recording a macro...
What is the best way to control the viscosity of water.
I only want to change it a small amount, as I am using water to simulate some of the properties of milk.
I am planning on doing a sensitivity type study using a range of viscosities to determine the effect.
The additive to control...
