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  1. Richard63

    Alternative to anodized aluminum

    I get aluminum parts made and usually have them anodized for appearance and scratch resistance. The problem is that it usually adds a couple of days to deliveries. Is there a low cost alternative to anodizing that can be done in-house by dipping or brushing? Something that does not require...
  2. Richard63

    Rent or Lease for shortterm?

    Does SolidWorks lease or rent licenses for short term, such as a few months? or are there other companies that lease a floating license. I use another 3D CAD program for most work, but have one possible customer for a short term project and need to deliver files as native SW assemblies, parts...
  3. Richard63

    GSA Schedule question

    My company registered in CCR a few years ago, without doing any marketing to the gov't, and of course without any new work from it. Now looking into getting a GSA schedule. It seems like a LOT of red tape. Has anyone here been through the process? If so, could you tell us about it? Is it...
  4. Richard63

    What are the deliverables in HVAC engineering

    Question: in the HVAC/R field, typically what do the deliverables from engineering companies look like? Please be as specific as you can. For example, in my role as a mechanical engineer, I mostly do special machinery and product design for manufacturers. Most of the time the deliverables...
  5. Richard63

    Online Collaboration

    For anyone using any of the online collaboration or file sharing services for communicating and collaborating with the customer on a project, could you share with us what you have used, how you use it and what you like or dislike? I'm using one now, which is one of the most simplistic ones...
  6. Richard63

    Customer shopped concept proposal to others

    A potential customer asked me for a proposal for a special turn-key machine. I suggested and submitted a proposal for an entirely different concept that I thought would be much better than what he asked for. I spent a lot of time researching vendors for some of the components, including...
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    Turnkey vision guided scara sources

    I'm looking at an application for a vision guided robot for assembling some lightweight parts. Which are the top suppliers that offer a integrated vision guided scara system that is simple to install and setup and program. Richard

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