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A beginner's guide to Heat Sinks
Heat Sinks is a machined or extruded finned body that carries heat away from a component It is used for power electronics, LED assemblies and any enclosure that generates heat. Typical values: material aluminium, or copp
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A beginner's guide to Mould Inserts
Mould Inserts is a replaceable steel component that forms part of a mould cavity It is used for moulds where a wear area, a core or a detail needs to be replaced or machined separately. Typical values: material H13, or a
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A beginner's guide to Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing is a symbolic language on the drawing that controls form, orientation and position It is used for saying what a part actually has to do, instead of relying on plus minus dimensions
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A beginner's guide to ISO 2768 General Tolerances
ISO 2768 General Tolerances is a standard that sets the tolerance for dimensions that have no individual tolerance on the drawing It is used for keeping a drawing readable, by not dimensioning every non critical size. Ty
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A beginner's guide to First Article Inspection
First Article Inspection is a full dimensional check of the first part from a new setup, reported against the drawing It is used for proving that the process can make the part before the batch is committed. Typical value
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A beginner's guide to EN 10204 Material Certificates
EN 10204 Material Certificates is a standard that defines the type of inspection document supplied with a material It is used for proving that the material in the part is what the drawing called for. Typical values: type
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A beginner's guide to PPAP Submission
PPAP Submission is the production part approval process used in the automotive supply chain, at four levels of evidence It is used for proving that a production process can make the part repeatedly, before series supply
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CNC Milling Machine FAQ: the questions buyers ask
CNC Milling Machine is a machine tool that removes material with a rotating cutter while the workpiece is clamped to a moving table It is used for producing prismatic parts, pockets, slots and contoured faces to a drawin
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A beginner's guide to Surface Roughness
Surface Roughness is the measure of the fine peaks and valleys left on a surface by the manufacturing process It is used for controlling friction, wear, sealing and appearance on a finished face. Typical values: paramete
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A beginner's guide to Hydraulic Manifolds
Hydraulic Manifolds is a block with drilled and ported passages that connects valves, pumps and actuators It is used for replacing pipework with a single machined block, in mobile and industrial hydraulics. Typical value
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