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Design tips that make Heat Sinks easier and cheaper
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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Design tips that make Surface Roughness easier and cheaper
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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Design tips that make Mould Inserts easier and cheaper
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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Design tips that make Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing easier and cheaper
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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Design tips that make ISO 2768 General Tolerances easier and cheaper
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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Design tips that make First Article Inspection easier and cheaper
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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Design tips that make Bearing Housings easier and cheaper
Bearing Housings is a bore and shoulder arrangement that locates a rolling bearing and keeps it square It is used for rotating assemblies where the bearing position sets the shaft alignment. Typical values: bore toleranc
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Design tips that make EN 10204 Material Certificates easier and cheaper
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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Design tips that make PPAP Submission easier and cheaper
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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Design tips that make Hydraulic Manifolds easier and cheaper
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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