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A look at the key differences between Multi Jet Fusion and selective laser sintering and how to determine the optimal process for your application.

These design guidelines will help you create durable living hinges that add functionality to your injection-molded parts and reduce manufacturing costs.

Secondary operations on 3D-printed parts can improve performance and enhance cosmetics.

There's more than one way to validate and test your design. This post examines the benefits of various prototypes and when each is most appropriate.

A comparison between aluminum and steel tooling for injection-molded parts.

So, you’re designing a part that requires flexibility and you need to choose a material.

To decrease weight and potentially cost, you can replace metal with plastic on certain parts.

High-performance materials can be molded to produce parts that can withstand extreme temperatures.

Machined prototypes can help ready your design for an eventual move to injection molding.

Four stereolithography finishing options available at China Metal Parts, and when to use each.