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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.

Rapid overmolding is new addition to China Metal Parts' injection molding services.

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

The new additions to our silicone rubber materials have distinct elastic and optical advantages.

Direct metal laser sintering is often used to manufacture complex, metal medical components.

Regulations and market demands are pushing auto manufacturers to implement lightweight materials.

The Engineerist is a three-part blog series written by Michael Corr, founder of Los Angeles-based manufacturing consulting firm, DuroLabs. This is part one.

Advances in 3D printing are making it a viable manufacturing process for production parts.