Category: Design & Development

April 18, 2024

Designing for Manufacturing Explained

During the product planning and conceptualization process, designers and other stakeholders must bridge the gap between what’s possible and what’s practical. Just because a particular component can be fabricated doesn’t mean it can be manufactured […]

November 22, 2023

A Guide to Rotary Latch Systems

When designing doors for your equipment, vehicles, or machinery, one of the most important decisions you will make involves selecting access hardware. The access hardware you implement should promote usability while also improving safety and […]

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April 14, 2023

The Differences Between Metal Machining & Fabrication

Machining vs. Fabrication “Metal machining” and “metal fabrication” are two terms that are often used interchangeably by people outside of the manufacturing industry. While these two phrases both refer to processes that involve transforming metal […]

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September 16, 2022

Common Types of Sheet Metal Fabrication Processes

There are many ways of working with sheet metal to transform it into useful components. Each sheet metal fabrication process offers unique advantages in manipulating the material differently for particular applications. However, not everyone is […]

November 10, 2020

How To Make Threads in Solidworks: Become a Solidworks Expert

At Sierra Pacific Engineering & Products, we create custom parts for our customers through our parts engineering program. As part of this, we model parts in Solidworks to get the details worked out before they […]

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Category: Design & Development

Designing for Manufacturing Explained

A Guide to Rotary Latch Systems

The Differences Between Metal Machining & Fabrication

Common Types of Sheet Metal Fabrication Processes

How To Make Threads in Solidworks: Become a Solidworks Expert