A new study measures the environmental and economic tradeoffs of making a VTOL UAV component by CNC milling, Selective Laser ...

Aluminum is particularly well suited to the extrusion process due to its excellent plasticity at extrusion temperature. Only a minor degree of work-hardening takes place at this temperature and ...

Extrusion - the machine process that helps turn bioplastic and recycled food waste into the materials for engineering, including 3D-printed car parts and other components A mechanical process called ...

A popular toy throughout the 20th Century, Erector Sets consisted of metal bars with regularly spaced holes allowing connections with nuts and bolts. Did you ever wonder what would happen if someone ...

Purging the blow molding machine on the shop floor will ensure efficient performance and a better end product. While there are some differences between standard and custom blow molders, the blow ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...