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Two words. Two words that excite, thrill, and perhaps even titillate. ROBOTS. ACTIVATE! The best bot combat competition on the planet, BattleBots, is back, y’all, and this year, we helped! That’s right party people, Fictiv helped Team RoboGym Robotics take their BattleBot Deadlift to the next level for BattleBots, Season 6, which starts on January […]

Fictiv的每月供应链更新系列可让您深入了解我们目前面临的物流挑战，运输时间和相关的制造问题。节日快乐！圣诞节即将来临，我们想向所有人更新我们如何管理供应链，以保持生产以及尽快实现订单。[…]

Fictiv的每月供应链更新系列可让您深入了解我们目前面临的物流挑战，运输时间和相关的制造问题。In the early stages of the pandemic, demand for goods was depressed, and delays and shortages plagued production across industries around the world. While consumer demand and industrial activity have picked back up […]

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) is a language of symbols and standards used by engineers and manufacturers to describe a product and facilitate communication between entities working together to produce something. By deepening your knowledge around how to create a well structured GD&T, you will improve communication with your machine shop and ensure everyone involved is […]

每年都会处理5500万吨塑料，以制造几乎任何类型的部分。注射成型是制造这些塑料零件的主要过程。该过程是一种快速，经济的方式，可以产生许多零件，从高精度工程组件到化妆品围墙。注射成型过程具有[…]

From workshops to large industrial plants, computer numerical control — or CNC — machines have become integral parts of the production and manufacturing industries. The history of CNC machining dates back to when it was simply referred to as numerical control. This was an older system that didn’t involve programmable computers. The history of CNC […]

When you upload a part to the Fictiv platform, you receive instant design for manufacturability (DFM) feedback. Here are some explanations for why you received that feedback and what you can do to get your part ready to machine! Fillets to be added Explanation Fillets will be added to sharp internal corners or areas where […]

Computer aided manufacturing (CAM) has allowed huge developments in the automation of manufacturing. By automating the generation of toolpaths for machining, CAM allows people to manufacture complex designs and geometries that would be difficult or even impossible to machine by hand. Gone (mostly) are the days of writing hundreds of lines of G-code by hand! […]

介绍数控机器的黄金标准precision manufacturing because of their speed, precision, and ability to hold tight tolerances. The development of CNC machining has facilitated incredible innovations because it allows the design and manufacture of parts with incredibly complex geometry. It’s no wonder that this process is essential to make many products […]

CNC加工是当今使用最广泛的原型和制造方法之一，尤其是对于金属零件。大多数细节，例如工具，主轴速度，切割器类型和切割深度，都在机械车间进行护理，但是在设计产品时可以做一些事情，而不是[…]

“医疗设备”是一个宽阔的伞，涵盖了各种设备和设备，例如创可贴，牙线牙线，血压袖口，除颤器，MRI扫描仪等。医疗设备设计构成了机械工程领域的主要部分，尤其是在美国，即[…]

调整塑料机械性能的灵活性使我们的大部分技术进步成为可能，从能够产生高强度的燃油效率巨型喷气机到轻质碳纤维增强的塑料，这些塑料可以将其制成耐电的硅胶手机盒，从而节省我们珍贵的手机从破碎成碎片。本文概述了[…]

To most people, plastics might seem all the same, but to an engineer, plastics come in families, have cousin materials, and have other materials that are as different as cats are from dogs. Of course, our clients expect us to worry about these details, and as nerds, the minute differences between materials are a source […]

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) is a language of symbols and standards designed and used by engineers and manufacturers to describe a product and facilitate communication between entities working together to produce something. By deepening your knowledge around how to create a well structured GD&T, you will improve communication with your machine shop and ensure everyone […]

We love the invention and design development process. We love seeing the concepts come together, love working through iterations of prototypes and finally (finally!) getting a design just right, fulfilling all the technical and aesthetic requirements. But do you know what’s even better? Seeing your designs in full-scale manufacture. Unfortunately, once your design is beautiful […]

Design for injection molding has clear rules: Add draft. No undercuts. Round edges. Clear parting lines. Uniform walls, not too thick. But learning about advanced plastic manufacturing is like visiting Morpheus’s dojo in The Matrix: Some rules can be bent. Others can be broken. But breaking these rules is costly. Sharp edges require additional machining […]

热量和压力最著名的是制造钻石。但是他们做的不仅仅是这样：您房子中的几乎每种塑料产品都是用相同的两种力量制成的。从1950年代到现在，注射成型一直占据了消费者制造，从而为我们提供了从动作人物到义齿容器的所有方面。尽管具有令人难以置信的多功能性，但注射造型确实具有[…]

Anodizing is one of the most common surface treatment options available for cnc aluminum. We’ve probably all seen anodized pieces used in a variety of applications, ranging from some of Apple’s iPhones and iPods to sprockets on motorcycles and karts. This article will walk you through the design considerations, as well as the applications, for […]

Sharp edges are beautiful: light glinting off these clean lines as a product rotates through space, music swelling dramatically in the background of a commercial. Edges are precise. Edges are distinct. Edges are horrible for injection molding. A general rule of injection molding is: Radius all edges. What do you do if your design calls […]

CAD系统，添加剂制造和CNC加工的出现使复杂零件设计的设计和制造几乎是常规的。当今的工程师被要求设计可能面临许多不同因素的零件，包括极端天气，化学物质，体液，高压力/高负载，撞击以及其他元素和情况[…]

在CNC的日子之前，机械师纯粹是基于2D图纸制作的。从那时起，我们已经走了很长一段路，现在，由于精确的3D建模和CAM程序，该图对实际切割材料的过程不那么重要。也就是说，图纸仍然是召集特别的好方法[…]

One of the most important considerations when designing parts for 3D printing is the wall thickness. While 3D printing makes prototyping easier than ever—not only in terms of cost and speed, but also in regards to DFM (design for manufacturing), you can’t disregard DFM completely. A design might be (barely) producible by 3D printing, but […]

In the world of plastics, there are a lot of different options for a designer to choose from. There are so many plastic materials, in fact, that the process of selecting the proper 3D printing plastics for prototyping and subsequent manufacturing plastics for production may seem intimidating. This article seeks to clarify the main types of plastic materials […]

Engineering drawings are a great way to communicate design intent for CNC machined parts that require tight tolerances or other special requirements. Many of our customers in robotics, aerospace, automotive, and medical device industries attach drawings to their parts when uploading to the Fictiv platform. That said, not all engineers receive comprehensive training on how […]