manufacturing process

A New Process: Homemade Paint Mask!

Written by: M.G. Rhoads
2020-05-05 ·

If you’ve been following along with the story of the Process Cat Desk Buddy, you know that we went from cartoon to a 3D figure modelled in software, to a 3D-printed prototype, to a resin-casted figurine. That’s pretty cool in itself. Now for the next step we developed a … [Read more...] about A New Process: Homemade Paint Mask!

Resin Casting the Process Cat Desk Buddy!

Written by: M.G. Rhoads
2020-04-07 ·

A Manufacturing Case Study This is a case study for the process of moving from the design phase of a manufacturing project, through the prototyping and on to the small-scale production method known as resin casting. If you read part 1 of the case study you know that I had … [Read more...] about Resin Casting the Process Cat Desk Buddy!

Going Over A Manufacturing Case Study

Written by: M.G. Rhoads
2020-03-10 ·

This week we present a small-scale manufacturing case study: the making of a Process Cat figurine! (Which I call my Desk Buddy.) Now comes the designer I was lucky to happen to meet Jaime Noguchi, the designer for Morlock Entreprises, at a comics … [Read more...] about Going Over A Manufacturing Case Study

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Yes, you’ll be much happier if you prevent ergonomics problems BEFORE they bring down your manufacturing line! See, manufacturing ergonomics can be tricky. For common activities like desk work, ergonomics has been widely studied. But the ergonomics of manufacturing processes are usually not as well known. This can lead to problems. Rhonda unfortunately learned this […]

Believe it or not, most maker/manufacturer businesses start out not knowing exactly how much their manufacturing costs! That’s because the calculation isn’t as straightforward as you might assume. Now, if you’re getting something made by a contract manufacturer, of course, you can just get quotes from several companies and go from there. But if you’re […]

Have you heard the term “reshoring” recently and wondered what it was? We’ll cover it now! Reshoring is an idea that’s getting discussed a lot these days in manufacturing circles. Before we talk about reshoring it’s helpful to understand some related terms OFFSHORING AND OUTSOURCING Offshoring is moving manufacturing operations from the country where the […]