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Aluminium recycling

3 min read

How Aluminium Recycling Works and Why It’s So Important

Aluminium recycling is one of the most efficient and environmentally sustainable industrial processes, playing a crucial role in waste management and conserving natural resources. This metal, primarily used in the automotive, construction, and packaging industries, is highly recyclable: it can be...

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Soft Metals

4 min read

Characteristics and Applications of Major Soft Metals

Soft metals are a category of metallic materials characterized by high malleability and ductility, making them easy to work with through mechanical deformation processes such as rolling, drawing, and stamping. Unlike harder or more resistant metals, soft metals can be shaped under relatively low...

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pvc and aluminium

4 min read

PVC or Aluminium: Technical Differences in CNC Machining

In the world of industrial manufacturing and processing, selecting the right material is crucial to ensuring the quality, durability, and functionality of the final product. Among the most commonly used materials, PVC and aluminium are favourites due to their versatility and technical...

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lathe

2 min read

What Is a Lathe and How It’s Used in Modern Engineering

A lathe is a fundamental machine tool in material processing, primarily used for metals, to perform turning operations on various workpieces. This tool has a long history and continues to be essential in numerous industrial and artisanal sectors.

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stainless steel

4 min read

Stainless Steel: Types, Benefits and Applications

With stainless steel production measuring about 52.2 million metric tons in 2019 alone, it is clear that this powerful material is in high demand, especially in the past decade. From home décor stainless steel to CNC machined stainless steel, it has been proven a robust and reliable resource since...

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aluminium

4 min read

Comparison of Aluminium Alloys 5083, 6082 and 7075

Aluminium has become a very popular material for applications across many different industries and in CNC machining. Its popularity over other materials is associated with its excellent mechanical properties. If you want to learn all about the top 3 aluminium alloys, keep reading as we disclose all...

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cnc milling

1 min read

Differences Between Milling and Turning: A Complete Guide

Cnc Milling and Cnc Turning: which are the differences?

Before starting to discuss the differences between CNC milling and CNC turning, it is very important to understand the concept of each machining operation and how the machine works.

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various materials for CNC machining

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How to Choose the Best Material for CNC Machined Parts

introduction

When you go to create prototypes or parts for customized projects or for replacement, the choice of material is a very important phase of the design.Different materials used for the same design, even belonging to the same family, can have very different performances.Therefore it is ...

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aluminium

4 min read

Complete Guide to Aluminium: Properties and Benefits

What is Aluminium? It is a chemical element, which is found naturally on Earth. It is the most abundant metal on our planet, as it makes up roughly 8% of the crust on the surface. It is very versatile, making it the second most used metal after steel in various ways such as in automobiles...

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shot peening: comparison between shot peened and non-peened parts

3 min read

The advantages of shot peening

Shot peening is an essential mechanic process that is utilized in a variety of different industries. The idea behind shot peening is similar to the age-old process of blacksmiths that hammered metal over and over again to gradually improve its strength.

Shot peening improves the fatigue life of CNC...

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