Thanks for the feedback.
Can anyone comment on how the the relationship with Chinese manufacturing is handled? For example, do you design everything in the U.S. ship it over and keep manufacturing in China, or do you just begin manufacturing in the U.S. now that labor is not such a high cost...
Hi Folks,
I am preparing to start a project where we will take an existing design and cost reduce it in addition to design for robotic/automated assembly.
The product is basically a simple light switch for the home. It will have a few plastic parts and many stamped metal parts, including...
Hi everyone,
I am designing electrical contacts (connectors) for home electronics that need to be able to open and close 120VAC and 15 amps.
I have heard a rule of thumb that it is best to have at least 1 atmosphere of contact pressure to ensure a long term connection between the two contacts...
I have seen internal wall temps of 100 C, but I think we will be closer to 80 C
I should have added that these are injection molded parts. Cheap thermoplastics preferred.
Thanks
Hi All,
I am designing an enclosure for some electronics that will get fairly hot. I had originally used ABS for this and find it deforming. I see that polycarbonate is much better. Does anyone have a recommendation comparable in price to polycarbonate and abs that might be a better choice?
Thanks
