Handles
Interfaces that are attached to another part and designed to be grasped by the user’s hand. (Includes: arms, cranks, grips, knobs, latches, levers, etc)
- Processes
- Polymer Processing
- Blow Molding
- Injection Molding
- Metal Injection Molding
- Thermoforming
- Metal Casting
- Centrifugal Casting
- Die Casting
- Investment Casting
- Permanent Mold
- Sand Casting
- Shell Mold Casting
- Machining
- Milling
- Turning
- Hole-making
- Drill Size Chart
- Tap Size Chart
- Sheet Metal Fabrication
- Forming
- Cutting with shear
- Cutting without shear
- Gauge Size Chart
- Additive Fabrication
- SLA
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- SLS
- DMLS
- 3D Printing
- Inkjet Printing
- Jetted Photopolymer
- LOM
- Materials
- Metals
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- Case Studies
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- Resources
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- Glossary
Glossary
H
Hot tearing
A part defect, sometimes called hot cracking, which describes cracks that result from shrinkage. If a part is not allowed to shrink freely and encounters an obstruction, the solidified material will crack.
Hourly rate
The burdened hourly cost of manufacturing parts, manufacturing the tooling, or performing a secondary operation. This rate may include direct and indirect labor costs, overhead costs, as well as profit.