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    counterbore/countersink Plastic Injection

    Does anybody have any experience/direction with this question. Regarding DFM, design for manufacturing, would a plastic injection operation w/ glass nylon have an easier time spitting out widgets with counterbores or countersinks if it otherwise made no difference. Are the holding power...
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    Forecast Methodology

    So i've taken your advice, I already knew we were a cyclical business, however, we routinely overestimate right before the busy season. Next season we shall (hopefully) bouy our enthusiasm. Any recommendations on forecasting techniques for a cyclical business? Ie, literature I could go read...
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    Forecast Methodology

    Hi, Any suggestions on improving our manufacturing forecasts. Currently it is mainly based on word of mouth occurring between our sales guys (girls) and the customers. Can anybody refer me to good literature on the subject. Our forecasts seem to be plus/minus 50% off and I hope we can improve...
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    Cost analysis with Pro/E

    Their credentials sound great, tho i did experience trouble with their website layout. do you know if a shareware exists?
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    conferences...

    I tried a Google search (use operators ",+) and got pretty good results. Use some elbow grease.. Retail pricing? Check your statements.. Plus, that info can be found through gov cost of living data provided free o charge on the good ol internet.
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    Cost analysis with Pro/E

    Matt, have you used the software yet? Is it shareware? I went to dl a datasheet, the only link you can get to from the products page and the phishers collected my personal info then looped me back to their homepage. seems a touch fishy.. is it sanctioned by pro-e? thanks much! -Nasty Nate
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    C-Rings from Hell

    The truarc products are not a constant cross section, like a donut would have had... I did find what i was looking for. For those interested i was describing a constant section retaining ring. Go to www. arconring.com... Thanks for your time everybody! NateLee
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    C-Rings from Hell

    Hello out there! Hoping to get some peer feedback regarding a 300 series steel spring. Specifically, this piece looks like a 7 mm wide donut with a 75 degree bite taken from it. The inner diameter is 6 mm. I need about 50 C hardness. I am prototyping some window hardware and I must find...
  9. NathanLee

    Cheaper than powdercoat??

    Thanks for the help guys (girls). It is nice to see such prompt responses. This site is great!! I'll be looking into E-coating the parts. Thanks again!
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    Cheaper than powdercoat??

    Hi all! Hopefully a gracious being will aid me in my cause to provide corrosion protection (min 250 salt fog hours) on smallish steel pieces (4" x 1/2" x 1/8"). the powdercoat is great both aesthetically and functionally, however it's cost is a big minus considering the nature of the market i'm...

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