Difference between revisions of "Virtual designs into physical objects/Mail order machining"
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| − | Small-scale engineering firms that will make custom items to order have always been around, often specialising certain materials and techniques, and a company called [http://www.emachineshop.com eMachineShop] takes custom fabrication a step further in terms of ease of use for the individual. The US-based company supplies a free CAD software package that enables you to design | + | Small-scale engineering firms that will make custom items to order have always been around, often specialising certain materials and techniques, and a company called [http://www.emachineshop.com eMachineShop] takes custom fabrication a step further in terms of ease of use for the individual. The US-based company supplies a basic free CAD software package that enables you to create you design only using methods that it knows the company is able to fabricate bearing in mind the machining processes they have available. |
| − | It calculates the price when the design process is finished, then the order is sent electronically and when the parts have been made up they are shipped by post (internationally if required). They say they can handle part quantities from one offs to runs up to a million. | + | It even calculates the price when the design process is finished, then the order is sent electronically and when the parts have been made up they are shipped by post (internationally if required). They say they can handle part quantities from one-offs to runs up to a million. |
Revision as of 13:25, 20 November 2006
Small-scale engineering firms that will make custom items to order have always been around, often specialising certain materials and techniques, and a company called eMachineShop takes custom fabrication a step further in terms of ease of use for the individual. The US-based company supplies a basic free CAD software package that enables you to create you design only using methods that it knows the company is able to fabricate bearing in mind the machining processes they have available.
It even calculates the price when the design process is finished, then the order is sent electronically and when the parts have been made up they are shipped by post (internationally if required). They say they can handle part quantities from one-offs to runs up to a million.
