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Our blogs are a mix of tips, fun, announcements, and education on topics that range from rapid manufacturing to the challenges of doing business in China to the hard realities of product development. There is something for everyone so check them out and send us an email if you have any topics you would like to see covered.
Rapid Prototyping in Germany
3D Printing CNC Machining Production PrototypesMay 15, 2019 Senior members of our rapid project teams will be exhibiting in Stuttgart, Germany on May 21-23, stand E6405. We serve a lot of...
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James Murphy in Germany
3D Printing AutomotiveJames Murphy from HLH will be speaking in Stuttgart, Germany on May 22 at the Engine Expo and Powertrain Technology Show. Our rapid project team will...
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Cool rapid manufacturing projects at HLH
Production PrototypesMay 2, 2019 We work on some really cool rapid manufacturing projects here at HLH but the problem is we can't show you because we take...
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SLA 3D Printing Design Tips
3D Printing PrototypesApril 25th, 2019 To download a PDF of the design tips below please click here. In 1986 stereolithography (SLA 3D printing) was born and since then...
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Is manufacturing perfection possible?
Production PrototypesApril 5, 2019 Is manufacturing perfection possible? Is perfection in any sense possible? Perfection, as a word, is thrown around a lot in all aspects of...
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Drones: the sky’s the limit for the UAV industry.
Aerospace & UAV Product DevelopmentMarch 20th, 2019 It was only a few short years ago that the word drone would conjure up visions of the military flying a mission in...
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Rapid tooling with more…
Injection Molding Rapid Injection MouldingMarch 18th, 2019 What do you think of when you hear the term rapid tooling? In the west I would argue that rapid tooling conjures up...
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SLS 3D Printing Design Tips
3D PrintingMarch 14, 2019 To download a PDF of the design tips below please click here. In the engineering world and manufacturing world in general, one can't...
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Top Injection Molding Design Issues
Injection Molding Product Development Rapid Injection MouldingFebruary 28, 2019 To download a PDF of the design tips below please click here. We do a lot of rapid injection molding production jobs here....
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Low-volume manufacturing as a way forward
Injection Molding Product Development Rapid Injection Moulding UncategorisedFebruary 27, 2019 I honestly can't remember all the times I have used low-volume manufacturing to bring products to the market. Why? Because I have used...
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Bring v2.0 when you are pitching v1.0
Product DevelopmentFebruary 21, 2019 Is that headline right? Yes, it is. When you are pitching new product to a retail or distribution partner the typical meeting is...
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The future lives in 2019 – Part 8 – Shifting Product Development Models
Aerospace & UAV Automotive Product DevelopmentFebruary 20, 2019 The future lives in 2019 – a 19-part series to kick off the new year exploring products, technology, manufacturing, and how advancements that...
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The future lives in 2019 – Part 7 Injection Molding
Injection Moulding Production Prototypes Rapid ToolingJanuary 28, 2019 The future lives in 2019 – a 19 part series to kick off the new year exploring products, technology, manufacturing, and how advancements...
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Year Of The Pig Must Knows
PrototypesJanuary 25, 2019 It is Friday so let's keep it light and have a bit of fun. Before we get into our main topic of the...
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3 prototype sample tips to project strength
Product Development PrototypesJanuary 22, 2019 I learned many things from my product development past but here are the top 3 things I learned regarding early prototype samples. What...
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The future lives in 2019 – Part 6 Aerospace & UAV
3D Printing Aerospace & UAVJanuary 21, 2019 The future lives in 2019 – a 19 part series to kick off the new year exploring products, technology, manufacturing, and how advancements...
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The future lives in 2019 – Part 5 Automotive
3D Printing AutomotiveJanuary 18, 2019 The future lives in 2019 – a 19 part series to kick off the new year exploring products, technology, manufacturing, and how advancements...
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The future lives in 2019 – Part 4 #3DPrinting
3D PrintingJanuary 16, 2019 The future lives in 2019 – a 19 part series to kick off the new year exploring products, technology, manufacturing, and how advancements...
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The future lives in 2019 – Part 3 #CES2019
Product Development Production PrototypesJanuary 10, 2019 It's a bird, it's a plane, no, wait, it is a propeller and jet pack flying motorcycle taxi...or something like that. The promise...
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#CES2019 – Hand finished prototypes will make you shine.
UncategorisedJanuary 9, 2019 We all want to go to #CES2019 fully prepared. Hell, we have spent 12 months (or longer) on our new design that is...
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The future lives in 2019 – Part 2 #CES2019
Product Development Production PrototypesJanuary 7, 2019 The future lives in 2019 - a 19 part series to kick off the new year exploring products, technology, manufacturing, and how advancements...
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Handy #CES2019 Links
UncategorisedJanuary 4th, 2019 HANDY #CES2019 LINKS Opening Times - https://www.ces.tech/Logistics/Dates-and-Hours.aspx - Opening times for show, conferences, and keynote speakers. Badge Pick Up -...
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The future lives in 2019 – Part 1 #CES2019
Product Development Robotics & AutomationJanuary 2, 2019 The future lives in 2019 - a 19 part series to kick off the new year exploring products, technology, manufacturing, and how advancements...
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Product Design Success – Part 3
PrototypesDecember 24, 2018 It is very hard to predict the weather even with all the advancements we have made. But it is relatively easy to predict...
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Sheet Metal Terminology
Prototypes Sheet MetalDecember 18, 2018 If you are looking at fabricating parts out of sheet metal then it helps to know the terminology. Below are some common phrases...
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Santa Visits HLH – A Christmas Story
PrototypesDecember 17, 2018 Let's kick off the holiday season with a fun post from 2016. You better watch out and you better not cry. ...
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Top Networking Event Tips
Product DevelopmentDecember 13, 2018 With the HLH Holiday Networking Party just around the corner I thought I would take a moment to go over a few points...
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#CES2019 – Top 3 trade show attending tips.
Product DevelopmentDecember 12, 2018 I have been to the best trade shows in the world and the absolute worst. Both as an attendee walking a show and...
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#CES2019: Robots will be everywhere.
3D Printing CNC Machining Prototypes Robotics & AutomationDecember 10, 2018 Investments in robotic designs of all manner are through the roof. In the past 18 months alone we have seen at least a...
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Some #CES2019 things that caught my eye.
Product Development PrototypesDecember 7th, 2018 There is always so much happening at CES every year. With the show being so massive it is almost impossible to keep up...
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