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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.

SLS 3D Printing – what is it and when to use it?

Prototypes

Selective laser sintering or SLS is one of the main industrial 3D printing processes and is increasingly being used not just for prototypes but also many...

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3D Printing Sale – SLS PA Parts

Prototypes

Talk to our team to learn about SLS 3D Printed parts and the current sale that ends July 31st. Complex parts. Functional prototypes. Robust low-volume production...

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Vive La 3D Printapalooza :)

Prototypes

Even with all the excitement and energy and joyous celebrations that are the World Cup, HLH's 3D Printapalooza continues to break through the news :) Talk...

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Score With HLH’s World Cup 3D Printing Sale

Prototypes

Talk to our team today to start your next SLS 3D Printing job. PA parts at 0.4/Gram (USD). Email your file, quantity required and shipping address...

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World Cup Finals…Final Predictions

Prototypes

Is it too late to change the last four World Cup games to a more favourable kick-off time that aligns with the time I want to...

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SLS 3D Printing Sale – PRINTAPALOOZA

Prototypes

You heard right, 3D Printapalooza is back and here until the end of July, 2018. With a focus this time on SLS PA printed parts. There...

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Quarterfinals World Cup Predictions

Prototypes

Quarterfinals time!! 6 of 8 winners correctly predicted for the round of 16. My quick math shows that as 75% correct and I didn't even use...

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The Factory Visit To Nowhere

Prototypes

Before I started working for HLH I was working in product development and spending my days between Canada and China (based in Shenzhen). Part of my...

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3D Printapalooza – 10 out of 10 Doctors approve.

Prototypes

Is 3D Printapalooza really Doctor approved? Probably? Hard to know for sure, but what we do know for sure is that SLS 3D Printed technology is...

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SLS 3D Printing – Highlights

Prototypes

For industrial applications, SLS 3D Printing is the most common additive manufacturing technology. But it is also widely used across many different rapid manufacturing projects. If you...

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Hope and resiliency meet here.

Prototypes

I can't remember the last time I wrote about current events on our LinkedIn page or blog but this story is just too inspiring and filled...

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3D Printapalooza – We are not clowning around.

Prototypes

Clowns may give people nightmares (thanks Stephen King), but luckily 3D Printapalooza is here to soothe your fears. For the entire month of July HLH has...

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HLH World Cup Predictions – Round of 16

Prototypes

HLH (me) picked 5 out of 8 group winners correctly. That is pretty good considering what happened to Germany. What's that all about? That is why...

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The Most Canadian Maple Blog Ever

Automotive Prototypes

The Maple Leaf, not to be confused with The Maple Leafs hockey team, is something that all Canadians identify with and cherish. Some people do cherish...

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Sweet Dreams Are Made Of Nylon

Prototypes

The standard Nylon that is used in SLS 3D printing is a great material choice when it comes to making robust functional parts with design elements...

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SLS 3D Printing Embraces Your Complex Design

Prototypes

There are complex designs and then there are complex designs that needs SLS 3D printing technology to help bring that design to life. SLS can handle...

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3D Printapalooza Is Back!!

Prototypes

3D Printapalooza is back at HLH with a focus on SLS Printed Parts this time around. 3D Printapalooza was so well received by our customers that...

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Product Design Success – Part 2

Prototypes

Shoot for the moon, think big, and create outside of the box. I am for all of these and love it when I see it. In...

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Product Design Success – Part 1

Prototypes

Part 1 - When I am designing a new product or when I am getting involved with a product development project there are a number of...

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Protect capital. Try low-volume manufacturing.

Prototypes Rapid Injection Moulding

High-volume manufacturing gives you the best price. Right? It is absolutely true that you will always get a better per unit price with a high-volume injection...

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Design tips for CNC Machining

Prototypes

So you designed a part and are ready to turn your design into reality via CNC Machining. Whether you are looking for a single rapid prototype...

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Last Change To See Us At GACS

Prototypes

A few tidbits about the Automotive industry with regards to HLH. Rapid Automotive parts have made up roughly 30% of our business, each year, for the...

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Meet HLH in Stuttgart, here are directions :)

Prototypes

If you have never been to Stuttgart here is how to get there if you are looking down at a map :) HLH will be there...

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HLH Rapid Manufacturing Knowledge In Stuttgart

Prototypes

We have a team heading to Germany right now for some meetings with existing clients and to set up for a trade show next week in...

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The HLH Germany Road Trip Show Is Here

Prototypes

GACS – Stuttgart, Germany – June 5, 6, 7 – The Global Automotive Components and Suppliers Expo in Stuttgart has been steadily growing for the past few years....

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Low price, great! Is it a real price?

Prototypes

If you have ever sold a product to major retail you will know the price point pressure that they put you under. You head into the...

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From Lego to Car Parts – Injection Molding

Prototypes

The ultimate goal of product development is to sell a lot of what you have designed with a maximum return on profit per piece sold. When...

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HLH in Germany

Prototypes

GACS – Stuttgart, Germany – June 5, 6, 7 – The Global Automotive Components and Suppliers expo in Stuttgart has been steadily growing for the past few years....

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Robots Need Design Flexibility

Prototypes

Investment in robotic designs of all manner is through the roof. Assembly line robots, personal butler robots, collaborative robots, warehouse robots, if you can think of a...

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Stop multitasking & design better. It’s Zen-like.

Prototypes

If you are a designer (architecture, mechanical, graphics), whatever your discipline, take my advice and stop multitasking if you want your designs to be better. Stop...

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