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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.

Sooner rather than later for prototype samples is the way forward.

Prototypes

Product development is a horse race, get there first and win. Making a rapid prototype sooner rather than later, even if it is not the final...

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Rapid Parts – Yes | Rapid Oranges – Maybe???

Prototypes

Florida, amongst other things, is famous for Oranges. When I was growing up just about every drop of OJ that I drank came from Florida. Just...

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RFQ today for rapid manufacturing…FAST!

Prototypes

Start your free rapid manufacturing project review today with HLH. Rapid prototypes, rapid tooling, and rapid low-volume production are our speciality. We fabricate parts and products from...

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Rapid Prototype, Don’t Fail Me Now!

Prototypes

You might be going to an outside sales meeting or an in-house project meeting or exhibiting at a trade show or talking to investors, whether you are...

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HLH Knows Rapid Manufacturing

Prototypes

Rapid prototypes, rapid tooling, low-volume production...whether you need 1 part or 100,000 parts, our focus is to help find you the best solution for your project and...

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Rapid Manufacturing Videos At HLH

Prototypes

All the latest HLH videos gathered up so you don't have to search around :) Some new equipment arrived recently, robots took over HLH briefly, anodizing...

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How much is an IDEA worth?

Prototypes

It's a bit like asking "how long is a piece of string", without the details it is hard to calculate the worth of an idea. Some...

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To reinvent, or not to reinvent, that is the question.

Prototypes

To reinvent, or not to reinvent, that is the question. “Don’t reinvent the wheel”, it is a cliché to be sure, I say it and think...

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Injection Molding is here to stay.

Prototypes

The promise of being able to get your plastic part/product to market with NO tooling costs is a powerful story that alternative manufacturing technologies tell, but in...

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For hardware China has the edge,

Prototypes

and will keep it for another ten years at least. There are alternatives emerging which could challenge China’s dominance as the supplier to the world. Certainly...

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Injection Molding Design Has Some Rules

Prototypes

Designing for 3D Printing and designing for Injection molding is not the same. There are times that you can disregard some of the fundamentals of designing...

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Tell The Right Story & Sell A Lot Of Product – Part 2

Prototypes

Tell the right story and sell a lot of product. Easy to say, not so easy to do. When it comes to selling a product have...

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CNC Machining vs 3D Printing – A real debate?

Prototypes

The "debate" online over additive vs subtractive rapid manufacturing technologies seems to be never-ending. Comparing the two technologies is a great way to sell emerging manufacturing equipment...

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Invest In Low-Volume Tooling Early – Impress Investors

Injection Molding Prototypes

You are an entrepreneur, an inventor, a doer, a maker of things. If you are making something out of plastic it is likely that you will...

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Why does your 3D printed part cost that much?

Prototypes

Have you ever wondered why your 3D Printed part costs what is costs? James Murphy from HLH explains. Check it out. Even though 3D printing opens...

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It’s Showtime!!!! HLH Upcoming Trade Shows

Prototypes

Our cover shot is from a recent show in Guangzhou. It is great to do local shows....because they are easier to set up :) But there...

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Options for over-molding when making prototypes

Prototypes

What is over-molding? This is where you join two parts made from two different materials To form one part. Generally, you join a soft or flexible...

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HLH Knows CNC Prototype & Production

Prototypes

At HLH, we know CNC machining and turning. In a world where 3D Printing grabs all the headlines and buzz, CNC machined parts still reign supreme...

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Tell The Right Story & Sell A Lot Of Product – Part 1

Prototypes

Tell the right story and sell a lot of product. Easy to say, not so easy to do. When it comes to selling a product the...

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Why does your prototype cost that much?

Prototypes

Have you ever wondered how the price for your Prototype part is determined? Then have a read as James Murphy from HLH takes you through the...

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How to reduce part cost for injection molding.

Prototypes

Here I am talking about making the final part cheaper, not the tool or mould they come from, which is covered in another article. Basically, the...

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Happy Women’s Day – HLH

Prototypes

Over the past 30 years, I have personally learned one undeniable truth. When women are part of the process, any process, change for the better is...

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Just Pick A Colour Already :)

Prototypes

Colour, I love it, but some days I swear it will be the death of me. I deal with colour every single day, in graphic design,...

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Turn Single-Use packaging into Multi-Use.

Prototypes

There is a shift on the horizon in the packaging world, we can no longer turn a blind eye to single-use packaging/containers and feel that we...

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Start Your Engines – Student Racing Is Here @ HLH

Prototypes

HLH is involved with a pretty cool project at the moment as a sponsor/supplier. We are making some parts for the Technion Formula Student Racing Team at...

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Rapid Sheet Metal At HLH

Prototypes

As the saying goes, a photo speaks a thousand word. So here are a little more than 10,000 words on some of HLH's rapid manufacturing sheet...

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Team HLH Are Back!

Prototypes

With everyone well rested and batteries fully charged, team HLH are back at it, working on rapid manufacturing solutions for our customers from around the world....

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Speed To Revenue Is A Better Phrase

Prototypes

Speed to market is a term that is thrown around a lot, I use it a lot, it has staying power because it is a very relevant...

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IoT – What? Now? Future? Problems?

Prototypes

IoT (Internet of Things), what is it? Where is it going? Is it the future or now? Over the past few years, we have seen through...

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Get Your Idea Off Of Paper Fast – Rapid Prototype

Prototypes

My friend said to me before Christmas, "hey you know about new product development and rapid prototype development, can I buy you a coffee?" That normally...

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