How 3D Printing Technology Improves Our Contract Manufacturing Services
Here at Reata Engineering, all of our engineers have a 3D printer on their desk一sometimes more than one! After purchasing our first 3D printer in 2011, it didn’t take long to see the potential for leveraging 3D printing technology to improve our contract manufacturing services. Now, we can confidently say that implementing 3D printers at […]
Choosing the Right Aluminum Plating Method
At Reata Engineering, our quality process encompasses every manufacturing stage, from design to product fulfillment. After we manufacture, assemble, and test customers’ parts, we often send them out for plating, a finishing service we subcontract to trusted vendors. We closely manage these vendor relationships to ensure that our customers get optimal results. When finishing is […]
Decoding Machinist Speak: Measurement Conventions
If you’re a product developer working with precision machine shops for the first time, you may notice the measurements that shops use aren’t what you might expect. While a shop’s system may seem a bit confusing initially, there’s a method to the madness—we promise! While precision machine shops often manufacture parts for large-scale industrial applications, […]