To Cast or Not to Cast? 4 Reasons to Convert from Casting to Contract Machining for Low-Volume Parts

Do you really need to cast your parts, or can you rely exclusively on contract machining instead? Casting, which consists of pouring a liquid material into a mold and allowing it to solidify, has been a go-to manufacturing solution for thousands of years. But thanks to advances in complex CNC machining tooling and technology, it’s […]
5 Ways Reata Engineering Solves Material Sourcing and Supply Chain Problems

If there’s one big manufacturing takeaway from this last year, it’s that the global supply chain is far more precarious than we like to imagine it to be. No matter what industry you’re in, you’ve probably been impacted by supply chain disruptions like price increases, shortages, and months-long lead times. The reasons for these disruptions […]