I touched on the topic of metal bending and bend radii in my last blog post, Design 101. However, I thought it was imperative that I go deeper into the subject of minimum bend radii – focusing specifically on issues of cutouts close to a bend, and how to work around bending constraints. Rule of Thumb for Staying Clear of…
Many Protocase users are specialists in their field of engineering or science but don’t necessarily have specific training in metal fabrication or design. Creating optimal enclosure designs that reflect your requirements and intent can be challenging at the best of times, let alone when it’s unchartered territory. That’s why, over the past decade, we’ve created resource material to…
I wanted to share some of my experience and knowledge of building enclosures that will withstand environmental hazards. This inevitably brings up the issue of NEMA or IP standards, but sometimes there is confusion as to how these work. I’m writing this to give some direction to designers who are tackling this subject. For simplicity’s sake, I’m going to limit…
At Protocase we are in the business of turning the design visions of engineers and scientists into real functional professional grade enclosures and parts as quickly as possible. We are always trying to expand our capabilities in a way that aligns with what our customers want to achieve. In recent years we have had more and more requests for plastic…