Category Production: Our topic overview

Chrome Plating and Nickel Plating: Process and Materials

Chrome plating vs. nickel plating: hard chrome, electroplated and electroless nickel, layer thicknesses, and what to specify in your sourcing request.

Anodizing Aluminum: Process, Colors, and Cost

Anodizing explained: how the process works, which aluminum alloys are suitable, what colors are possible, and what drives the cost.

Deep Drawing: Process, Materials, and Tolerances

Deep drawing explained: the DIN 8584 process, suitable materials, achievable tolerances, and what to check before sourcing drawn parts.

CNC Milling: Process and Applications

CNC milling explained: process, axes, materials, tolerances, and cost, plus what buyers should watch for when sourcing milled parts.

Machining: Fundamentals and Processes

Machining explained: 7 DIN 8589 processes, materials, tolerances and surface finishes, plus what to check when sourcing CNC-machined parts.

Stainless Steel 1.4301: Material Number, Properties

1.4301 (V2A) explained: what the material number means, which properties apply, and how it differs from 1.4401 (V4A) for sourcing decisions.