This post was created to explain what you and your masking solutions provider (like Echo Engineering), need to know when determining what silicone to go with for your masking application. To do that, let evaluate the pros, cons, and when specifically you should choose either one
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Posted in Powder Coating, E-Coating, Plating and Sealing
In this post, we're going to take you through the basics of masking threaded holes for your powder coating process. We've broken it down to the basics to make this process as easy as possible for you masking operations on your line.
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Posted in Powder Coating and Masking Threads
In this post, we're going to try something different. Rather than sending different materials off to test their impact on sound absorption, we're going to develop a decibel meter test in-house that anyone could do. We're going to take you through this step-by-step. This may be a rough test, but if you start if you begin noticing an obvious difference in sound reduction between two materials, chances are you're probably on to something.
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Posted in NVH, Electric-Vehicles and Sealing
Learn how some of the top Automotive and Fluid Power manufacturers protect their critical components during storage and shipment. In this post, we'll take you through what material is best for your application, designing for assembly and removal, and more
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Posted in Sealing
Avoid adhesive tape difficulties this winter by reading our tips to achieve sufficient bonding pressure during these cold months so these failures don't happen.
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Posted in Powder Coating, E-Coating and Plating
We listed multiple ways you can speed up your masking process and be more efficient, saving time and money in the process.
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Posted in Powder Coating
In this post, we highlight one of our Project Managers, Nate Walker. The focus lies on his innovative work at Echo and how he landed his current position.
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Posted in Employee Spotlight
The burden of fluid connector part design and design for manufacturability has shifted from the OEM to the tier-1 supplier and their injection molding partner. Throughout this post, we’ll discuss what makes an injection-molded barbed connector technically complex, critical design elements that need to be factored in, and the molding expertise required to deliver a stable and repeatable part.
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Posted in Connecting and Injection Molding
New case study on how Echo worked with a tier-1 automotive manufacturer to help transform their facility with engineered masking solutions for a large exterior injection-molded body panel that had complex paint quality requirements
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Posted in Sealing and Case Studies
In this post, we'll be covering the basics of cold runner injection molding systems. We'll go over what a cold runner system is, the mold cavity flow path elements, the two types of molds, and cold runner system advantages & disadvantages.
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Posted in Fastening, Connecting and Injection Molding