Developing new products can be a challenge for many of our clients. No matter how far along you are in the development process, our design methodology allows us to recognize the key criteria that should be address to make a successful product. Our experience in design development helps us recognize the needs of your customers [...]
March 20, 2010
Over the past year or so we’ve been investing a lot of time and money to renovate our space and build an onsite model shop. We are excited to share with you all the amazing new tools we have and the new retrofitted space to carry out all of your model building and prototyping needs! [...]
January 10, 2010
We have a few toys at KMD that we like to get paid to play with – and one of those is our vinyl cutter. Piggybacking off the experience some of our staff has had in the signage business, the studio decided to purchase a Copam CP2500 Cutting Plotter. This allows us to cut vinyl [...]
November 27, 2009
CNC (computer numerical control) machining refers to using a computer controlled machine to cut a 3D part out of a solid material. Here at the studio we work with a CNC wood router, utilizing Solidworks and MasterCAM software programs to design and set up tool paths for the machine. It is best used for parts [...]
April 10, 2009
Solidworks is a CAD (Computer Aided Design) software program used to build 3D computer models. Utilizing the input of dimensional parameters and 2D sketches a real to life 3D model emerges. This helps designers figure out all the details of a product as each piece is designed and virtually assembled together. Models can then be [...]
April 6, 2009
MasterCAM is a CAD CAM software program that helps us turn our Solidworks 3D computer model directly into tool paths for the CNC router to run. The program will virtually run the job and catch any warning spots where the bit might bottom out or a cut won’t be possible with the indicated bit. Jobs [...]
March 5, 2009
Laser cutting is used when we need flat and fairly thin material precisely cut. A file is created with the outlines of what needs to be cut and then ‘printed’ to the laser cutter – the laser head then cuts through the material following the exact path you have laid out. This helps tremendously when you [...]
September 26, 2010
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