The Drawbacks of Crowdsourcing Your Parts

Today, especially in consumer-focused markets, you can get just about anything you want the moment you want it. This intoxicating sort of instant-gratification “problem” has started to find its way into industrial and commercial markets as well, sometimes causing significant disruption. In manufacturing, this problem is manifesting itself as crowd-sourced instant-quoting systems.

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Juan March
Why 2D Drawings Are Still Important

2D drawings are often viewed as a time-consuming, zero value-add step in the manufacture of custom engineered components. What many engineers fail to realize, though, is that 2D part drawings are arguably the most important step of designing a component.

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Juan March
How to Reduce the Cost of Your Parts

It’s no secret that one of the biggest factors in choosing a manufacturing partner is price. Engineers, buyers, and managers want low-cost, high quality parts. As a manufacturer, it is our goal to provide prices that make sense for our customers as well as for ourselves. At Jacksonville Precision, we strive to be part of your manufacturing process even before your part is released for quoting. With clear and open communication during the design process, we can help our customers achieve optimal part design the first time and avoid internal revision processes and unnecessary expense.

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Juan March
Design Guidelines for Custom Parts

There are many simple mistakes engineers make that can increase the cost of manufactured parts tremendously. Some of them are as simple as forgetting to change a parameter during the CAD design process. Below is a list of common issues we see with parts, and how to correct them.

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Juan March