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Challenges of Machining Plastic

Machining plastics can pose many difficulties as opposed to metals. Plastics offer many advantages in today’s manufacturing.  Plastics are available in an incredibly wide variety, with different characteristics to meet a multitude of needs.  Many types of plastic are highly machinable, durable and formable, and are relatively lightweight. When compared with metal, plastics often offer […]

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How to Become Your Customer’s Top Supplier

How can you become your customer’s first choice for their next order? Read on for five keys to becoming your customer’s top supplier. Respond to all inquiries within 24 hours Commitment is the key to meeting this goal, but it is also important to have an organized system for managing your responses. If the inquiry […]

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History of Aerospace Backlit Panels

Illuminated Components

It is certainly a lot different from the bare bones instrument panel that took Charles Lindbergh across the Atlantic in 1927. It is hard to imagine, but The Spirit of St. Louis had few gauges and no lighting. Of course, these days one element that is in almost every aircraft on earth is the backlit […]

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Prime Products’ Paint Application Specifications

General Spray Paint Image

When applied correctly and proficiently, paints can enhance several notable characteristics of a product, including its surface integrity, resistance to chemicals, and aesthetic valve. To ensure ideal paint application for their products, many prime aerospace companies such as Honeywell, Boeing, and Rockwell Collins choose spray paint suppliers that are Nadcap accredited. This is not a […]

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Prime Products to Attain Nadcap Accreditation

Quality Certification

With the inclusion of contract manufacturing services such as screen and pad printing, CNC milling and turning, laser cutting, and others, Prime Products now caters to several notable companies in the aerospace and aviation industries. Our highly advanced equipment and facilities sets us apart from competitors. Prime Products is dedicated to providing the highest quality […]

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Why Choose a Nadcap Certified Supplier?

Nadcap Certification

Over 20 years ago, prime companies conducted audits to assess the technical proficiency of special process suppliers. To support these prime companies, the Performance Review Institute (PRI) began administering the National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program — also known as Nadcap. Nadcap is an industry-managed approach to the standardization of quality assurance in special […]

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Top 5 Traits of Great Manufacturing Partners

Customers are seeking more than just a company that can create different products; they’re seeking a company that can offer support throughout the entire process — from the design stage to delivery of the final product. Customers need more than a contractor-for-hire — they need a partner. The following five traits exemplify what separates good […]

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Illustrated Guide to Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Laser Cutting

ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO CARBON DIOXIDE

There are still many unknown variables encountered when cutting through or engraving exotic and even some common materials. One of the great advantages of lasers is that they impart practically no mechanical force on their targets. Specifically, CO2 lasers cut their target with a focused beam of infra-red radiation, burning and melting to remove the […]

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The Finer Points of Spray Paint Adhesion

The Finer Points of Spray Paint Adhesion

Today, manufacturers have a variety of paint options designed for specific applications, but improper adhesion will diminish the benefits of the chosen paint. When paint is properly adhered, it can help improve the protective and aesthetic qualities of the substrate. To help you get the best paint results possible, the experts at Prime Products would […]

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Pad Printing vs. Screen Printing: Which is Right for You?

Pad vs. Screen Printing Guide Cover

There are a number of different factors that come into play, including the process, equipment, and substrates you will be working with. In order to make the right choice for your exact needs, it helps to understand the advantages of the two most popular methods: pad printing and screen printing. Screen Printing Also known as […]

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