Author name: Eric Xie

I still remember the first Ti-6Al-4V job I programmed back in 2001. I treated the titanium billet like it was […]

When I first stepped into the custom parts industry back in 2001, machining titanium felt like a dark art. You

As a CNC machining engineer with over a decade of experience in the aerospace and medical device manufacturing sectors, I

When designing lightweight components for mechatronics, automotive, or aerospace applications, magnesium is often the undisputed champion. Its high strength-to-weight ratio

Let’s skip the textbook definitions. When mechatronics engineers come to me looking to shave weight off a new housing, drone

There is a very specific, blinding white flash that happens right before a $150,000 5-axis mill is completely ruined. I’ve

Last month, I watched a junior machinist scrap a $400 block of AZ31B magnesium. He treated it like standard 6061

I had a hardware founder on a call last week who was just about ready to pull the plug on

Let’s talk about what Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) really looks like on the shop floor these days. It’s no