Author name: Eric Xie

When a biomedical engineer sends me a CAD file for a spinal implant or a custom bone plate, there is […]

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