Chatelet Blog
Reshoring Plastic Parts: Why Tooling Is the Blo...
Reshoring intent is settled; execution isn't. Why the tool is the quiet blocker on plastic parts, and how additive removes it — what to reshore first, and what to leave.
Reshoring Plastic Parts: Why Tooling Is the Blo...
Reshoring intent is settled; execution isn't. Why the tool is the quiet blocker on plastic parts, and how additive removes it — what to reshore first, and what to leave.
FDM vs MJF for Production Parts: An Honest Comp...
FDM vs MJF for production polymer parts: where each wins on material range, part size, strength direction, detail, and cost — and how to pick honestly.
FDM vs MJF for Production Parts: An Honest Comp...
FDM vs MJF for production polymer parts: where each wins on material range, part size, strength direction, detail, and cost — and how to pick honestly.
Carbon Fiber Nylon vs Aluminum: When Half the W...
Property-by-property: printed PA6-CF vs 6061 aluminum — where half the density beats triple the strength, and the honest list of parts that should stay metal.
Carbon Fiber Nylon vs Aluminum: When Half the W...
Property-by-property: printed PA6-CF vs 6061 aluminum — where half the density beats triple the strength, and the honest list of parts that should stay metal.
3D Printing vs Injection Molding: The Real Brea...
Where the cost curves actually cross: representative break-even math for 3D printing vs injection molding, plus the four factors the simple per-part comparison leaves out.
3D Printing vs Injection Molding: The Real Brea...
Where the cost curves actually cross: representative break-even math for 3D printing vs injection molding, plus the four factors the simple per-part comparison leaves out.
Threaded Inserts in 3D Printed Parts: The Desig...
Why printed threads strip, how to design bosses for heat-set brass inserts, and the fastening alternatives every engineer designing 3D printed parts should know.
Threaded Inserts in 3D Printed Parts: The Desig...
Why printed threads strip, how to design bosses for heat-set brass inserts, and the fastening alternatives every engineer designing 3D printed parts should know.
Carbon Fiber Nylon 3D Printing: An Engineer's G...
When carbon fiber nylon beats machined aluminum, when it doesn't, and the design rules that make PA-CF parts succeed in production. From the team running 85+ FDM production printers.
Carbon Fiber Nylon 3D Printing: An Engineer's G...
When carbon fiber nylon beats machined aluminum, when it doesn't, and the design rules that make PA-CF parts succeed in production. From the team running 85+ FDM production printers.