'OUTSIDE THE BOX’ Newsletter We've launched a new 'go to' website for British designers. It's not just our branding and newsletter that have been given a makeover, we've also got a slick new website! It's designed to provide designers and engineers with all the information they need about materials and process options for making prototype and production parts. So what's new? Well pretty much everything! We've made it a lot easier to find information about the services we provide to anyone in need of prototype and production parts. You can browse examples of our work to see how we've helped clients to solve a range of prototype and production challenges and there's a new useful Advice section. It contains a raft of Technical Data Sheets that tell you everything you need to know about the materials options for metal, plastic, clear and flexible parts. We've also expanded our Frequently Asked Questions section to include some of the many queries that we get asked on a regular basis. So, if you've got a question and don't want to pick up the phone to us, hopefully you can find an answer on our website. We're really pleased with the site and would love you to take a look and let us know what you think. You can find it at www.plunkettassociates.co.uk. We keep adding new content that we hope will be of use to you - so visit again soon. Thank you! Visit the website Bridge tooling - what is it and when should I use it? Bridge tooling (otherwise known as development tooling or rapid tooling) has many a useful application. It's the process whereby moulded parts are produced at an early stage in the product development cycle. When would you use it? Well, here are three scenarios: The production intent material is a ‘must have’ for testing purposes The quantity of parts required makes prototyping uneconomic A trial batch is required ahead of production release It can also be used as a final production process when quantities are low enough to make it a cost effective option. Whether bridge tooling is an option for you will depend on quantities, part complexity and time available. Selecting the right process is all about understanding the trade-offs, knowing the strengths of particular manufacturing options and ensuring the design is suitable for the selected process. So, if you would like all the benefits of injection moulded parts, then talk to us today. We can ensure you get the right tooling in a time frame that suits you. Read more It's official. Julian is certified! We’ve had our concerns about him for a while, but we’ve now seen the certificate that proves it – Julian, our very own design data expert, is certified. A Certified SolidWorks Professional. Read more Did you miss us? We might not have sent out a newsletter since last summer, but that's because we’ve been very busy working on our new branding and website. We’ve also been hard at work with our regular day jobs – producing prototype and production parts for all of you, which has given us lots of fantastic projects to showcase in our Examples section of the new site! It’s now the end of our financial year and it has been a very productive one, so I wanted to take the opportunity to say a big thank you to all our clients! We look forward to more tooling, moulding and prototyping in 2014/15! Tim Plunkett T: 01452 386608 E: [email protected] Forward to Friend Copyright © 2014 Plunkett Associates, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: [email protected] unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences