Running the Bases with Custom Materials, Inc CMI's own Taylor Robinson is the guest on the podcast Running the Bases with Small Businesses. Taylor explains how the company has been able to endure the ups and downs of economies and challenges over the past 5 decades. He credits the focus on family values as a key role. Not just the [...]
Does Fiberglass Rust Fiberglass, a composite material made of resin and glass will not rust. In fact, there is no metal in the material to rust. Iron is what causes rust, which the fiberglass quite often replaced due to its very common strengths of material. Quite often we turn to fiberglass when steel should be used but there is the [...]
G10 Material Machining G10 material is a very stiff, flame resistant material that is often used in the circuit board industry. It is a type of fiberglass that will require some special drill bits and machinery in order to do the G10 material machining. You will need diamond tips on your drill bits to cut through the G10. Fiberglass is [...]
Custom Steel Fabrication Custom steel fabrication is done for a variety of reasons. And, there are a variety of ways you can do with custom metal fabrication as well. It is a broad term for the process of making metal objects such as your molds, shapes or cuts to the metal to make a final product. There are many different [...]
Fun Facts About CNC Here are the fun facts about CNC. CNC machining is when parts are machined out with the program that is given to the machine. This program is a computer code that is programmed by a programmer. The word CNC stands for "computer numerical control" which looks very similar to a manufacturing robot and sort of works [...]
The Process of Custom Metal Fabrication Custom metal fabrication can be a broad term that means many things. Essentially, it forms metal into a usable product. We have an entire Engineering team ready to design and draw up your next part. This team is ready and willing to design any custom metal component you have in mind. Each type of [...]
What is G10 What is G10? You may have heard of G10 and that it has something to do with manufacturing electrical boards. You know, those cool green boards in the back of your computer. But, this marvelous material has a life that can extend far beyond those circuit boards. Look at G10 Look at G10 Material if you need [...]
Electrical Insulator Materials Electricity is intertwined with our lives in every sphere, starting from cooking to entertainment. Powering and controlling almost every facet of our lives, electricity can either be harnessed as a medium of good or evil. What makes electricity an interesting phenomenon is what an invisible yet powerful force it is. A mere spark of a wire can [...]
