Thanks to 3D scanning, reverse engineering is easier and more accurate than ever. Below, read about how 3D imaging has changed the industry for the better. What is Reverse Engineering? Not all existing designs come available with assembly instructions. For any number of reasons, a manufacturer or engineer might have...

Industrial X-Ray Services Offered by Nel Pretech Corporation

Thanks to its acquisition of a new machine, dimensional-inspection services company, Nel Pretech is now the only lab of its kind to offer A2LA-accredited industrial x-ray services. TINLEY PARK, IL – – Dimensional inspection services company, Nel Pretech Corporation is pleased to announce that it now has a new computed...

The Basics Of Dimensional Analysis

One of the key factors that distinguishes Nel Pretech from the competition is our attention to detail when it comes to dimensional analysis services. Dimensional analysis must be accurate and repeatable, and that’s where we excel. Below, read some of the basics of dimensional analysis, such as the process behind...

A Dose of Iron: A Recent Reverse Engineering Job at NPC

Reverse engineering is the process of deducing design intent from an end product with little or no information about production procedures. On this project, our customer wanted a solid CAD model built from laser scanned data from an original part. It was also requested that some of the features found...

Dimensional Inspection Laboratories Quality Management

Dimensional Inspection Laboratories ensure that manufacturers produce parts and assemblies that meet the required specifications. DILs are needed to perform inspections for a variety of industries: Aerospace, Aluminum Die Casting, Automotive, Electroplating (when being used for industrial purposes), Medical, Tooling, Heavy Equipment, PCB (printed circuit board) Production, Precision Machining, Precision...

What Are The Benefits of Industrial CT Scanning?

Industrial CT scanning is a form of 3D scanning that leverages X-ray technology to yield three-dimensional images of both the interior and exterior of the item being scanned. Computerized tomography, or CT scanning, has been used for decades in medical imaging and also is highly beneficial to businesses that must...

True Position Gage: Update

We received the new true position gage from our machinist and couldn’t be happier! The new gage was constructed of hardened steel and will resist the effects of environmental corrosion which caused our customer’s previous gage to fail. The gage has passed the certification process with flying colors and has...

True Position Gage Design in CAD

This CAD model was designed during a recent reverse engineering job by NPC. One of our customers had a true position gage that had corroded and was no longer useful to them. They gave us the old gage and asked us to build a new one. The process started by...

Don’t Pop Your Top!

We get a variety of different types of jobs here at NPC. Here is one of our food packaging jobs: the salad bowl. We work closely with the quality departments of several food packaging vendors to ensure mating parts fit correctly.