DFM, manufacturing, product design, and what we have learned shipping hardware over fifteen years.
What undercuts are in injection molding, how slides, lifters, collapsible cores and bumpoffs release them, what each adds to the…
Follow a circuit board through a real PCB assembly line, from receiving and kitting to stencil printing, pick and place,…
Acrylic or polycarbonate? Compare clarity, impact, heat, UV and cost for clear plastic parts, with datasheet values for molding grades,…
PA6 and PA66 are the two most common nylons in injection molding. They look almost identical, but they behave differently…
Aluminum or steel injection mold tooling? Compare lead time, upfront cost, tool life by SPI class, abrasive resins and lifetime…
After 15 years building products in Palm Bay, Jaycon has joined the Manufacturers Association of Central Florida (MACF). What MACF…
Jaycon Systems turns 15 in 2026. A look back at the open source hardware store, the boards reflowed in a…
The six advanced manufacturing trends that will shape 2027: AI in design and DFM, robots on the molding floor, reshoring…
From print to press: how to turn a 3D-printed MVP into an injection-moldable part without losing what the prototype proved,…
Use your crowdfunding campaign to test manufacturability, not just demand. A founder's guide to DFM-aware prototypes, reward tiers as production…
Injection molding now quotes instantly on the Jaycon platform: tooling and per part priced separately, live lead times and an…
A practical guide for hardware startups deciding when additive prototyping should give way to production tooling. Covers the volume tipping…