Resource Library

Resource Library

3D Scanning & Reverse Engineering

3D Scanning & Reverse Engineering

Rhinoceros For Engineers

Rhinoceros For Engineers

What is Industrial Design?

What is Industrial Design?

Production Considerations

Production Considerations

SPARK Design Glossary

SPARK Design Glossary

1 2 3 4 5

Previous Next

3D Scanning & Reverse Engineering

Rhinoceros For Engineers

What is Industrial Design?

Production Considerations

SPARK Design Glossary

Let’s make something together

Phone: (804) 440-5700
Email: info@sparkpd.com

5928 School Avenue
Richmond, VA 23228

Recent Posts

Featured

What Happens When Manufacturing Knowledge Doesn’t Scale

What Happens When Manufacturing Knowledge Doesn’t Scale

Growth is usually a sign that something is working. More customers are buying, production is increasing, and the company may be adding people, equipment, or even new facilities to keep up.

But growth can also create a strange kind of frustration when processes that worked well for years start becoming harder to sustain. Engineering may struggle to keep up with the volume of work, manufacturing questions that were once easy to resolve can become recurring issues, and the company may find itself relying heavily on a handful of experienced people who know how things are supposed to be built.

Read more →

When every component is right and the assembly still fails

When every component is right and the assembly still fails

One of the more frustrating problems with a sheet metal assembly is when everything looks right individually, but doesn't work when you put it together.

The drawings may have been reviewed and the individual components may look perfectly reasonable on their own. It’s only when the full assembly comes together that the problems become apparent: holes don't line up, connections are difficult to make, or components don't interface the way everyone expected.

Read more →

Why fabricators no-quote jobs (And what they’re trying to tell you)

Why fabricators no-quote jobs (And what they’re trying to tell you)

You send a sheet metal part out for a quote and expect comparable pricing back. Instead, one fabricator declines the job entirely, another comes back with questions, and a third sends a quote with no apparent concerns.

We’ve heard many versions of this same story. And having this experience can be very confusing. After all, all the fabricators you’ve reached out to are looking at the same drawing.

Read more →

Why sheet metal is almost always what’s holding up your project

Why sheet metal is almost always what’s holding up your project

When a sheet metal project falls behind, production usually gets the blame. But the delay often started much earlier, before fabrication ever began.

A drawing that needs clarification, a needlessly tight tolerance, an assembly issue no one caught in review, or a manufacturing question that sits unresolved can quietly eat into the schedule long before anyone calls the project “late.” By the time the problem finally shows up on the shop floor, the easiest opportunities to fix it may already be gone.

Read more →

Enhancing a Richmond Gem: SPARK’s Volunteer Day at the Science Museum of Virginia

Enhancing a Richmond Gem: SPARK’s Volunteer Day at the Science Museum of Virginia

As hands-on problem solvers, we know that big successes often rely on the foundational work done completely behind the scenes. Recently, the SPARK team traded our engineering desks for high-vis vests and headed over to the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond to pitch in and get our hands dirty.

Read more →

Quick Links

Home
About
Our Work
Services
Resources
Connect

© 2021 SPARK Product Development, LLC.