2017
How Aluminum Is Used In Today’s World
Aluminum is an incredibly useful metallic resource, and given how common aluminum is in today’s world, it shouldn’t be any surprise that we do aluminum casting here at Protocast Inc. When it comes to sheer versatility and variety of uses, no other metal really compares to aluminum. Not only is aluminum the third most abundant […]
2017
Gift Ideas For The Mechanic Or Inventor In Your Life
Is there someone special in your life that just enjoys making things? Does the thought of brand new tools to hang up in the garage excite your husband or you good friend, inspiring them to create a wacky invention just because they can? Well, you’re in the right place by landing on this blog post. […]
2017
Tools That You Don’t See Every Day
At Protocast Inc., we’re heavily involved in the tool-making industry. Our Denver-based machine shop can create many intricate and precise components and parts that meet the needs of many different industries. What this means to us is that we’re quite familiar with a lot of niche tools that other people probably haven’t even heard of. […]
2017
A Look At The History Of Tools And Machining, Part Two
If you’ve followed our recent blog posts here at Protocast Inc., then you’ll know that we’ve recently touched on the early history of tools and human civilization. Again, while historians dedicate their entire professional lives studying such a thing in detail, it’s nice to touch on the historical highlights of such an important development in […]
2017
A Look At The History Of Tools And Machining
It’s interesting how we can understand what something is and how to use it, or know what it’s used for, and yet, when put on the spot, we cannot define what it is. So, when it comes to something as simple as the word “tool”, how would you define it? According to Merriam Webster, a […]
2017
Fantasy Metals And Other Fictional Materials
It’s not likely that you’ll walk into our Denver machine shop to find us working with metals like Adamantium or Bombastium. In fact, it’s impossible for you to discover what we’re casting and prototyping with these kinds of metals because they actually don’t exist! While Protocast Inc. frequently works with real metal materials like stainless […]
2017
More Movies That Feature Tool Cutting In Them
In a follow-up to our tool cutting appreciation post, Protocast Inc. is back again to touch on a number of movies that feature tool cutting and tool making in the story. In our biased opinion, we think that this important practice just doesn’t get enough attention or glorification like other professions do in movies. Things […]
2017
Movies That Feature Machined Tools
This might not come across as overly surprising, but as it turns out, there aren’t a ton of machined tool enthusiasts out there (well, at least none like us here at Protocast Inc.). While rapid prototyping is our main specialty, our Denver foundry can machine specialty tools down to whatever your specifications are. From the […]
2017
Why We Stay Involved From Beginning to End
When you work with the metal casting team at Prototype Casting, Inc., you’ll be working with experienced engineers and metal casting professionals who have been working with metal for years. They have an extensive knowledge about the properties of the different metals we use in our casting process as well as knowledge about the seven […]
