2018
More Lesser Known Shapes To Check Out
If you didn’t check out our previous post about irregular and uncommon shapes, you might be thinking, “A blog about shapes? What am I, a preschooler?” Without additional context, that is a fair assumption, dear reader. However, the reason we’re continuing to cover odd shapes is not only because they’re interesting (we’re engineers and math […]
2018
Interesting Shapes You Probably Didn’t Know The Names To
Circles, squares, octagons and even parallelograms – in school, most people are taught basic shapes at a relatively young age, and continue on to learn about more complex geometrical arrangements in the context of math class. Now, with that being said, do you really know what an enneagram or a triquetra is? Perhaps so, but […]
2018
Production Disasters: Why It Pays To Prototype First
There’s a good reason, if not several good reasons, why we do what we do here at Protocast Inc. By ensuring that our clients have a product or tool prototype that meets their exact specifications and engineering requirements, we can verify that something is exactly as it should be prior to a full-scale production run. […]
2017
A Look Into The Hobby Of Collecting Diecast Cars, Pt. 2
In our previous blog post, the diecast tooling experts here at Protocast Inc. took a look at collecting diecast cars – something that’s not quite the same as what we do, but with the same name of “diecast”, we figured, why not? While another post on the matter might not fully illustrate the art of […]
2017
A Look Into The Hobby Of Collecting Diecast Cars
At one point or another, we’ve all collected something. Whether you were into rocks as a kid (it’s still perfectly cool to collect them as a fully-grown adult, too!) or you’ve amassed an impressive selection of vintage wine in your basement cellar, there’s just something about a great collection that instills a sense of pride […]
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
Common Applications Of Stainless Steel
Stainless steel is practically everywhere in today’s world. Even if you’re a bit frustrated that your sleek, brand new stainless steel fridge won’t allow magnets to stick to the surface (some fridges have actually addressed this complaint), there’s no doubt that stainless steel is a useful, clean and quite versatile material. Why are we writing […]
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. […]