Hey, I’m Barry Zeng. I’ve been in manufacturing for 12 years at Shanghai Yunyan Prototype & Mould Manufacture Factory, and I’ve watched the conversation around 3D printing shift dramatically. Ten years ago, it was purely a prototyping tool. Five years…
Hey, I’m Barry Zeng. I’ve been in manufacturing for 12 years at Shanghai Yunyan Prototype & Mould Manufacture Factory, and I’ve heard the same claim about additive manufacturing for a decade: “It’s too expensive for real production.” For a long…
Hey, I’m Barry Zeng. I’ve been in manufacturing for 12 years at Shanghai Yunyan Prototype & Mould Manufacture Factory, and I want to start with a confession: for the first five years of my career, I thought Metal 3D printing…
Hey, I’m Barry Zeng. I’ve been in manufacturing for 12 years at Shanghai Yunyan Prototype & Mould Manufacture Factory, and if there’s one thing that’s genuinely changed how I think about mold making, it’s 3D printing. I still remember the…
Hey, I’m Barry Zeng. I’ve been in manufacturing for 12 years at Shanghai Yunyan Prototype & Mould Manufacture Factory, and if there’s one technology that’s genuinely changed how I think about metal casting, it’s 3D printing. I still remember the…
Hey, I’m Barry Zeng. I’ve been in manufacturing for 12 years at Shanghai Yunyan Prototype & Mould Manufacture Factory, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s this: a good 3D printing service is about more than just pressing “print.”…
Hey, I’m Barry Zeng. I’ve been in manufacturing for 12 years at Shanghai Yunyan Prototype & Mould Manufacture Factory. Over the years, if there’s one question I hear more than any other, it’s this: “Barry, should I CNC this part…
Hi, I’m Barry Zeng, a manufacturing engineer at Shanghai Yunyan Prototype & Mould Manufacture Factory. If you’ve ever needed a custom part made, you’ve probably asked yourself: “Should I get this CNC machined or 3D printed?” It’s a great question…
Introduction: The Steel Behind the Spark Hi, I’m Barry Zeng, a manufacturing engineer at Shanghai Yunyan Prototype & Mould Manufacture Factory. My daily bread? Helping clients pick between 3D printing and CNC machining. The wrong choice can crack a mold—or…
Introduction: The “Wait, You Can Print That?” Department Hi, I’m Barry Zeng, a manufacturing engineer at Shanghai Yunyan Prototype & Mould Manufacture Factory. You know that moment when a machine breaks down and you need a part that hasn’t been…