frequently asked questions

Are you just a services company?

No, Fairchild Industries manufactures production parts as well.

Do you make production parts?

Yes, they design, test and manufacture production parts.

What CAD software package do you have?

They use one of the most innovative solid modeling software packages on the market, SolidWorks.

What simulation software package do you have?

Fairchild has invested in an industry leading software package, SIMULIA Abacus.

What types of parts can you design?

Fairchild specializes in rubber and plastic part design including automotive rubber parts, molded rubber & plastic parts as well as extruded rubber and plastic parts.

Some of their most common applications include:

• Door seals
• Window Seals
• Rubber and plastic grommets
• Rubber bumpers

Do you design blowmolded parts?

Yes

Do you design thermoforming (vacuum forming) parts?

Yes

What materials do you use?

Check out their material guides here

What are your capabilities as it pertains to metal parts?

Today they create a small amount of metal parts, mostly with metal as part of assemblies. They can also reverse engineer plastic parts out of metal parts.

What types of materials do you use to 3D print?

For Polyjet printing, they use a light-curing material that comes in many colors based on their partners’ needs. For FDM they print ABS plastic as well as other materials if notified by their partner.

What sort of FEA tests do you offer?

• Compressions Load Deflection (CLD)
• Leak Detection Analysis
• Retention/Insertion Analysis
• Vibration Analysis
• Fatigue/Cycle Testing
• Acoustic Analysis