Solar Powered Airplane 101: Coming To A Sky Near You In 2015
We’re pretty big on solar energy here at Coastal Enterprises, regularly sponsoring many of the solar programs at colleges and universities all over the nation. Of course, when we saw the latest CNN...
View ArticleA Glimpse 140 Million Miles Into The Sky
Just what does NASA’s Curiosity Rover do as it spends its days 140 million miles above Earth? See for yourself in this interactive program providing full view of the Martian Landscape! The post A...
View ArticleHow To Whitelist Our Email Address If You Don't Receive Our Newsletter
We publish two blogs a week, and at the beginning of each month, the previous months articles are compiled into our “Monthly HDU Blog Round-Up.” The blog round-up is a great resource for unique...
View ArticleHave You Checked Your HDU Pricing Lately?
They raised their prices, we lowered ours. Just because our competitors pricing is higher, doesn’t mean it’s a better product! Precision Board Plus HDU is up to $90 less per sheet than any other HDU...
View ArticleCoastal’s Trade Resource Directory Brings Business To You!
By listing your company in our trade resource directory, you not only increase the odds that a customer will find you online, it also gives your website an immediate SEO, and Google Ranking boost. Sign...
View ArticleKC’s Car Care – Redux – ( and some big news )
From time to time, we may miss the mark a little. In this case, we had an idea that the car and bike should be the same scale. Once the bike was applied, the customer didn’t like the size of it. Read...
View ArticleSpaceX Dragon Spacecraft To Commence Launch To Space Station
SpaceX and NASA announced that they will be launching the Dragon Space Capsule on April 30th to the International Space Station. You may remember our previous blog: SpaceX Dragon Space Capsule – 360˚...
View ArticleHead back to Las Vegas
Every year right around this time, the International Sign Show rolls around. This year it is in Las Vegas and I’m on my way there as we speak. Usually, I’m looking for new equipment and...
View ArticleISA Sign Expo 2015 is here!
Staying busy at the ISA Sign Expo 2015. One of the largest ISA shows to date, estimating an astonishing total of 20,000+ people this year. Only one day left to attend! Don’t miss your chance to stop by...
View ArticleFree yourself from the insanity of Zebra analysis with Autodesk Shape
So you’re working on your surface model, and you are trying to get everything to match up nicely, usually to either G1 (tangent) continuity, or G2 (curvature) continuity. You think things look pretty...
View ArticleCustom Support Fixtures
Did you know that Coastal Enterprises can fabricate custom support fixtures for bonded blocks of Precision Board? Yes, it’s true! Whether it’s for CNC machining, oven or autoclave curing, tool...
View ArticleCheck out our Sign Gallery! See the latest projects using Precision Board...
Our sign and model gallery has excellent pictures of the latest projects using Precision Board Plus HDU. Routed, hand-carved, and sandblasted signs from all over the country. Check it out here: Sign...
View ArticleSpeeds and Feeds
Routing PB One of the more frequent inquiries we receive at Coastal Enterprises involves questions about machining Precision Board Plus HDU. For those that are experienced in working with the product,...
View ArticleNever stop learning. Again.
I consider myself somewhat of a power user when it comes to using our cnc machining software, Enroute Pro 5.1. So why in the heck and I spending 3 days training on the software in Denver, Colorado?....
View ArticleMachining tips and more!
-A message from Chuck Miller, CEO of Coastal Enterprises “Over the years Coastal Enterprises has continually worked to improve Precision Board to meet the changing market needs and requirements. In the...
View ArticleCompositesWorld: Carbon Fiber 2015
Landmark composites convention kicks off in Knoxville, Tennessee The composites industry is constantly looking towards the future, providing the means and materials for the next groundbreaking...
View ArticleIntroducing newly updated Precision Board Plus
Staying relevant in the modern composites industry requires a delicate balancing act of honest trial and error. In order to grow and mature, a manufacturer must identify the areas in which a product...
View ArticleLooking Back and Moving Forward: 2015 in Review
Cal Poly SLO Supermileage Car As we reach the culmination of another whirlwind year here at Coastal Enterprises, it’s important not to let the holidays pass us by without taking some time for...
View ArticleShaping the New Year with Precision Board
In the composites community, no one ever stops moving. Even during the holidays, minds continued to churn with new ideas to shape the New Year. January has barely begun, and already events are set in...
View ArticleLaser Cutting Precision Board: OSHA Approved & Highly Effective
For those with access to the necessary equipment, lasers can be an effective means of cutting, engraving, and marking various materials. High power, high-wavelength Carbon Dioxide lasers are widely...
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