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Hello,

The chromated finish is always on the back of the part (if not requested otherwise.) The chromated side is conductive, making it suitable for EMC applications.

I don't see a problem with bending it since it is on the back. However, the anodization on the front will crack most likely. We can send you some material samples if you like.

And there is always the possibility of machining customer supplied material. You can buy off-the-shelf u-shaped parts from many suppliers for reasonable money and have us do the machining. Just a thought.

Best regards,

Diane

Posted By: DianeHaensel on Apr 24, 2013 08:08PM

We are looking for an alternative to in house services in my group. I am wondering then if, as it sounds above if you can provide a panel anodized on front and chromated on back and infilled engraving on both sides.

Posted By: Robert Mueller on Jul 08, 2016 10:10PM

Hi Robert,

Thank you for contacting us with your inquiry and we are happy that you reached out to us as a possible new supplier for your group.

We offer anodized material as well as anodized material with chromated backsides that you can get engravings infilled on both sides as well. One thing we should mention is that we cannot guarantee a totally scratch free backside due to our production process and material handling so slight surface scratches might exist on the backside. Just download our free Front Panel Designer software to design your panels and let us know if you need any design assistance.

Please don't hesitate to contact our customer service in case you have more questions.

Kind regards,
Fabian

Posted By: Fabian on Jul 09, 2016 02:13AM

Hello,

You can design it with separate engraving lines or you can prepare all engravings in a graphic program such as Adobe Illustrator or Corel Draw and import it as a plt file.

Here are some tips on engraving imports.

Best regards,

Diane

Posted By: DianeHaensel on Mar 22, 2013 06:06PM

Thanks for the prompt reply, Diane.

I think it'll be faster to just use separate engraving lines, add text and then group everything together.

Trouble starts when you have to resize the box. :D

Posted By: S_Prime on Mar 22, 2013 08:00PM

Hello,

here is a link to an old post. It has combined parts as well.

Just give the L-shaped parts enough stability to not collapse during milling. I recommend a short "connector" of 10mm length all 120mm along the perimeter.

Best regards,

Diane

Posted By: DianeHaensel on Mar 19, 2013 02:04AM

Hello,

There could be several reasons. The best way for us to help you with a logo import would be sending the files to us (info@frontpanelexpress.com)

Best regards,

Diane

Posted By: DianeHaensel on Mar 11, 2013 05:55PM

Hi,

I am trying to import the Hypex NCore logo that was created by a member of DIY Audio. I have tried importing but it doe snot import correctly.

Was any resolution found to this?

Posted By: Harbord on Mar 25, 2013 06:34PM

I did it:

Posted By: ds23man on Mar 26, 2013 07:58AM

I am glad it worked for you.

My Dutch is very limited so I couldn't understand the post you linked to.

Please use the Front Panel Designer installation of our sister company in Germany whenever you get ready to order your design. Schaeffer-AG Download

This way your order from the Netherlands goes directly to Schaeffer in Germany and will not have to take the detour over our server in the US.

Best regards,

Diane

Posted By: DianeHaensel on Mar 26, 2013 07:27PM

The main problem with importing dxf files is problems with failure warnings about "not closed contours". If you encounter this problem you can try a simple detour:

1. Import the dxf file in Corel draw and export it to a Hpgl file ( .plt)

2. Import this in FPD as an engraving object.

3. Export the FPD design as a DXF file

4. Import this file into QCad and remove the panel outline

5. Save this as a R12 DXF file.

6. Import this file as a contour in FPD.

Posted By: ds23man on Mar 28, 2013 06:49PM

Hi,

I placed a test order with Front Panel Express. Their customer service asked me to change the Logo so that it had "Centre Contours" and import as a HPGL. - This approach has gone nowhere!

I have just spent the afternoon, editing the logo on Corel Draw to remove the contours, then I went through the process you described above.

I am now able to import the logo a free contour in FPD - However I seem to have some scaling issues.

Is there any way that you can post a working FPD Ncore logo in the DIY Audio Forums?

Posted By: Harbord on Apr 07, 2013 06:55AM

Hello,

My guess is that it is the dxf file itself. Can you please email both the dxf and the fpd file to my attention to info@frontpanelexpress.com

I will have a look as soon as you get a chance to send it to me.

Thank you

Diane

Posted By: DianeHaensel on Mar 08, 2013 08:51PM

Hello,

I informed our IT people. They might have some more questions to reproduce the issue. I will let you know.

I am sorry for the inconvenience. I hope we can get this resolved for you quickly.

Best regards,

Diane

Posted By: DianeHaensel on Mar 08, 2013 08:56PM

Ok, thanks.

Tried starting form termial, but kept getting "command not found"

Not sure what I should be typing into the terminal>

FrontPanelDesigner, frontpanel and a few others I tried.

All gave the above error.

Posted By: acidblue on Mar 08, 2013 11:30PM

Ok I tried frontdesign in a terminal and got this error:

frontdesign: error while loading shared libraries: libjpeg.so.62: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

So I installed libjpeg62,(I think thats what it was called), and now it starts.

I'll kick the tires and post back if any more problems occur.

Posted By: acidblue on Mar 10, 2013 06:51AM

Thank you for your patience with Front Panel Designer. I am glad you got it to work.

And thanks for the details, much appreciated by out IT people.

Posted By: DianeHaensel on Mar 11, 2013 05:58PM