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Investing in the Future of Engineering: A Look Back at a Successful Year for the Precision Board Donation Program

Investing in the Future of Engineering: A Look Back at a Successful Year for the Precision Board Donation Program  At Coastal Enterprises, we’re passionate about empowering the next generation of engineers, fabricators, and innovators. Through our Precision Board...

Fast Turnaround, High Precision: Meet Precision Board Urethane Tooling Board

Why Aerospace Manufacturers Trust Precision Board Urethane Tooling Board In the aerospace industry, precision isn’t optional; it’s essential. From lightweight composite parts to complex structural molds, manufacturers rely on materials that offer consistency,...

Case Study: Monster City Studios & Face Shield Tooling Production

Case Study: Monster City Studios & Face Shield Tooling Production When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Monster City Studios (Fresno, CA)—a company specializing in theme park environments and trade show props—had to adapt fast. They shifted production to making face...

How Many Parts Can You Pull from a Precision Board Tooling Mold?

How Many Parts Can You Pull from a Precision Board Tooling Mold? One of the most common questions we hear from customers using Precision Board tooling for thermoforming molds is: “How many parts can I pull off a Precision Board tooling mold?” It’s a simple question...

Custom Composite Lay Up Tooling Blocks – Precision, Speed, and Cost Efficiency

Precision Board Tooling: Custom Composite Lay Up Tools Built Fast For years, the Aerospace and Automotive industries have trusted us to create custom Precision Board Tooling Board blocks for their unique composite layup needs. Whether your project is small and...

Josh Lange and Precision Board

Josh Lange and Precision Board: At the heart of Lange Customz's success lies Precision Board from Coastal Enterprises. Lange seamlessly integrates Precision Board into his company's products and services, leveraging its versatility and precision. Unlike other products...
A New Stetson For Clint

A New Stetson For Clint

  Anyone who has traveled along Highway 101 through Pismo Beach California has no doubt seen the 40 foot wooden hand-carved statue of Clint the Cowboy standing proud in the parking lot of McLintock’s Saloon. For a few months regular travelers might even have...

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FSC-360WB Repairs Cracks…and Mistakes

FSC-360WB Repairs Cracks…and Mistakes

Get a bit too aggressive with the sandblaster? The sign you just finished have some surface damage needing repair prior to finishing? It happens. And when it does you’ll be glad you have some FSC-360 WB Putty on hand. FSC-360 WB is a high quality, water-based putty...

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More Detail + Higher Density = Greater Profits

More Detail + Higher Density = Greater Profits

Offering a sign made of 30lb Precision Board Plus instead of 15lb is great way to increase profits. The denser material machines as easily, yet generally requires less priming and sanding. And since the material cost is only roughly 10-15% of the cost of a sign, the...

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Art Center BMW Concept Car

Art Center BMW Concept Car

It began as a challenge to students at the Art Center College of Design, a perennial hotbed of transportation design that has produced many of the world’s top automotive designers. The task? Take a BMW 1 Series 5–door SUV, a model not marketed in the states, and...

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PB Fast Set For a Strong, Fast Bond

PB Fast Set For a Strong, Fast Bond

As with all of our Companion Products, PB Fast Set has been specifically formulated to meet the needs of sign makers working with Precision Board Plus HDU. A versatile one-part, urethane adhesive that is ready to use right out of the container (no mixing), PB Fast Set...

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Texturing With FSC-88 WB

Texturing With FSC-88 WB

Dan Sawatzky is known for using a wide variety of interesting textures in the signs he creates. One technique he is fond of using is applying FSC-88 WB with random brush strokes to add texture to routed letters. To quote Dan, " I don't want my signs to look like a...

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Michigan “3 peats” Solar Challenge

Michigan “3 peats” Solar Challenge

Demonstrating their engineering prowess, the University of Michigan's Infinium completes the 1100 mile race just 2 hours ahead of the University of Minnesota's entry. The American Solar Challenge is a competition to design, build and race solar powered cars cross...

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