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Pacific Research Laboratories

Pacific Research Laboratories is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Pacific Research Laboratories rather than just read about it. In short: Pacific Research Laboratories, Inc. (PRL) is a design, research and development (R&D) and prototype manufacturing company.

Key takeaways

Pacific Research Laboratories belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Pacific Research Laboratories to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Pacific Research Laboratories from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Pacific Research Laboratories, Inc. (PRL) is a design, research and development (R&D) and prototype manufacturing company. It is the leading producer of Sawbones, designed to simulate bone architecture and a bone's physical properties. It was founded in 1978. The company had 135 employees as of April 2016 and is the largest manufacturer in Vashon, Washington. It is locally referred to as "The Bone Factory." PRL has capabilities in (R&D) prototypes, short run production, and rapid prototyping. It is the manufacturer for Seaglider fairings, wings and rudders; Seaglider is an underwater glider autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) developed by the University of Washington. PRL also manufactures Super Shroud cell tower concealment shrouds. The company also works in product development and design, including quick-turnaround projects using urethanes, silicones, glass/carbon fibers, braided fiberglass, thermoplastics, electronics, hydraulics, and pneumatics; the creation of prototypes, master patterns, and tooling; reverse engineering; laser scanning; and manufacturing using 3D printing, 3-axis CNC router, 4-axis CNC machining, and a triaxial fiberglass braider. In December 2010, Pacific Research Laboratories became employee owned under an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).

References

External links Sawbones home page Pacific Research Laboratories home page

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Pacific Research Laboratories

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Pacific Research Laboratories claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Pacific Research Laboratories before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Pacific Research Laboratories ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Pacific Research Laboratories

In research: Pacific Research Laboratories appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Pacific Research Laboratories in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Pacific Research Laboratories is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1978 establishments in Washington (state), Companies based in King County, Washington, Design companies established in 1978, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Pacific Research Laboratories outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Pacific Research Laboratories in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Pacific Research Laboratories means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Pacific Research Laboratories out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Pacific Research Laboratories in simple terms?

Pacific Research Laboratories, Inc. (PRL) is a design, research and development (R&D) and prototype manufacturing company.

Why does Pacific Research Laboratories matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Pacific Research Laboratories?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Pacific Research Laboratories.