FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: WHAT TYPE OF INFORMATION AND FILES ARE NEEDED FOR RFQ?
A: WE CAN QUOTE BASED OFF AN IDEA IF NEEDED HOWEVER PRINTS AND CAD FILES ARE NECESSARY FOR REALISTIC, COST-EFFICIENT QUOTES. WE ALSO NEED TO KNOW WHAT TYPE OF MATERIAL AND FINISH THE PARTS NEED, LEAD TIME, ANY CRITICAL SURFACES, AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION YOU CAN PROVIDE TO MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS.
Q: WHAT TYPE OF FILES ARE NEEDED FOR FABRICATION?
A: SINCE WE ARE ABLE TO DESIGN AND DRAW PARTS IN HOUSE ON CAD, NO FILES ARE TECHNICALLY NEEDED. HOWEVER IF THE PARTS ARE VERY PRICE SENSITIVE 3D CAD FILES CAN PROVIDE THE HIGHEST SOURCE OF EFFICIENCY. WE CAN ACCEPT ALL FILES IN DWG, DXF, STEP, IGES, ETC.
Q: WHAT IS CONSULTATION MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING?
A: WE WANT TO SEE OUR CUSTOMERS SUCCEED AS WELL AS OUR COMPANY GROW. WE SEE MANY PARTS WITH UNNECESSARY DESIGN FEATURES THAT SERVE NO FUNCTION THAT CAN ADD HUGE COSTS TO MANUFACTURING. CONSULTATION MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING ALLOWS US TO WORK ONE ON ONE WITH OUR CUSTOMERS TO DESIGN PARTS EFFICIENTLY FOR BOTH PARTIES. ALSO WITH OUR EXTENSIVE LIST OF EXPERIENCE WITH OTHERWISE RARE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, WE CAN HELP ALLEVIATE ANY ISSUES THAT MAY ARISE FROM INEXPERIENCED DESIGN CHALLENGES. SOME EXAMPLES INCLUDE ELECTRON BEAM WELDING OF PARTICULAR MATERIALS TO CERTAIN LEAK FREE DEPTHS, BRAZING OF PARTICULAR MATERIALS FOR LEAK FREE BONDS, MACHINABILITY OR A WIDE RANGE OF MATERIALS THAT MEET CUSTOMER NEEDS, ETC.
Q: WHAT IS THE TYPICAL LEAD TIME? CAN WE PAY AN EXPEDITE TO RECEIVE PARTS QUICKER?
A: TYPICAL LEAD TIME IS 3-4 WEEKS ARO HOWEVER PLEASE SPECIFY WHEN THE PARTS ARE NEEDED IN A RFQ AND WE CAN USUALLY ACCOMMODATE. ON SOME OCCASIONS WE CAN DELIVER NEXT DAY DEPENDING ON PART VOLUME/COMPLEXITY. WE STOCK A LARGE INVENTORY OF COMMON TO RARE MATERIALS SO CHANCES ARE WE ARE CAPABLE GETTING JOBS DONE QUICKLY.
A: WE CAN QUOTE BASED OFF AN IDEA IF NEEDED HOWEVER PRINTS AND CAD FILES ARE NECESSARY FOR REALISTIC, COST-EFFICIENT QUOTES. WE ALSO NEED TO KNOW WHAT TYPE OF MATERIAL AND FINISH THE PARTS NEED, LEAD TIME, ANY CRITICAL SURFACES, AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION YOU CAN PROVIDE TO MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS.
Q: WHAT TYPE OF FILES ARE NEEDED FOR FABRICATION?
A: SINCE WE ARE ABLE TO DESIGN AND DRAW PARTS IN HOUSE ON CAD, NO FILES ARE TECHNICALLY NEEDED. HOWEVER IF THE PARTS ARE VERY PRICE SENSITIVE 3D CAD FILES CAN PROVIDE THE HIGHEST SOURCE OF EFFICIENCY. WE CAN ACCEPT ALL FILES IN DWG, DXF, STEP, IGES, ETC.
Q: WHAT IS CONSULTATION MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING?
A: WE WANT TO SEE OUR CUSTOMERS SUCCEED AS WELL AS OUR COMPANY GROW. WE SEE MANY PARTS WITH UNNECESSARY DESIGN FEATURES THAT SERVE NO FUNCTION THAT CAN ADD HUGE COSTS TO MANUFACTURING. CONSULTATION MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING ALLOWS US TO WORK ONE ON ONE WITH OUR CUSTOMERS TO DESIGN PARTS EFFICIENTLY FOR BOTH PARTIES. ALSO WITH OUR EXTENSIVE LIST OF EXPERIENCE WITH OTHERWISE RARE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, WE CAN HELP ALLEVIATE ANY ISSUES THAT MAY ARISE FROM INEXPERIENCED DESIGN CHALLENGES. SOME EXAMPLES INCLUDE ELECTRON BEAM WELDING OF PARTICULAR MATERIALS TO CERTAIN LEAK FREE DEPTHS, BRAZING OF PARTICULAR MATERIALS FOR LEAK FREE BONDS, MACHINABILITY OR A WIDE RANGE OF MATERIALS THAT MEET CUSTOMER NEEDS, ETC.
Q: WHAT IS THE TYPICAL LEAD TIME? CAN WE PAY AN EXPEDITE TO RECEIVE PARTS QUICKER?
A: TYPICAL LEAD TIME IS 3-4 WEEKS ARO HOWEVER PLEASE SPECIFY WHEN THE PARTS ARE NEEDED IN A RFQ AND WE CAN USUALLY ACCOMMODATE. ON SOME OCCASIONS WE CAN DELIVER NEXT DAY DEPENDING ON PART VOLUME/COMPLEXITY. WE STOCK A LARGE INVENTORY OF COMMON TO RARE MATERIALS SO CHANCES ARE WE ARE CAPABLE GETTING JOBS DONE QUICKLY.