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Design Engineering and Custom Drafting

11noname111Design engineering and expert drafting designs are essential to the success of your product’s manufacturing. We take each of our clients projects very seriously and believe in total quality custom engineering and drafting on every project. Be different than your competition and set yourself apart through our industry leading metal design engineering and metal drafting design services today. Follow the tabs below to see how the process unfolds.

Custom Engineering

We are able to assist you from Idea to design and finished product. The typical Process will involve:

    • Our clients provide us with models and prints.
    • If needed, our engineering team gives our clients valuable detailed feedback on, possible product improvements, how to lower the cost of their metal manufacturing and fabrication process, and speed up the lead-time schedules.
    • Once this process has been approved by our client, we move on to manufacturing parts per print.

 

Value Cost Analysis
Proto Manufacturing will perform a value cost analysis for every client, design changes may be suggested to provide you with cost effective, enduring, high quality solutions that will positively affect your project’s bottom line. Our value added engineering process will benefit you by:

    • Providing recommendations for manufacturability
    • Find ways to manufacture parts economically
    • Find ways to save costs

Our staff will develop a comprehensive understanding of your products and needs. This facilitates a fast, accurate understanding of your drawings and your revisions as well as minimizes development lead-time from concept to production.

Draft design

We utilize SolidWorks for three-dimensional modeling as well as AP100US for CAM. It is preferred that we receive Drawings in the following formats:

  • Solid Works
  • IGS
  • STEP for models
  • DXF
  • DWG
  • PDF Prints

Here are some common issues with drawings to keep in mind when designing the print:

  • Draw sheet metal parts without broken geometry (not applicable to solid modeling)
  • Parts made from stainless steel must show grain direction.(for cosmetic purposes only)
  • Dimension all formed bends, inside or outside
  • Make sure all prints/ models and artwork have the correct most current revisions
  • Include bend lines where necessary
  • Notes do not conflict each other
  • Hardware compatible with material type

If you do not have prints, please contact us.  We will gladly help you with the drafting process. However we are not a drafting company and do not specialize in this. Therefore we strongly recommend that the customers make their own prints.

 

 

 

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