Our Services
QUAL-FAB’s approach to manufacturing combines outstanding product quality with an unmatched range of exceptional fabrication services. This results in a seamless, cost-effective operation that delivers your product on time, on budget, and backed by our zero-defect
Quality Assurance program.
"We were in a real tight bind. QUAL-FAB was willing to listen, and then blow us away with next-day parts."
— Mechanical Engineer, Telecommunications OEM
Managed Inventory Programs
QUAL-FAB ensures consistent on-time product delivery with our specialized (ERP) software system. We recognize the importance of managing customer inventory levels to reduce carrying costs and space requirements.
We continually review usage-and-forecast reports in light of current inventories to ensure maximum inventory levels are maintained.
QUAL-FAB has had great success in working with customer to develop and implement the following programs:
- Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI)
- Just In Time (JIT)
- Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
- Kan Ban — Signal driven
- Auto replenishment
- Scheduled deliveries
Enterprise and Material Resource Planning (ERP/MRP)
Our Global Shop Solutions software streamlines administrative processes including:
- Estimating/Quotations
- Capacity planning/Advanced production scheduling
- Complete inventory management
- Shop floor travelers and real-time job tracking
- Automated purchasing
- Quality system management
- Project management
- Job costing and analysis
- Accounting and finance
Products Manufactured with Customer Drawings & Specifications
Products:
- Brackets
- Panels
- Chassis(s) and covers
- Enclosures
- Cabinets
- Multi-level (BOM) assemblies
Materials:
- Aluminum
- Cold- and hot-rolled steel
- Electro and galvanized steel
- Stainless steel
- Copper
- Brass
Engineering & Design Assistance
- Assistance with design projects at any stage to improve product quality and manufacturability in addition to reducing costs
- SolidWorks — 3D CAD Model Design & Drafting software, which imports the following file types: SolidWorks, SolidEdge, AutoCAD, .dxf, .iges
- Merry Mechanization — CAD/CAM software, CNC programming for punching and laser cutting, tool-path optimization, part nesting, and improved material yields
Punching and Laser Cutting
5ea — 30 Ton CNC Turret Punch Presses:
- Maximum work-piece size = 48” x 120”
- Maximum thickness = 3/16” Steel, 1/4” Aluminum, 14ga Stainless
- Standard tolerances = ±0.005” Position, ±0.003” Hole Diameters
- Large assortment of standard and special shape tooling in addition to forming tooling such as louvers, embosses, lance forms, knock-outs, and countersinks
1ea — 1500 Watt CNC Laser:
- Maximum work piece size = 48” x 120”
- Maximum thickness = 1/4” Steel, 0.100” Aluminum, 10ga stainless
- Standard tolerances = ±0.005” position, ±0.003” hole diameters
Precision Brake Forming
8ea — 17 to 80 Ton CNC Press Brakes
- Maximum length of bend equal to:
- 96” – 16ga CRS, 0.08” Aluminum
- 84” – 14ga CRS, 0.100” Aluminum
- 48” – 3/16” Steel, 1/4” Aluminum
- Standard tolerances = ±0.010” dimensional, ±1° angular
- Machine Setup Program to provide product consistency and quality
- Large assortment of precision tooling for 0.008” to 0.125” bend radii, non-standard large radius tooling, and selection of joggle offset tooling
Welding
MIG and TIG Welding:
- Aluminum, (CRS) cold-rolled steel and stainless steel
- Certification to TACOM U.S. Army welding specifications
- Simple to complex weldments
Resistance (Spot) Welding:
- Aluminum, (CRS) cold-rolled steel, stainless steel, and Titanium
- 1/8” to 1/8” maximum material thickness capability
- Calibrated, digital tensile strength pull tester for process control
Hardware Insertion & Fastening
4ea – 6 to 8 ton hardware presses with 24” throat capacity:
- Self-clinching press-fit hardware such as nuts, studs, and stand-offs
- Solid rivets and swaging
Various pneumatic and miscellaneous tools to install fasteners such as:
- POP rivets
- Riv-nuts
- Spin-tite nuts
- Weld nuts
Mechanical Assembly
Designated facility for staging, assembly, and final inspection
Optimum floor layout for efficient material flow
Core value-added competencies include, but are not limited, to:
- Mechanical fasteners
- Locks and door assemblies
- Bugscreen
- Foam weather stripping/gaskets
- Insulation/flame retardants
- Grounding kits
Turnkey Outside Processes
QUAL-FAB strategically selects its suppliers to complement our fabrication processes, providing customers with quality turnkey products. Our standard processes include:
- Cut-to-length extrusions and tubing
- Precision machining and turnings
- Heat treat
- Powder coating
- Wetpaint
- Chemical conversion coatings
- Anodizing
- Zinc plating
- Tin plating
- Nickel plating
- Hot dip galvanize
- Passivate
- Silkscreen
- Custom packaging
- Mechanical and chemical testing/analysis
