Metal Fabrication Case Studies

Nov 15 2012

Metal Fabrication Case Study for an Automotive Aftermarket Customer

Metal Fabrication Case Study

Customer:   Automotive Aftermarket

Product:  Metal Bracket

Type of Fabrication:  Laser Cutting, Press Brake Metal Forming, Powder Coating, Packaging & Shipping

Problem:  Needed a heavy duty bracket with a lance and formed area which would include a square hole for a carriage bolt

Noble Industries solution:

One of our automotive aftermarket customers came to us with a need for a bracket with a lance and form section to allow a carriage bolt to be used with the part.  A lance and form tooling can be purchased for a punch press or for a brake press.  For our application we created tooling for an Amada press brake form operation.  This part also has an offset and 90 degree bends around the lance and formed area and the part number stamped into the part.

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By Noble Industries • A36 Steel, Automotive Aftermarket, Metal Brackets, Metal Fabrication, Metal Fabrication Case Studies, Metal Forming, Powder Coating •

Nov 8 2012

Metal Fabrication Case Studies – Retail Point of Purchase Freestanding Display

Metal Fabrication Case Study

Customer:   Retail Point of Purchase

Product:  Freestanding Display

Type of Fabrication:  Laser Cutting, Welded Wire Mesh Grid, Press Brake Metal Forming, Welding, Powder Coating

Problem:  Taking a new design from the concept to production

Noble Industries solution:

Noble Industries has several customers who design all types of store fixtures for the retail industry.  Many things are considered before a prototype is scheduled.  Our customers will send conceptual drawings or models with all the factual information included such as the material they wish to use, dimensions, views from the front, back, side and top, specific hardware requirements, what powder coat color or colors they want and much more.

Our process engineers will review the design for manufacturability and give any comments or concerns to the customer.  If everyone agrees on the concept, then our customer will detail each individual part.  For this particular metal fabrication case study, we had a project to fabricate for Point of Purchase during the holiday season.

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By Noble Industries • Custom Metal Fabrication, Design for Manufacturing, Laser Cutting, Metal Fabrication Case Studies, POP Freestanding Displays, Powder Coating, Retail Point of Purchase, Tube Fabrication, welded wire mesh grid, Welding, wire fabrication •

Nov 4 2012

Metal Fabrication Case Study – Automotive Aftermarket Metal Brackets

Metal Fabrication Case Study

Customer:  Automotive Aftermarket

Product:  1/4 Plate Metal Bracket

Type of Fabrication:  Laser Cutting, Press Brake Metal Forming, Powder Coating

Problem:  Taking a new design from the PPAP to production

Noble Industries solution:

Noble Industries has an automotive aftermarket customer that will periodically change the design of one of their metal brackets based on the vehicle design changes.  As an ISO 9001:2008 metal fabricator, when a design change is made, we will provide the customer with test metal parts and their PPAP documentation.  After the customer tests the brackets they will place an initial supply of the new custom metal bracket.  For this particular metal bracket we made 3 test brackets.

Once the customer completed their testing they placed an initial production order of 750.  This specific part is made out of HRPO (Hot Rolled Pickled & Oiled) .25 X 60 X 120 sheet metal.  This material is also known as HRPO ¼ plate material.   Purchasing order sheet metal in the size of 60 inches by 120 inches because that is the sheet size for our Mazak Lasers.  To produce these parts, we have estimated that laser cutting will be performed at 35 parts an hour with 1 set up.  Our Virtek will inspect the first article part before the remaining 749 are laser cut.  After the parts are laser cut, the job folder and flat parts will go to the Press Brake area for metal forming.

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By Noble Industries • Automotive Aftermarket, Metal Fabrication, Metal Fabrication Case Studies •

Aug 22 2012

Metal Fabrication A36 Bracket Case Study

Metal Fabrication Case Study

Customer:  Automotive Aftermarket

Product: Metal Brackets

Type of Fabrication:  Laser cutting, CNC Punching, Press Brake Forming,  Powder Coating

Problem:  Fast production of metal brackets caused cracks in the A36 material while forming the part.

Solution:  Noble Industries understands the chemistry of A36 material and how to form it without stress cracks.  We have been forming metal brackets in A36 HRPO since 1978 so it is typical that we can solve a customer’s problems with A36 metal brackets.

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By Noble Industries • A36 Steel, Automotive Aftermarket, CNC Punching, Laser Cutting, Metal Fabrication Case Studies, Powder Coating •