Rapid Sheet Metal adds coating, printing

Tag : Powder Coating Equipment

He related: "The customer called us at 11 am on a Thursday morningwith an incredibly 'hot' job.
We engineered, manufactured, powder-coated and shipped the partsthe next day for Saturday delivery so that the customer could buildbeta machines over the weekend".
Jacobs reckoned that would never would have been possible beforethe company added its powder-coating facility.
When Rapid Sheet Metal decided to bring the sheet metal finishing process in-house in early 2007, it decided to use powder-coating insteadof a wet-finishing process.
Powder coating was chosen for its consistency, versatility and itsenvironmental friendliness.
Unlike a wet paint process, powder coating requires no solvents andany powder overspray is completely recyclable.
To ensure a state of the art facility, Rapid Sheet Metal hired afirst-class coating specialist with over 30 years of experience incoating and silk-screening to design and oversee the constructionand acquisition of the best available equipment.
After three months of limited production ramp-up, Rapid Sheet Metalfully added the capability to its rapid production process in January, 2008.
Coatings held in stock - Rapid Sheet Metal carries over 30coating powders in stock, including blacks, whites, grays, beigesand even safety orange.
It can handle parts up to six feet in length with the ability tomask hardware and geometry areas.
The company's new 1440dpi printer allows the company to producehigh resolution artwork and silk screens for any sized part.
They can also match ink to Pantone colour specifications, andproduce multiple color screens.
About Rapid Sheet Metal - Rapid Sheet Metal Incorporated focusesstrictly on providing sheet metal prototypes and time sensitiveshort run fabrications to new product developers and engineers.
Typical quote response time is under 24h and most parts are shippedin one to two weeks.
A 48h fast expedite prototype sheet metal service is alsoavailable.
Parts such as brackets, racks, housings, and enclosures arefabricated to data from Solidworks, Pro/E, Inventor, KeyCreator/Cadkey, SpaceClaim and other 3D CAD data sources from stainlesssteel, cold rolled steel and aluminum.