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Leveraging Quantity Discounts – Is your machining and fabrication shop offering them? What drives the savings.
When items are bought in larger quantities, the machining and fabrication manufacturer may offer quantity discounts. These discounts typically reflect savings that the manufacturer realizes when making a larger quantity of parts, sharing those savings with the customer. Examples of quantity related efficiencies and savings the machine and fabrication shop may see include: Engineering and…
Read MoreIs Powder Coating Over-rated?
The quality of the finish on your product reflects on the quality of your product. Your customer may view your product as poor quality if it rusts quickly, making it unsightly or un-useable. Powder coating has replaced enamels and other paints in a multitude of applications. One hears about the benefits of powder coating over…
Read MoreGauge to Thickness Conversion for Common Sheet Metals
The gauge of a metal sheet is dependent upon the type of metal as well as the thickness. The Gauge to Thickness Conversion Chart converts inches into gauge for Carbon Steel, Galvanized Steel, Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Copper and Brass and includes the common gauges. Please read more to see the chart. Keddie Enterprises, has fabricated…
Read MoreProtecting against Corona Virus
The Corona Virus has had a dramatic impact on most people’s lives. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued guidelines on how to protect one’s self from the disease at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/prevention.html . They also offer guidelines for small businesses at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/guidance-business-response.html . What about surfaces we cannot clean, but come in contact with as…
Read MorePowder Coating goes Green
Powder coating provides a better protective coating of parts than paints. The process fuses the powder coating on to the metal, providing a better bond. The metal must be treated prior to the application of the powder coating in order to provide a better surface adhesion. Pretreatment of the metal surface is critical to a good, durable coating and Plaforization is a better, environmentally friendly pretreatment method than the historical processes.
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