A valued customer in the electrical industry was in need of a custom engineered hot rolled steel mounting plate which was to be used in a switch frame insulator. The original drawings which the customer provided required design changes before production of the initial prototype. Fabrication required the blanks to be lasered from 11 and 7 gauge hot rolled steel, which was cut on our 4000 watt laser cutter. Once the parts were lasered to spec, the project required break press work. The required forming included three forms featuring 90° bends. In addition, gussets and custom machined inserts as well as standoffs were fabricated before all components were TIG welded. All machined parts were fabricated in-house. The assembly was then cleaned and powder coated a light gray per customer specs. Finally, all parts were professionally wrapped, crated and shipped to the customer located in Chicago, Illinois.
This part, which is a critical component to our customers manufacturing process, is produced on a monthly release basis. We now inventory this part which saves the customer floor space, lead time, and cost while delivering the parts as needed. Annual usage of this particular mounting bracket is approximately 3,000 – 5,000 pieces annually. To learn more about this project please reference the table below or contact Multimetal Products Corporation directly.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS CUSTOM PROTOTYPE & MANUFACTURING PROJECT
- Product Description
- This steel mounting plates are used for a switch frame insulator application.
- Custom Prototype & Manufacturing Capabilities Applied/Processes
- Engineering
- From Prototype to Production
- Made initial prototypes with design changes through current production phase.
- Laser Cutting
- Laser cut on 4000 watt laser blanks
- Bending
- Bend 90ᵒ (3 forms)
- Machining
- Welding
- TIG Weld Gussets
- TIG Weld threaded inserts and standoffs (machined components).
- Grinding
- Powder Coat
- Store/Package/Ship finished parts to customer
- Engineering
- Equipment Used to Manufacture Part
- Shear, Saw, Laser, Lathe, Break Press, Weld, Grinding, Powder Coat, Inspection Machine
- Overall Part Dimensions
- Material Thickness:
- 11 Gauge
- 7 Gauge
- Length: 16.812″
- Width: 3.750″
- Height: 3.750″
- Bend Angle: 90ᵒ
- Tightest Tolerances
- ±.015″
- Material Used
- Hot Rolled Steel & Machined Components
- Surface Finish
- Light Gray Powder Coating
- In process testing/inspection performed
- In process with each operator and final stage before shipping
- Estimated Part Weight
- 10 pounds
- Industry for Use
- Electrical
- Quantity
- 3,000 to 5,000 Pieces per Year (stock item for customer)
- With Scheduled Monthly Releases
- Vital Component for Customers Product
- 3,000 to 5,000 Pieces per Year (stock item for customer)
- Delivery Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Standards Met
- Customer supplied print, 2D CAD Drawing
- Product Name
- Switch Frame Insulator Mounting Plate