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Service questions
Service questions
- Do you handle electrical assembly?
- We handle mechanical assembly plus basic wiring harness routing and tie-down. Full electrical sub-assembly (PCB integration, soldered connections, power distribution) is referred to our parent company Nevatronix, which has full board-level electrical assembly capability.
- Can you ship direct to my customer?
- Yes. Drop-ship programs are common — we hold inventory, kit-and-pack to the customer's shipping label, and dispatch on demand. End customer sees one shipment; you see one invoice.
- Do you handle serialization and revision control?
- Yes. Lot serialization, revision-controlled documentation, and per-unit traceability are available on every program. Required by default for our gaming and fintech customers; optional for others.
- When should I choose CNC punching over laser cutting?
- Punching wins when a part has many repeated features (50+ identical holes, full-coverage louvre fields) or features that laser can't produce (countersinks, embosses, tapped extrusions). Laser wins on tolerance, edge quality, and one-off complex profiles. Many parts use both.
- Can you combine punching and laser on the same part?
- Yes — and we often do. The punch press handles all standard pattern features; the laser handles the perimeter and any one-off geometry. Single-PO, single-quality-record, no inter-cell freight.
- What's the largest sheet size you can punch?
- 1500 × 3000 mm — same envelope as our laser cell, so parts can move between the two without rework.
- Do you powder coat in-house?
- Powder coating is handled at a co-located partner facility on a 24-hour turn. Same quality system, same single-PO workflow — we manage the hand-off so the customer sees one delivery.
- What powder colors do you stock?
- 40+ standard colors are in stock for fast-turn jobs. Custom RAL or Pantone matches are available on lots over 100 parts (typical 5 business day add).
- Can you mask specific areas for selective coating?
- Yes. We apply masking tape, plugs, or hooks based on the print's no-coat callouts. Selective coating is standard for parts with bare contact surfaces (ground points, mating features).
- Do you do anodizing for aluminum parts?
- Yes, through a Type I/II/III anodize partner. Color anodize is available on Type II (e.g., black, blue, red, gold). Hardcoat (Type III) is available for wear applications.
- What's the maximum sheet thickness you can bend?
- 10 mm aluminum or 8 mm mild steel at 4 m length on our 200-ton brake. Thicker sections at shorter lengths are possible on a case-by-case basis — confirm with engineering before quoting.
- How tight a bend radius can you produce?
- We work to the material's air-bend radius by default — typically the punch tip radius. For tight inside radii, hard tooling or rolling pre-form is available. We do not recommend bending tighter than the material's minimum bend radius without warming or annealing.
- Do you do hemming and offset bends in-house?
- Yes. Hem tooling, gooseneck punches for return flanges, and special offset/Z-bend tooling are all in-house. The press brake cell handles them in the same setup as the primary bends when geometry allows.
- How do you ensure consistent bend angle across a production run?
- All brakes are CNC with angle measurement at the back gauge. We run a first-article confirmation bend, lock the program, and sample-inspect every 25–50 pieces depending on lot size. Springback compensation is built into the program from the material certification.
- Can you bend pre-painted or coated sheet without damaging the finish?
- Yes. Protective film handling and urethane-faced bottom dies preserve the cosmetic face. We accept supplied film or apply our own when geometry permits.
- Do you weld stainless steel and aluminum?
- Yes. Stainless is welded in dedicated bays with separate consumables to prevent cross-contamination from carbon steel. Aluminum welding uses pulsed MIG or TIG depending on thickness and cosmetic requirements.
- Can you provide weld documentation and certified inspector sign-off?
- Yes. WPS-controlled welding with documentation packet on request. Certified Weld Inspector (CWI) sign-off available for AWS D1.1 (structural steel) and D1.2 (aluminum) jobs.
- What's your robotic welding throughput?
- Throughput is part-dependent, but typical assembly weld times on production runs are 60–90 seconds per part with single-shift capacity around 300–500 assemblies per cell per day.
- Can you handle prototype welds that aren't programmed yet?
- Yes. Our manual MIG and TIG benches are staffed by AWS-certified welders. Prototypes go through manual welding while we develop and validate the robotic program for the production phase.
Industry questions
Industry questions
- Can you produce powder-coated architectural panels in custom colors?
- Yes — RAL and Pantone color matching available through our co-located powder coating partner. Standard turn 24 hours for stocked colors; 5 business days for custom RAL/Pantone match on lots of 100+ parts.
- How large of a single-piece formed panel can you produce?
- 4 m bend length on our 220-ton brake — so curtain wall panel skins up to 4 m long with formed return flanges are produced in single piece. Larger panels are sub-assembled with welded seams or hidden mechanical joints.
- Do you handle structural welding to AWS D1.1?
- Yes — AWS D1.1 (structural steel) for carbon steel structural sub-frames and D1.2 (aluminum) for architectural-aluminum applications. CWI sign-off available where building code requires.
- How do you coordinate with general contractors on construction schedules?
- We hold staging inventory for committed programs and ship to project sites on demand. Most active programs have weekly release calls; we adjust ship cadence to match site readiness.
- Are your welders AWS certified for defense applications?
- Yes. AWS D1.1 (structural steel) and D1.2 (aluminum) for carbon and aluminum welding. D17.1 (aerospace fusion) qualifications held for parent-Nevatronix programs where required.
- Are you ITAR registered?
- We are not ITAR registered. ITAR-controlled programs are routed through our parent Nevatronix, which holds the registration. Non-ITAR defense work runs through our cell directly.
- Can you produce MIL-STD-810 capable enclosures?
- Yes. Drop, vibration, water-ingress, and temperature-cycling spec compliance is achieved through design + material + finish choices. We have produced MIL-STD-810 capable field enclosures for parent-Nevatronix programs.
- What documentation do you provide for defense contracts?
- Mill certs, weld procedure documentation (WPS / PQR), in-process inspection records, AS9102-format first article, and full traceability per program. Standard for our defense customers.
- Do you build to EIA-310 rack standards?
- Yes. 19" EIA-310 D-compliant racks are a regular run-rate program. We hold the tooling and fixturing for U-height variations from 12U up to 48U.
- Can you do hardware insertion for PEM nuts and standoffs?
- Yes — PEM nuts, standoffs, captive screws, and threaded inserts are all installed in our hardware press cell. Standard practice for our server-rack and control-panel programs.
- What finishing options do you offer for server cabinets?
- Powder coat in any RAL color (standard data-center black RAL 9005 stocked), wet paint for cosmetic finishes, and natural / brushed for stainless cabinets. Lead time adds 1-2 days for stocked colors, 5 days for custom match.
- Can you assemble the finished cabinet, not just fabricate parts?
- Yes. Our assembly bays handle full cabinet build-out — chassis assembly, hardware insertion, panel and door installation, label and serial application, ship-direct to your customer if needed.
- Can you handle UL Listed safe and ATM assemblies?
- Yes. We fabricate the structural and cosmetic parts; the UL Listing is held at our parent Nevatronix facility for the finished product. Process control and documentation are aligned with UL 291 (level 1 safe) and equivalent requirements.
- How do you ensure consistency across a multi-thousand-unit gaming run?
- Program-locked tooling, robotic welding with WPS-controlled parameters, and statistical-sample inspection through the run. The first article is documented, the program is locked, and every 25–50th unit is sample-inspected against the FAI baseline.
- Do you handle serialization and tamper-evident sealing?
- Yes. Lot serialization is standard. Tamper-evident sealing of compliance-critical sub-assemblies (e.g., bill validator chambers) is available on request.
- Can you produce sealed-joint ductwork?
- Yes. For sealed-joint ductwork we use stainless TIG welding with continuous seam welds where pressure-tightness is required. Lap-joint galvanized fabrication is supported for standard pressure-class ducting.
- Can you weld heavy-gauge structural tube?
- Yes. Our welding cells handle up to 12 mm wall thickness on tube and structural sections. AWS D1.1 certified welders for structural carbon steel; AWS D1.2 for aluminum if specified.
- Do you do NSF-compliant fabrication?
- Yes. We work to NSF/ANSI 51 (food zone material) and NSF/ANSI 2 (food equipment) when programs require it. Material selection (304 / 316L stainless), weld profile (continuous, no lap voids), and finish (4B /
- What stainless finishes do you offer for food-service equipment?
- 2B mill finish,
- Can you produce custom one-off pieces for high-end restaurants?
- Yes — and we do this often for Vegas restaurant projects. Single-piece prototype turn is typically 7–10 business days with full TIG welding and finishing.
- How do you handle long-lead exhaust hood programs?
- Hoods are batched by hood profile and welded on production fixtures. Standard programs ship 2–3 weeks; rush programs (single-week turn) are available with surcharge.
- Can you produce NEMA-rated outdoor enclosures?
- Yes. NEMA 3R, 4, and 4X enclosures are routine — sealed-seam welding, gasket-channel formed lips, and powder coat over zinc primer for the corrosion resistance NEMA-rated outdoor service requires.
- What materials do you recommend for outdoor solar applications?
- Pre-galvanized G90 for cost-sensitive racking; aluminum 5052 for weight-sensitive applications; stainless 304 for high-corrosion environments. We have shipped all three for southwest US solar programs.
- How do you handle high-volume racking programs?
- Volumes of 5,000–50,000 parts per program lock to dedicated fixtures and operator stations. Material yield (nesting + form-stack optimization) is locked in at first-article and reviewed quarterly.
- Can you do hot-dip galvanizing in-house?
- Hot-dip galvanizing is handled by a vetted partner; we coordinate the hand-off and absorb the lead time into our quoted ship date. Pre-galv stock is the more common choice when tolerances allow.