Let us bring your dream designs to life. Accurate's team of aluminum fabrication engineers has the skills necessary to guide your high-volume projects from design through development and successful completion. Trusting your metal fabricator to offer engineering and prototype assistance will keep your costs down while ensuring your project arrives on time.
Many variables affect whether a high-volume project stays within budget, meets the production schedule, and functions as needed. Accurate Metal Fabricating assists you in managing those variables during the prototyping, processing, and aluminum sheet metal engineering phases, so that your idea can be converted into a high-quality finished product. Our full-time metal fabrication engineering department utilizes advanced technology to ensure the design's functionality. AMF's engineering services use the latest sheet metal processing software, including SolidWorks Solid Modeling, AutoCAD, and Amada AP100, to refine your part before production even begins.
Our Software
- SolidWorks Modeling
- AutoCAD
- Amada AP100
Value Engineering
We are experts in value engineering, which analyzes and optimizes the manufacturing process from design through construction, encompassing administrative and business considerations. We achieve this by utilizing an optimal balance between quality and cost with proper analysis. This results in a better product for you, often at a lower price. As Chicago's leader in value engineering, our goal is efficiency without sacrificing quality.
Accurate Metal Fabricating's project managers and engineering department excel at collaborating with manufacturers and design houses to create components and products that are more efficiently manufactured, of the highest quality, and at a lower cost, providing an overall better value.
Our engineers take pride in their ability to re-engineer a product's design and tailor the manufacturing process to achieve optimal results. It's not uncommon for us to tweak the design so the component requires less material and less time to manufacture, resulting in a faster lead time and lower cost. We'll recommend new welding practices, forming techniques, and fastening options to deliver the ultimate functionality and quality that meets the components' requirements.
After a thorough analysis, our engineers will:
- Develop the most efficient manufacturing process
- When possible, reduce material or recommend lower-priced options
- Ensure the functional requirements are met
- Let you know when the quality and durability do not meet or exceed your specifications
- Guarantee that the product's value is increased
Manufacturability
Our engineers and production staff meet regularly to determine the optimal way to manufacture a component. It's our culture to seek better ways to produce a product continually. This review involves both new projects and current developments. We seek information from our customers on the performance of what we supply and welcome feedback.
Functionality
Just as we look for ways to manufacture components more efficiently, we also seek ways to enhance a product's performance both independently and when integrated with other parts. If we can modify the design of an element to integrate more effectively with other components, we will make the necessary adjustments quickly. The better we can design a product for you and the end user, the greater the product satisfaction and, ultimately, the product sales. That benefits everyone.
Quality
Better quality may not always be the best option. We believe in the quality that is appropriate for the application. There is no need to overengineer a product if a lesser gauge or material is sufficient. Ultimately, the difference in quality or durability is merely an unnecessary cost. In the same vein, if a product would benefit from a more expensive process, material, or finishing method, we suggest that too.
Price
We apply the same philosophy when determining the price of a product, in conjunction with our quality recommendations. We want to suggest only what is needed for the application. If the client would like a more robust material or a higher rate for aesthetic functionality, we will manufacture the product to that specification. However, we believe it's our responsibility to identify areas where the price can be reduced.
Some areas where we can reduce the price:
- Material type
- Component dimensions
- Material Gauge
- Fastening techniques
- Packaging
- Finishing method
- Manufacturing process
New Product Development Through Value Engineering
Do you have a new product that you'd like to develop? We can help with all stages, from concept and design to prototyping and production. Our steel fabricators and engineers have decades of experience bringing ideas into reality. They can leverage their knowledge of hundreds of products fabricated for dozens of other industries to your advantage. Complete confidentiality is always maintained. Your proprietary designs and processes will never be shared with a competing company. We collaborate with our customers to produce high-quality products that meet precise specifications and ensure they are manufactured efficiently, performing optimally in their intended applications. Accurate can utilize its ISO 9001:2015 influenced manufacturing processes to develop a consistent, high-quality product.
Accurate Metal Fabricating can quickly develop precise prototypes from your drawings. Once the prototype is fabricated, it is inspected to ensure it meets your specifications. Our engineers thoroughly examine each component for production quality, functionality, and cost. Our up-front precision work allows us to produce a piece that performs flawlessly for you. Our team's excellence in project management and communication ensures that the product is thoroughly tested and assessed to meet your specifications at every stage of the development process, and that you are kept informed about the project's progress.
New product development phases that Accurate can support:
- Initial concept
- Preliminary cost estimation
- Design
- Prototyping
- Final cost estimation
- Testing
- Redesign
- Initial fabrication
- Production