We run every prototyping project with speed, quality, and precision Do you need a metal sign for your business? Estes Design and Manufacturing’s prototyping shop can help you with all your metal signage needs. Estes Express Prototyping has a proven history of creating quality signage with speed and precision and all of our products are…
Do you need a high quality prototype manufactured quickly? The dedicated, rapid prototyping resources at Estes can help! Estes Express Prototyping solves customers’ varying needs with a personalized and professional approach to every project. In one case study, Estes Express Prototyping used dedicated equipment and was able to deliver a completed prototype the same day.…
Orthopedic Design & Technology (ODT) recently featured Estes Medical Design, a division of Estes Design and Manufacturing, in an article titled, “New Technologies Reshape Orthopedic Design.” The story highlights that within the medical device industry, there is an increasing urgency for products with high quality, durability, and intuitive ease of use for practitioners. The design…
How could a prototype benefit your next project? No matter where you are in the process and no matter how much experience you have with sheet metal, working with a dedicated prototyping shop is valuable. An OEM sheet metal prototype gives you a tangible object that you can hold in your hands, inspect and test…
“Research suggests that manufacturers spend 30% to 50% of their time fixing errors and almost 24% of those errors are related to manufacturability,” according to Kashyap Vyas in Machine Design. That’s a lot of wasted material, time and money due to mistakes. The good news is by following principles of design for manufacturing (DFM) and…
Image: Customer CC BY-SA 3.0 Nick Youngson / Alpha Stock Images For Estes Design and Manufacturing, Everything Starts and Stops with the Customer. Which is why at Estes we are always looking for new ways to bring value to those we serve. One way we recently did that was by realigning our processes to streamline production. However, we know…
By providing 3D-laser welding capabilities in the sheet metal welding industry, Estes Design and Manufacturing is able to weld products that require minimal post-weld grinding or finishing, resulting in labor and material cost savings for its clients. 3D laser welding uses concentrated light energy to fuse metal parts into a very precise joint that is…
When you hear about lean manufacturing (or, simply, “lean”) you might think of high-volume production lines and machines stamping out the same parts over and over all day. A prototype shop, where small batches or even single parts are the norm, seems at odds with this vision of manufacturing. Actually, it’s an excellent example of…
Estes Design and Manufacturing is featured in the latest issue of Manufacturing Today! The article highlights our main differentiators: people, processes and technology. We take pride in creating a work environment that values integrity and hard work. Our diligence during the detailed pre-employment screening process ensures we hire the right people the first time. When…