Competition among manufacturers is stiff, and when you add in the current unpredictability we are facing, it becomes imperative that companies do everything possible to maintain their competitive advantage by focusing on their core competencies. One way to do this is by outsourcing processes, such as metal fabrication, that are not your primary business focus.…
How Are Panel Benders Different From Press Brakes? While the press brake has been the go-to bending machine for many years, depending on the part, the panel bender can have several advantages over the traditional press brake. Machine Set Up The most apparent difference between a press brake and a panel bender is the…
Estes Design and Manufacturing is excited to announce the introduction of our new Estes Max Velocity cell! Meeting quality, on-time delivery, and lead-time objectives are some of the biggest challenges companies face when outsourcing their sheet metal products. Max Velocity is Estes’ automated sheet metal fabrication cell designed to address these daily challenges. The automated…
At Estes Design and Manufacturing, we’ve invested in the highest-quality technology available for our customers’ metal fabrication needs – machines whose unique capabilities benefit our customers through cost reduction, improved quality, and reduced lead-times. We strive to proactively and constantly monitor our equipment and standards to better serve our customers, and we have recently added…
Sheet metal fabrication refers to multiple processes that alter a metal sheet’s original shape to produce desired parts and products. The manufacturing steps are procedural and must incorporate the right processes to give out a desired final product. Estes Design & Manufacturing has been in the sheet metal fabrication business for more than 40 years.…
At Estes Design and Manufacturing, we are always looking for ways to bring value to those we serve. One of the ways we do that is through our commitment to quality. Estes Design and Manufacturing is committed to quality – quality in our fabricated products, our standards and processes, and our company team members. In…
In order to better serve our customers’ need for improved speed to market, we are combining our Estes Express Prototyping department and Product Development team into an all new group called Estes Accelerator! Estes Accelerator is a dedicated product development and prototype shop designed to respond to customers’ product development and speed-to-market needs. The Accelerator…
Estes’ Desire to Help With the looming crisis and global effects of the COVID-19 pandemic reaching far and wide, Vice President of Operations, Ron Estes, was actively seeking for ways Estes Design and Manufacturing could help meet some of the needs created by the spread of the virus. With this desire to contribute on a…
The road from product conception to full production is often full of unexpected obstacles, twists, and turns along the way. A prototype, which you can test in the real world, helps to smooth out that road on a smaller scale. The prototype process allows you to pivot quickly to rectify errors or omissions before…
The Hitzfield Group is a group of companies that design, engineer and install state-of-the-art building envelopes and structural façade components. They serve a wide variety of industries across the nation and have partnered with companies such as FedEx and Eli Lilly on various construction projects. Estes Design and Manufacturing recently had the privilege of partnering with…