This month’s edition of The FABRICATOR features an interview by Tim Heston with Elizabeth Kautzmann, chairman of FMA’s Industrial Laser Council and laser program manager with FANUC FA America. In this “Conducting the Laser” article , Kautzmann emphasizes, “A system is only as strong as its weakest link – and in many cases, the laser…
At Estes Design & Manufacturing, we are constantly looking for ways to improve in all facets of our business. As part of our focus on lean manufacturing efforts, the company is conducting our first Kaizen Event from Monday, February 25th to Friday, March 1st. This event will focus on reducing lead-time on a customer’s line…
We here at Estes Design & Manufacturing are pretty excited about the possibilities and advantages opened up by 3D laser welding, and many of our customers have already gotten to find out why. Today, we’re going to share a little bit of background on 3D laser welding: the process itself, as well as some of…
Estes was honored to have been featured in the industry-standard magazine The Fabricator in November. The magazine chose Estes as an example of the growing interest in 3-D laser welding, and we were more than happy to tell our story and share some of our knowledge with The Fabricator and its many readers. It was…
Estes’ Approach: Customer Service and Collaboration Since its inception in 1976, Estes Design and Manufacturing has provided customized and rapid fabrication for sheet metal parts and products, a priority which remains today. Thirty six years ago, our 2-employee operation anticipated the need for high quality, technologically advanced sheet metal fabrication service, but now with 80…
Jay Reddick, Laser Welding Manager for Estes Design and Manufacturing, was invited and presented as part of the ALWA panel held during the Great Designs in Steel (www.autosteel.org) seminar in Detroit, MI. His presentation, entitled “Creating Cosmetic Welds in Light Gauge Sheet Metal” was focused on educating the seminar attendees on the applications of 3D,…
Estes is pleased to announce it has added a new piece of equipment, a Timesavers model 2211-05-9 Multi-Directional Rotary Brush Machine to its long list of in-house state of the art technology. More advanced than traditional deburring equipment, this new technology uniformly finishes edges of laser cut and punched parts in one pass, while improving…
Future Farmers of America, an organization focused on providing students with an up-close look at a wide variety of available agricultural as well as non-agricultural careers, launched its 3rd consecutive Career Success Tour during its 84th National FFA convention, held in Indianapolis. The event was limited to fifty students and for the third year in…
Estes Design & Manufacturing hosted the FMA’s LaserFab tour. The FMA, an organization of over 2,000 individual and company members, focuses its efforts on providing high-quality tools and content training, as well as guidance and networking, to help its members stay ahead of industry trends and make value-adding business decisions. FMA guests began their day…
Estes Design and Manufacturing received a grant from the Office of Energy Development. Estes is one of only 50 small businesses, nonprofit agencies, higher education institutions, and health care facilities awarded the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant. These grants are intended to fund and promote energy conservation projects and programs focused on reducing total…