Estes Design and Manufacturing is going through an exciting leadership transition. We are pleased to announce that Tim Estes has taken over as President of our company, while Larry Estes who founded the business in 1976, remains involved day-to-day as an owner and mentor to support the company through this transition. This leadership change became…
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At Estes Design and Manufacturing, we use Salvagnini Panel Benders (see image) to provide lean and flexible production capabilities. When our customers allow us to utilize value engineering practices and tools it results in cost savings and value for the customer. Below are some of the benefits our customers receive based on our use of…
DetailsQ&A with David O’Conner, Estes’ New Quality Manager Q: How are you working to move towards a preventative process from a corrective process, as it relates to quality control? A: One immediate example that I could cite would be to constantly strive to be proactive instead of reactive to situations. Additional process controls and measurements…
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Check out the Salvagnini L5 Fiber Optic Laser cutting .048” Carbon Steel at 1,251 inches per minute.
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At Estes, we strive to proactively and constantly monitor our equipment and standards to better serve our customers, which is why we’re excited to announce we’ve just made some major machinery investments. Although our existing equipment is up-to-date and running smoothly, we recently acquired some new machinery. The most influential machine we’re bringing to our…
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It’s somewhat difficult to get a straight answer on the state of manufacturing—one Google search brings up thousands of conflicting news articles about triumphs and losses in the industry. We’re happy to report that from our perspective, manufacturing is growing and changing in a positive way, and numerous reports have been released this summer confirming…
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In February, we blogged about our Kaizen event, which is a highly focused workshop to take immediate action and improve existing processes within the company. While we’ve been focusing on “lean initiatives” for years, we recently contracted a company, Ro12 Enterprises, to guide us through the Kaizen event, assist with several projects, and provide on-going…
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At Estes, we offer a variety of services including traditional metal fabrication services, 3D laser welding, and rapid prototyping. Although we manufacture products for a variety of industries, we want to highlight our work in medical device manufacturing. One of our recent projects involved us helping a client streamline the production of a steel pan.…
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At Estes, we are very proud of our innovative rapid prototyping shop. As we developed and worked on this service offering, we’ve found that most of our clients have been pleased with all the benefits of Estes Express Rapid Prototyping. Recently, one of the world’s largest packing equipment suppliers came to us with a challenging…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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