etal Dynamics, Ltd., is a full service metal fabrication facility, featuring 65,000 square feet of manufacturing and warehousing space.

Our facility includes 13 acres of industrial property and a Southern Pacific Railroad spur line. We are centrally located in the eastern half of the United States and are accessible to Interstates 64, 65 and 71.

The premier capability of Metal Dynamics is our "Concept to Completion" approach to manufacturing our customers' product lines. Details of this approach, as well as our in-house full service manufacturing capabilities are listed below.

Product Design and Development

As a service, Metal Dynamics, Ltd., offers in-house product design and development, using the latest in CAD software and Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) technology.

To expedite the products' designs and fabrication lead times, we have incorporated our PC driven and CNC driven equipment into the product development process. Our PC driven PRC laser accomplishes two tasks: 1. it reads information directly from engineering drawings via disk; 2. it does not require tooling-up to produce parts in the flat. Tooling-up for an operation can become time consuming and costly.

To compliment the PRC laser, we have integrated the CNC auto-bending equipment into the process to form the flats into parts. By utilizing the CNC capabilities on the press equipment, it is possible to save the coordinates of a prototype project, should it become a production run item.

Manufacturing

As a company who constantly designs and develops new products for a diversity of markets, we are continually updating our facility to improve our manufacturing process. The end results are increased productivity and quality with decreases in defects and lead times.

The major achievements thus far:

1. We have a PC-driven work order management system which produces various production documents which have contributed to improving production floor scheduling, production reporting, inventory management and resource material planning (MRPII) techniques. The MRPII techniques optimize purchasing and allocation of raw materials, then optimize distribution of product throughout the facility during various phases of manufacturing.

2. Cellular Manufacturing has been implemented to reduce multiple material handling on the production floor. The entire production operation was analyzed by manufacturing engineering to group complementary machinery into specified work cells or lines for maximum productivity. The results are explained below:

Metal Shop -- All punching, cutting and shearing operations are contained within this building. Materials are offloaded into this building and the materials are processed here. Production computer stations within this building allow supervisors access to the most current product CADD files for each project. Drawings can be viewed, saving time and elimiating the risk of using outdated drawings. Also, computer programs for parts fabrication on the turrett punch presses and laser are linked via Direct Numerical Control (DNC) over fiber optic lines from the computer base.

Fabrication Shop -- Processed materials are directed into the fabrication building for forming and related assembly processes. Machinery in this facility have been positioned into four separate fabricating lines. The main operations of this building include metal forming, spot welding, riveting, deburring, pinch rolling and angle rolling.

Welding Shop -- This room is designed for custom products that require special hand work or assembly. Stainless steel processing is also performed here. Primary functions of this shop are: mig welding, tig welding, drilling, tapping, turning, grinding, tube cutting and custom assembly.

Finishing Shop -- Most of our products are finished with an epoxy powder coating. Compared to liquid paint, we have concluded that powder coating is superior in finish, durability and safety for our end users. Powder coating wraps all metal edges, eliminating costly deburr time on critical edges. Our high volume production line includes the latest in automatic, reciprocating gun applications. For short run applications, we have incorporated manual guns with fluidizing hoppers which allow quick color changes with minimal downtime.

Packing - Assembly Instructions - Bar Code

Metal Dynamics is always reviewing current packing methods to ensure reductions in transit damage. Presently, we produce and package turnkey products that are shipped worldwide. With each packaged product, we enclose an assembly instruction sheet with a bill of materials.