PAST PROJECTS
Manufacturing Techniques:A research laboratory approached us with a plan to machine a complicated part from a 12” x 8” x 6” block of titanium. They had projected costs of about $5,000 per part.
Over the next couple of weeks, through careful collaboration with our customer, we devised a manufacturing method of machining, cold forming, and secondary machining that gave them all the performance characteristics they were looking for, at a tenth of their original projected price.
Not every project has the potential for a manufacturing breakthrough, but our attention to customer concerns with an emphasis on easy communication, helps us to find the best methods to manufacture your parts.
Supply Chain Solutions:
One of our smaller customers was unhappy with a previous agreement that they had with another shop. Difficulty in sourcing parts meant they had to order hundreds of a particular welded stainless steel assembly at a time in order to maintain necessary stock for their unpredictable demand.
After a thorough customer review, we developed a subtle part redesign. The new solution substituted an off the-shelf part for one that had been purpose made and coincidentally reduced assembly time by eliminating two of the ten existing welds. The result was a lower price per unit, less money tied up in inventory, and shorter lead times on repeat orders.
Our offsite backed-up catalog of customer part programs, combined with substantial material stock and tooling allows us to get repeat customer jobs running fast.
Design, Build:
We were approached to manufacture system of mobile cabinets used to house RFID equipment. The customer had already spent over $10,000 and weeks of precious time on a design from a product development company. We agreed it was an eye-catching design, but closer examination revealed that it was not a workable solution. Construction of the prototype had taken 30 hours, and the production units would be similarly time consuming. Several functional requirements had also been missed. Facing a short two week deadline, and aware of a $2,000 per unit price cap, we embarked on an ambitious redesign. Within the allotted time, we created a functional, attractive prototype that hit every one of our customer’s requirements.
Following the customer’s approval of our design, we were contracted to produce thirty more pairs of production units within a condensed timeframe.
For customers seeking to turn a new idea into a finished product, Traxis can offer a streamlined solution. By combining functional design with manufacturability considerations of new parts, we can help to shorten the product development life cycle . The finished product is consequently cheaper and faster to build, and the design will not have to be changed after functional acceptance.
