Design guides.
Practical guides from our shop floor, so your next part costs less and fits the first time.
Laser cutting design guide
Rules of thumb that make laser-cut sheet metal parts cheaper, cleaner and more accurate.
Read more →Sheet metal bending design guide
Flange lengths, bend radii, hole-to-bend distance and relief cuts: what a press brake needs to make your part right.
Read more →Tube laser design guide
Design laser-cut tube that self-fixtures, welds faster and costs less.
Read more →Sheet metal gauge thickness chart
Gauge numbers mean different thicknesses for steel, stainless, aluminum and galvanized. Here is the chart we use.
Read more →How to prepare files for an instant quote
The fastest path from CAD to a price: which files to send and how to set them up.
Read more →Blanket POs and scheduled releases, explained
How production programs lower your part cost and keep parts arriving on schedule.
Read more →Designing weldments with laser-cut parts
Use the laser to build the fixture into the parts, and your weldments get faster, cheaper and more accurate.
Read more →How we handle controlled drawings (CUI and ITAR)
Controlled technical data never goes through the instant quote. Here is how to send it.
Read more →FAQ
Lead times, files, tolerances, terms and more.
Read the FAQ →So, what do you want to build?
Send a model, a drawing or a napkin sketch. We'll price the part, the program or the whole product.