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Capabilities


	Capabilities
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	Ceramic Manufacturing		Ceramic manufacturing services are for parts and assemblies made of ceramic or refractory materials.
	Chemical Milling		Electrochemical, photochemical, and chemical milling services use etching, electrochemical, and photochemical processes to create unstressed, high-precision parts.
	Die Cutting		Die cutting services use a variety of die cutting methods to fashion materials into predefined shapes or sizes.
	Electronic Manufacturing		Electronic manufacturing services (EMS) are companies that design, assemble, produce, and test electronic components and assemblies for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
	Electrical and Electromechanical Assembly		Electrical and electromechanical assembly services provide board-level assembly, chassis and rack panel wiring, and front panel assembly.
	Extrusion		Extrusion includes the manufacture of lengths of cross-sectional shapes and profiles. Extruded products are available in a wide variety of materials and material combinations.
	Fiberglass Fabrication		Fiberglass fabrication services include die cutting or converting of glass fabrics, stitching, sewing, draping, laminating, assembly, hand lay-up, spray-up, and other processes for a variety of applications and industries.
	Foam Fabrication		Foam fabrication service providers produce products made from foam cores, foam plastic, cushioning foam, closed cell foam, acoustic foam, and polyurethane foam.
	Forging		In the forging process, metal is shaped by pressing, pounding, or squeezing under very high pressure to form parts called forgings.
	Gear Manufacturing		Gear manufacturing services design and fabricate gears to customer specifications.
	Glass Fabrication		Glass fabrication services is the manufacturing of glass parts and assemblies using blowing, casting, extrusion, drawing, pressing, heat shrinking, or other fabrication processes.
	Laser Processing		Laser cutting machines, laser welding, and marking systems use high-powered lasers to cut, scribe, mark, join, surface treat, or perforate a variety of materials in plate or sheet form.
	Machining		Machining shops provide traditional or specialized metal working processes including turning, milling, EDM machining, grinding, laser machining, and many others.
	Metal Casting		Metal casting involves the shaping of free-flowing liquid metals through the use of dies, molds, or patterns.
	Molding		Molding services create ceramic, composite, glass, rubber, plastic, silicone, or metal parts by combining solids or powders with liquids, or by pressing solid materials or powders into a die or form.
	Mold Making		Mold making services are companies that design and build tooling and patterns for molding processes. These processes include blow molding, compression molding, die casting, die forging, extrusion, injection molding, investment casting, lost foam casting, permanent mold casting, powder metal molding, rotational molding, sand casting, thermoforming, and transfer molding.
	Optical Manufacturing		Optical manufacturing services design, fabricate, finish, and test optical components and optical elements.
	Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Fabrication		Printed circuit board (PCB) fabrication services design and fabricate circuit boards. They differ from electronic manufacturing services, which populate and assemble boards.
	Plastic Fabrication		Plastic fabrication services provide custom machining, bending, forming, and assembly of plastic parts.
	Powder Metal Forming		Powder metal services use heat and pressure to form precision parts and shapes from ferrous and nonferrous metals.
	Sheet Metal Fabrication		Sheet metal fabrication services manufacture components by cutting, bending, rolling, forming, stamping, and welding sheet metal.
	Stamping		Stamping services is the process of creating three-dimensional parts, lettering, and other surface definition onto materials.
	Tool and Die Manufacturing		Tool and die makers manufacture progressive tooling, stamping dies, jigs, fixtures, and other tooling.
	Tube and Pipe Bending		Tube bending and pipe bending services produce finished parts from tubes and pipes. They perform processes such as CNC bending, hydroforming, mandrel bending, ram bending, roll ending, heat bending, and sand packing.
	Welding and Fabrication		Welding and fabrication services weld and fabricate a variety of materials. They may also perform services such as machining, CAD support, and field welding.
	Wire Forming		Wire forming services stamp and bend wire into fabricated shapes such as clips, springs, specialty pins, rings, wire racks, hooks, and other products.
	Other		Other unlisted, specialized or proprietary capabilities.
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Services


	Services
	Your choices are...
	Computer Aided Design (CAD) / Solid Modeling		Computer-aided design (CAD) services assist in the computerized design, three-dimensional (3D) modeling, and printing and drafting of engineering components and assemblies.
	Computer Aided Machining (CAM)		Computer aided machining (CAM) consists of full function panels for monitoring and control of machine, process, or system variables and commands. These services may include inputs, outputs, and interfaces tailored to the application.
	Certification		The supplier offers product certification services.
	Design / Development		Design services develop and enhance the appearance, usability, and value of many types of products. Considerations include product styling and architecture, as well as ergonomic and safety considerations.
	Reverse Engineering		Companies have the capability to reverse engineer or digitize parts or products. Reverse engineering is useful in cases where components or parts for a product or equipment are no longer available commercially or in cases where drawings and documentation have been lost. The parts can be examined and digitized in order to make part drawings. Then, new replacement or duplicate parts can be fabricated for the system. Reverse engineering may include identification materials and processes as well.
	Testing / Inspection		Inspection or testing services are for existing in-service or newly fabricated products such as non-destructive testing (NDT), visual inspection, chemical analysis, or structural material testing.
	Other		Other unlisted, specialized or proprietary services.
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Industry Served



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	Aerospace / Avionics		The supplier offers contract manufacturing for the aerospace industry.
	Agriculture / Forestry		The supplier offers contract manufacturing of agricultural and forestry products, equipment, and components.
	Automotive		The supplier offers contract manufacturing for the automotive industry.
	Building / Construction		The supplier offers contract manufacturing for the building and construction industry.
	Chemicals / Raw Materials		The supplier offers contract manufacturing of chemicals or raw materials.
	Consumer / Retail		The supplier offers contract manufacturing of consumer or retail products and appliances.
	Electronics / Semiconductors		The supplier offers contract manufacturing for the electronic and semiconductor industry.
	Energy / Utility		The supplier offers contract manufacturing for electrical, oil, gas, or other utility markets.
	Food / Beverage		The supplier offers contract manufacturing of food and beverage products.
	Hydraulics / Pneumatics		The supplier offers contract manufacturing of hydraulic and pneumatic equipment and components.
	Industrial / Commercial		The supplier offers contract manufacturing of industrial or commercial products and components.
	Instruments / Sensors		The supplier offers contract manufacturing of instrumentation and sensors.
	Marine		The supplier offers contract manufacturing or products suitable for marine applications.
	Material Handling		The supplier offers contract manufacturing for the material handling industry.
	Medical / Health Care		The supplier offers contract manufacturing for medical and healthcare industries.
	Military / Defense		The supplier offers contract manufacturing of military and defense products and components.
	Pharmaceutical / Biotech		The supplier offers contract manufacturing of pharmaceuticals or biotechnology products and components.
	Telecommunications		The supplier offers contract manufacturing for the telecommunications industry.
	Other		Other unlisted, specialized or proprietary industries or applications.
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Location



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	North America		Companies are located in the United States, Canada, or Mexico.
	United States Only		Companies are located in the United States.
	Northeast US Only		Companies are located in the Northeast United States, namely Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
	Southern US Only		Companies are located in the Southern United States, namely Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington D.C., and West Virginia.
	Southwest US Only		Companies are located in the Southwest United States, namely Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.
	Northwest US Only		Companies are located in the Northwest United States, namely Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming.
	Midwest US Only		Companies are located in the Midwest United States, namely Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
	Canada Only		Companies are located in Canada.
	South / Central America Only		Companies have facilities in South American countries such as Argentina, Brazil, or Chile; or in Central American countries such as Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, etc.
	Europe Only		Companies are located in Europe, namely Germany, Ireland, Italy, United Kingdom, etc.
	South Asia Only		Companies are located in South Asia, namely India, Pakistan, Nepal, etc.
	Near East Only		Companies are located in the Near East, namely Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia, etc.
	East Asia / Pacific Only		Companies are located in East Asia, namely China, Japan, Taiwan, etc.
	Other		Other unlisted country or region.
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