R&D (Research and Development)
If a sheet metal project has the Vander-Bend name behind it, you can be confident that it has been thoroughly tested and refined before reaching customers. That’s because we offer sheet metal prototyping services that help speed up development cycles through hands-on design support, sample fabrication, and manufacturability guidance.
Through a combination of engineering prowess and advanced sheet metal fabrication capabilities, we’re able to identify potential issues early on, streamline design iteration, and establish a seamless path from prototype to production. If you’re interested in the industry of data center development, industrial automation, renewable energy, power generation, or heavy truck manufacturing, Vander-Bend offers solutions that can move your project forward.
Contact us today to learn more about our sheet metal prototyping services. See for yourself how committed our research and development team is to your project’s success.
Streamline Product Development with Vander-Bend’s R&D Support
Product development, especially for applications like data center infrastructure, demands collaboration, engineering expertise, and the foresight into how components will perform. This is what our R&D solutions provide. During this phase of development, our team carefully evaluates the product design, looking for any elements that could pose a problem during production.
We also review CAD models, discuss material selection, fabrication methods, assembly considerations, and scalability requirements with our clients during this phase to ensure the best production outcomes. Once we validate the design feasibility, reduce potential production risks, and improve scalability, we’re able to then move into manufacturing.
Sheet Metal Prototyping Services
After finalizing the design, forming requirements, materials, tolerances, and other production elements we work on creating a prototype to give customers a better understanding of how their product will perform in. Our sheet metal prototyping services are also invaluable when it comes to avoiding risks that can lead to future redesigns and wasted product.
Vander-Bend’s sheet metal design engineers leverage our facility’s state-of-the-art equipment to begin making the prototype. This often involves laser cutting, CNC machining, precision machining, forming, welding, and any other finishing touches. With our wide range of sheet metal fabrication capabilities, we can create components that closely match the final output.
Plus, with our R&D and production teams working together under one roof, any design adjustments can be made quickly and efficiently.
Sheet Metal Prototyping Services and DFM
Our sheet metal prototyping services go together with our First Step™: Early Stage Design for Manufacturing process. By getting involved early in the R&D cycle, we provide manufacturing insight that shapes design decisions before significant time and resources are committed to tooling or production.
As prototypes are created and tested, the insights garnered through First Step™ and collaborative prototype evaluation helps pave a smooth path forward a manufacturable, scalable, product. It is an intersectional approach that supports faster innovation, reduces risk, and helps our clients bring their ideas to life and to market with confidence.
Why Choose Vander-Bend as Your Sheet Metal Design Engineer?
It can be difficult deciding what company to choose for sheet metal prototyping services, but with Vander-Bend, the choice is clear. Since our inception in 1979, our focus has been on ingenuity and customer satisfaction.
We know the level of trust that its businesses place in us, and we don’t take that lightly. That is why we put so much care and attention into the research and development stage of a product, because we know that the product is a physical representation of that relationship.
Our extensive capabilities also mean we can formulate a product to your exact needs and specifications. From assembly to large format CNC machining, precision machining, and more, we do it all, so you don’t have to juggle multiple manufacturing partners.
Call Now for Sheet Metal Prototyping Services
Give your product the best chance for success by partnering with Vander-Bend for sheet metal manufacturing. We take the time to design, test, and refine each component so it is ready for efficient, scalable production. Contact us today to learn how our sheet metal prototyping services can help move your project from concept to completion.