Baillie Fab Blog
4 Costly Design Issues in Sheet Metal Fabrication
When we review customer drawings at Baillie Fabricating and Welding, we sometimes encounter specifications that aren’t just challenging—they’re physically impossible to manufacture. The part that a designer creates in CAD may look perfect, but the reality of sheet metal fab can create limitations that aren’t apparent on a computer screen.
Baillie Fab’s On-Site Welding Services: Shop-Quality Results at Your Location
At Baillie Fabricating & Welding, our facility houses sheet metal fabrication and CNC machining operations—but our expertise extends well beyond our walls. With decades of field welding experience, we bring the same precision and quality to on-site projects that customers expect from our shop floor.
Baillie Fabricating is the Ideal Partner for Production Sheet Metal Fabrication
When you prepare to move your project into production, choosing the right manufacturing partner is a critical decision. The right production metal fabrication shop will improve every aspect of your project, from quality to lead time to cost-effectiveness - impacting your bottom line and ensuring success.
The Importance of 3D Assemblies: Ensuring Seamless Fit and Functionality
At Baillie Fabricating and Welding, we’re committed to making your project a success from start to finish. Whether you need individual components or complete fabricated assemblies, our team is dedicated to delivering the best possible outcome. To achieve this, we always recommend providing us with as much information as possible. Including both a 3D model and a PDF drawing in your request for quote is highly beneficial for all projects.
Structural Weldments at Baillie Fabricating and Welding
A structural weldment is more than just an assembly of metal parts—it's the backbone of your project’s stability and success. At Baillie Fabricating and Welding, our team of certified expert welders brings years of experience to the table, delivering precision-crafted structural weldments tailored to your unique needs.
Superior Stainless Steel Weldments and Brushed Finishes
The Baillie Fabricating and Welding team has extensive experience creating stainless steel weldments and brushed finishes. No matter your industry, you’ll receive the same sterling results for your precision stainless steel fabrication project.
DFM Guidance for Sheet Metal Fabrication Hardware
Here’s how Baillie Fab incorporates Design for Manufacturing (DFM) best practices when choosing optimal hardware for metal fabrication services.
A Trusted Partner for Stainless Steel Tubular Frames
Baillie Fab has significant experience fabricating stainless steel tubular frames, particularly for the food packaging industry. Our team has completed enough projects to know how to achieve ideal joint configurations and apply the perfect amount of polishing to satisfy customer needs.
Tip: Choose Standard Material Sizes for Metal Fabrication Services
When designing parts for metal fabrication services, it’s a best practice to use standard sheet metal and metal tubing sizes. Straying from standard sizes can lead to exponentially higher costs and fabrication complexities.
Understanding Tolerances in Sheet Metal Fabrication
Tolerances are crucial in design and manufacturing processes because they ensure parts are interchangeable, assemblies fit together properly, and products meet performance requirements while accounting for variability.
Quality Control Inspections for Fabricating, CNC Machining, and More
Quality control (QC) inspections are essential for all parts, not just those with tight tolerances. At Baillie Fab, we’re committed to giving our customers superior-quality parts the first time—no delays, no rejections, and no waste!
Get Replacement Parts Fast with Our Reverse Engineering Services
Whether your part has been discontinued or the waiting period for a replacement is impractical, Baillie Fabricating & Welding’s reverse engineering experts can step in to fill the void. Here are a couple of case studies highlighting our reverse engineering services.
In-House Manual and CNC Machining Services
At Baillie Fabricating & Welding, we’re known for sheet metal fabrication. You may not know that we also offer CNC milling and manual machining services, blending sheet metal craftsmanship with an ever-expanding selection of manufacturing solutions.
Sheet Metal Assembly Solutions: PEM® Fasteners, Rivet Nuts, and More
Baillie Fabricating and Welding’s capabilities wouldn’t be complete without hole tapping, thread forming, and hardware integration services. Further enhancing our assembly solutions, our shop floor even boasts an automated fastener-insertion machine for installing PEM® products in-house.
Baillie Fab Offers Full-Service Solutions with Vetted Vendor Partners
Our full-service shop can handle any job—even those with requirements outside our scope of expertise. How do we do it? We bring in one of our powerhouse vendor partners. The Baillie Fab team offers start-to-finish in-house and outsourced solutions for these premium services and beyond.
Nesting Laser Cut Parts Maximizes Efficiency and Cost Savings
At our Pennsylvania metal fabrication shop, nesting is one of our go-to solutions for ensuring optimized laser cutting services for a wide range of sheet metal parts.
Need a Quick Manufacturing Quote? Include These 7 Details in Your RFQ
Every job at Baillie Fabricating & Welding begins with an RFQ—the “request for quote” that kick-starts a project. When a customer’s RFQ doesn’t include complete information, however, our team can’t accurately calculate costs or determine lead times. And we certainly can’t initiate any cutting, forming, fabrication, or CNC machining services.
Polishing and Graining for Precision Stainless Steel Fabrication
Thinking of using stainless steel for your part? You have many options regarding the material’s finish.
Stainless steel is available in various finishes, and we can perform additional polishing or graining to achieve the desired appearance. Here, we’ll look at the most popular finishes and share how we transform sheet metal into high-quality stainless steel parts.
6 DFM Tips for Laser Cutting
Designing your part with the laser cutting process in mind can result in improved quality, better aesthetics, reduced costs, and a faster turnaround.
Implement these Design for Manufacturing (DFM) best practices, and our Pennsylvania metal fabrication shop will deliver a top-notch manufacturing experience!
Include a 3D Model and a Drawing with Your RFQ
When you submit a Request for Quote (RFQ) to Baillie Fabricating and Welding, there are two files you should always remember to upload: a 3D model and 2D CAD file.
Unfortunately, many customers send us only a PDF of their part and don’t include a 3D or 2D CAD file. No offense to PDFs, but these files simply don’t provide all the information we need to build a proper quote and, with your approval, make your parts.