5 Benefits of Outsourcing Your Sheet Metal Fabrication

Determining whether it makes sense to outsource your sheet metal fabrication can be a daunting task and there are important questions to answer.  Things to consider include, but no limited to, – estimated annual part(s) volume,  complexity of part(s), what are your current core processes, how experienced in sheet metal is the staff?  These type of questions will be required when choosing whether you send your part(s) out or keep them in-house.

Here are five benefits to outsourcing your sheet metal fabrication:

 

1. Skilled Resources

Access to experienced and skilled sheet metal workers is a benefit that comes with outsourcing.  Companies that specialize in sheet metal fabrication have the staff who see all kinds of different parts day in and day out, so they have a high level of exposure to a lot of different kinds of sheet metal parts.  This experience is especially useful for complex parts where a solution to a similar part has already been developed.  Additionally, finding skilled employees is especially challenging in today’s competitive jobs market.  Outsourcing takes that responsibility off your plate, as well as all of the associated costs of hiring, training, and maintaining employees. 

 

2. Cost-Effective

Outsourcing your sheet metal to a skilled and experienced service provider can help achieve better result in a cost-effective way.  Sheet metal vendors have the infrastructure in place to quickly and efficiently fabricate parts.  Everything from vendors for the raw materials, to investments in modern machinery, to software to maximize material yield is in place to produce quality sheet metal components at competitive prices.

 

3. Flexibility

Having a trusted sheet metal vendor provides additional flexibility to your manufacturing process.  If your estimated annual volume is on the lower side, outsourcing can be a great way to reduce capital expenditure expenses without having the need to invest in expensive equipment.  However, if you process parts in-house, a trusted sheet metal vendor can be used for over flow to keep your production on schedule.

 

4. Core Processes

Having a trusted sheet metal vendor also allows you to focus on your core processes, such as design, engineering, and assembly.  In-house sheet metal fabrication could divert crucial resources away from those core processing.  As a result, your core processes and revenue generating activities may suffer.  Focusing on improving these core processes and revenue generating activities has the potential to increase revenue.

 

5. Enhanced Services

Having a trusted sheet metal vendor also gives you access to additional services, such engineering services, automation, assembly, installation, tool and/or process, and finishing services such as powder coating that can expand what you currently offer to you customers.  They may also have equipment or processes that can improve your part(s) by providing new features, better quality, or reduce price by being more efficient and faster.

 

Searching for High-Quality Metal Fabrication? 

If you’re looking for metal fabrication experts to help you engineer and produce precision parts for your needs, contact the team at Amtex Precision Fabrication at 281-489-7042 today!