Our production and prototype fastener services range in sizes from up to 12 inches in diameter and up to 24 inches in length. We have experience machining carbon steel, high alloy steel, stainless steel, copper, aluminum, and brass. We have a full complement of secondary capabilities including:
…and our component capabilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
If your parts require outside services we are strategically located to suppliers capable of meeting automotive and heavy truck specifications for:
We know stampings as well as anyone in the business, especially aluminum and high strength thin wall stampings. We specialize in thin wall and deep drawn stampings for class-A surfaces. In addition, we have extensive expertise in prototyping and mass production of stamped sheet metal.
Don't hesitate to try our rapid quoting service now for your prototype project.
In our attempt to provide you with the level of comfort that you require in running an off-site or overseas project, we have developed a fully transparent First Choice Project Management System to provide immediate feedback to our customers as necessary.
Besides 24-hour phone access, we offer high speed Internet, FTP file transfers (making large data transfers a cinch), any and all documentation as needed in English (such as tool manufacturing schedules, inspection reports, PPAP, invoicing, mold specifications, BOM lists, steel and plastic material specifications and certifications, all other certificates, processing parameters sheets, etc.).
Weekly progress reports are submitted for the tooling as requested, supported by up-to-date digital photos of the mold components as required. Video recordings of full cycle time with parts per hour calculations are available to those customers who cannot attend trials. We mail sufficient number of samples from each trial for the customer's evaluation by DHL, FedEx, UPS, or freight forwarding company.
FCT can arrange for shipments and handle all freight and International Customs documentation, according to the international standards and all aspects of shipping from the factory to the client’s door. All molds, tools and dies, etc., are properly packed and protected from damage during transport. Tooling is packaged in special wooden crates, protected against humidity, while the dies and molds are lubricated and protected with grease against corrosion. In standard packing for one mold, two paper copies of the mold drawings and 1 CD are enclosed, which contain all numerical information for that mold. Water fittings or electrical connections for hot runner molds are installed. The factory target is to deliver plug-and-play mold to the customer's site.
For special delivery requirements to your factory we will follow your requests. FCT is familiar with numerous ocean freight and airfreight companies for expediting purposes. FCT will maintain continuing correspondence with the freight companies and the Customs services in order to keep the client informed of shipment-in-process. The delivery by air is within three to eight days to almost every destination in the world (including custom clearances), while ocean freight can take between four to six weeks depending upon the time of year, etc. Any delay to the delivery will of course be communicated to the client in advance.
When it comes to mold and die steel specifications for mold construction, FCT will meet all of our customer requests (pre-hardened or hardened steels), like P-20, H-13, S-7, 420 Stainless Steel, etc. Steel, plastic resin and tool steel sources include any and all international suppliers as required. We will submit any and all certificates of conformance.
TopOur Total Quality Management Systems are in place to provide products which meet or exceed our customers’ requirements on time, every time. We have testing capabilities that are a direct complement to our manufacturing capabilities and we have experience providing automotive approved Level III PPAP’s. All facilities are ISO9000:2000 certified (at a minimum).
TopBirmingham, MI 48009