American Valmark

Prototyping & Low Volume Machining

Prototyping & Low Volume Machining

American Valmark specializes in fast-turnaround prototyping and low-volume machining jobs that continually refine the component design and specifications throughout the manufacturing process to achieve optimal precision. Our fully equipped machine shop, engineering expertise, and extensive post-machining services can complete prototyping and low-volume machining jobs for Central Texas businesses faster than the competition and at competitive prices.

Throughout the prototyping and low-volume machining process, our engineers and machinists rely on their extensive background and decades of industry experience to provide in-depth and hands-on support to improve prototypes with an emphasis on enhancing the final component design for manufacturability. This in-house expertise is critical for ensuring the initial design surpasses all customer specifications and guarantees an efficient and cost-effective full-scale production process. These experience-backed recommendations have been proven to save our customers meaningful time and avoid potential future headaches during production. American Valmark strives to integrate cost-saving measures at each stage of the manufacturing process and will make immediate suggestions to the design based on feedback from early prototypes before proceeding with final production runs.

Prototyping and Production Assembly

Fast Turnaround Prototyping in Texas

From napkin sketches to fully developed CAD drawings, American Valmark is the premier option for fast-turnaround prototyping and low-volume machining jobs in Texas. Our customers in the oil and gas, semiconductor, and medical industries rely on us for fast prototyping because of our in-house CNC equipment, engineering expertise, and reliable access to supplemental metal finishing services. We understand the time constraints of these industries and the cost savings provided by expediting prototype production. In many instances, we will machine prototypes from alternative materials to provide tangible products within a few days of receiving the initial designs or components that require reverse engineering.

If you already have a component design in mind but need additional assistance in refining the exact measurements, ideal material, or machining options, our team can work closely with you to finalize any details. We may recommend alternative materials, changes to the design to improve machining time, or suggest different machining processes that will save costs and prove more efficient when the prototype is pushed to the final production stages. In addition to machining prototypes for new designs, we can also reverse-engineer existing components to achieve new functionality, experiment with new materials, or boost efficiency.

Lastly, with our experience working with customers in the semiconductor, precision electronics, and medical industries we understand the tremendous importance of confidentiality throughout the prototyping process. As part of our standard prototyping services, we regularly execute  Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA) with our clients to build trust and protect their intellectual property.  A sample NDA can be found at the link below.

Advantages of Prototyping with American Valmark

Using American Valmark as your Texas provider of prototyping and low-volume machining jobs provides several advantages and benefits beyond our expedited turnaround times and competitive prices.

  • Consistent Quality: All machined prototypes emphasize a design for manufacturability approach that ensures even the most complex designs and tolerances are replicable throughout the production process. Our 4-axis capabilities, automated feeding technology, and Haas, Hurco, Hyundai-Wia, and Hwacheon CNC equipment simplify machining with most projects requiring only a singular setup that reduces the possibility of human error and any quality drops between components. We adhere to the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) and offer expedited shipping of components for companies to pass through their independent quality control systems.
  • Scalable Manufacturing: American Valmark is tremendously experienced in developing fast prototypes and quickly ushering approved component designs into production. We have no quantity restrictions and welcome jobs of all sizes. The same machines and modern equipment used to meet the precise design tolerances of your prototypes will be utilized when moved to the production stages. This guarantees the precision and quality observed in the prototype are replicated in every single component of the production run.
  • Material Flexibility: Over the last twenty-five years we have worked hard to develop relationships with suppliers and distributors to ensure we have high-quality raw materials and access to unique or rare plastics and metals like titanium, Inconel, and Hastelloy. We can craft early prototypes from inexpensive materials to expedite production and save costs, before machining the same design from your specified materials.

Prototype To Production

Once we’ve refined your prototype, we can quickly convert these finalized designs into full-scale production runs that range from a few hundred to tens of thousands of units. To ensure consistent quality throughout the production run, our team can also design and manufacture any additional tooling that may help to optimize the machining process. Our entire machining process, from prototype to production, adheres to strict quality control standards and procedures including documentation, inspection, and post-machining analysis. We are continually optimizing our machining centers and other precision instruments to ensure all dimensions and tolerances are within customer specifications.

Much like our prototyping process, we will look for available opportunities during the final production process to further reduce costs on future runs while also improving throughput, turnaround times, and overall efficiency. With extensive experience machining precision components for oil & gas applications, complex electromechanical assemblies, medical devices, and much more, we are confident in our ability to machine precision components for nearly any industry. As an American machine shop, we take pride in the quality of our work, reducing costs for our customers, and offering customers the chance to proudly say “Made in America.” From prototyping and low-volume machining jobs to high-volume production runs, American Valmark is the premier CNC machine shop for Texas manufacturers.

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