Non-standard Metal Parts

A: Non-standard parts consist of non-catalog, customer specific, proprietary and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) parts. The specifications, quality and manufacturing methods are all determined by the customer for proprietary, PPAP and other customer specific parts.

A: A standard part is a member of a class of parts that has a generic function and is manufactured routinely without reference to its use in any particular product.

A: Sheet metals are thin, flat pieces of metal that are produced through industrial processes such as rolling, pressing, or hammering metal into uniform thicknesses. They are widely used in manufacturing and construction due to their versatility, strength, and lightweight properties.

A: Some metals can be quickly identified by looking at the surface of the broken part or by studying the chips produced with a hammer and chisel. This is a simple identification test used to observe the color, spacing, and quantity of sparks produced by grinding.

A: The most obvious difference between machining and sheet metal fab is the form of the metal that each process starts with. Machining begins with a solid block of material while fabrication begins with a sheet or roll. Because of this, each process is well suited to producing different types of final products.

A: Standard Inspection Methods include calipers, height gages and surface blocks, gage pins, etc., basically everything that is conventional methods of inspection outside of CMM.