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Looking for recomendations/company that will build a model from solidworks file..tia sal

Greets, All

We are looking for recommendations on companies that we can send our solidworks files to and have our parts built to our specs. We due very limited quantities a year.

Some of the question we would ask them would be:

1) We currently have access to solidworks can we send you this file and have the part built to specs. 2) How long does it take to build. 3) what are your size limitations for building parts. 4) What are your rates/costs. 5) what materials do you use

Thanks Sal

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sal
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What kind of parts are you looking for - machined, cast, sheet metal, etc???

WT

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Wayne Tiffany

Sal,

In order to get meaningful answers to your questions, you need to provide specific information about your requirements.

What size are your parts? What materials do you need? What manufacturing process should be used? What finishes are needed (paint, anodizing, etc.)? What quantity is needed for each part? Do you have drawings or just part files?

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John Eric Voltin

Why limit yourself to fabricators with SW? Nearly anyone can read parasolid and/or IGES.

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That70sTick

Go to the SolidWorks website:

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Near the top, pick Partners and then Partner Services (MFG Network). You will end up at:

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You should find lots of choices.

Jerry Steiger Tripod Data Systems "take the garbage out, dear"

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Jerry Steiger

Sal,

I am guessing that you are doing this as part of a school project. I am also guessing that a great deal of precision may be needed. I am also guessing that you are near a large American city. Your question is very broad and I am just guessing or making an educated assumption. So here goes:

  1. Do you know how to make a drawing with SW to ASME specs. that would communicate unambiguously to a machine shop what it is you want to make? If you can answer this question then you are about 1/4 of the way there.

  1. Further, if you model the part in SolidWorks or another CAD program, are you certain the part will fit up with other parts and generally function as it is intended to? If you can answer this question you are halfway there.

  2. Once you have done 1 & 2 you will have the answer to 5 and be ready to find the answer to 2. The next step is to take the drawings from step 1 to a machine shop that you can find by searching the yellow pages
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    etc.) and ask them to quote the parts.

  1. In order for any machine shop to quote the parts you will need to convince them you can pay for the parts. Machine shops are not cheap nor will they give you the time of day unless they think you are bringing in business. If you really are doing this as a school project you might consider approaching the machine shop through the school. Machine shops generally don't work with individuals who walk in off the street. I recently worked on a project with a lot of custom made parts. The cheapest was probably 0 and it went up from there to the ,000 range.

Several things you don't want to ask a machine shop:

What are your rates? Ask for a quote instead. That is what you are after. After all they know how long it will take and what they need to charge.

What material to make it out of? If you don't know that, the machine shop certainly won't.

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