Value-Added Manufacturing Services
Prototek’s value-added services offer:
- 3D Scanning & Reverse Engineering
- High-Quality Welding
- Assembly & Hardware
- Visual & Concept Models
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Instant and
Engineer-Assisted
Quotes - 100+ Materials
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40+ Surface
Finishes -
Certifications:
ISO 9001:2015,
AS9100D, and ITAR
- Instant and Engineer-Assisted Quotes
- 100+ Materials
- 40+ Surface Finishes
- Certifications: ISO 9001:2015, AS9100D, and ITAR
-
Instant and
Engineer-Assisted
Quotes - 100+ Materials
-
40+ Surface
Finishes -
Certifications:
ISO 9001:2015,
AS9100D, and ITAR -
In-House Services: 3D Printing,
CNC Machining, Urethane Casting,
and Sheet Metal Fabrication
Our Simple Process
Upload your project’s CAD file.
We review your file and provide design for manufacturability (DFM) feedback.
We complete precision manufacturing using certified processes.
Our team ships you finished product anywhere in the USA.
Our Value-Added Manufacturing Services
Value-added manufacturing services provide value beyond the individual part. Prototek offers these services to support your project at every stage, from initial fabrication to final assembly and finishing. We integrate vital capabilities like advanced inspection, welding, hardware installation, and finishing into our production workflow.
This turnkey manufacturing service approach streamlines your entire process, saving time and reducing the complexity that often slows down product development. Instead of managing a network of different vendors, you get a single, reliable partner committed to bringing your product to life with precision and efficiency.
Our Suite of Value-Added Manufacturing Services
At Prototek, our core support and finishing capabilities add tangible value to every project. We meticulously execute each service to ensure precision, create robust assemblies, and perfect a product’s final look and feel. Our manufacturing support services help you get your part to the finish line with quality and efficiency. They include:
Scanning & Inspection
3D scanning is a critical quality assurance tool. Using noncontact, high-precision laser or structured light technology, we capture millions of data points to create a digital twin of a physical part. This digital model serves as the ultimate source of truth for verification.
This service is fundamental for validation and verification. It compares a physical part against its original computer-aided design (CAD) model to ensure it meets every dimension and tolerance. We provide documented proof of conformity for confidence in the quality and accuracy of your components.
Our scanning and inspection service has these applications:
- First article inspection (FAI): Verifying the first part of a production run against the design specifications.
- Reverse engineering: Creating a CAD model from a physical object.
- Part-to-CAD comparison: Rapidly and accurately checking a part for quality control.
- Precision assurance: Ensuring accuracy for complex geometries that are difficult to measure with traditional tools.
Welded Parts & Fabrication
Welding is a manufacturing finishing service that joins multiple metal components into a cohesive assembly. Our expertise includes tungsten inert gas (TIG) and metal inert gas (MIG) welding, which create permanent, structurally sound connections.
Welding allows for the creation of geometries that are impossible or cost-prohibitive to machine from a single block of material. It’s essential for building robust frames, enclosures, and complex assemblies from fabricated sheet metal or machined components, making it a critical component of our complete manufacturing solutions.
Hardware & Assembly Services
This key manufacturing support service goes beyond simply putting parts together. It involves the precise, professional installation of fasteners, inserts, and other hardware components directly into a part. We use the right tools and techniques to install every component correctly and securely.
This service saves you immense time and internal labor costs. Rather than receiving a box of parts and hardware to assemble yourself, you get ready-to-use components. It prevents costly rework and ensures a professionally finished product, reducing your in-house assembly line requirements.
You can apply our hardware and assembly service to:
- Installation of threaded inserts, rivets, and fasteners.
- Subassembly of components before final shipment.
- Reducing your in-house labor and assembly line requirements.
- Guaranteeing a professionally finished, ready-to-use part.
Visual & Appearance Models
The ultimate manufacturing finishing service, focused on aesthetics and presentation. We transform a functional prototype into a part that looks and feels like a final product. Our capabilities include sanding, priming, painting, custom color matching (PMS), and applying specific textures and gloss levels.
A high-quality visual model is essential for marketing, user testing, and investor presentations. A photo-ready prototype can secure funding, validate design choices with stakeholders, and create powerful marketing collateral before production begins. This service allows you to access:
- Photo-ready marketing prototypes.
- High-fidelity models for trade shows and sales meetings.
- Ergonomic and focus group testing.
- Selecting specific colors, gloss levels, and textures helps perfect the final look.
The Prototek Advantage: The Benefits of a True Turnkey Partner
Combining these value-added services with our core manufacturing capabilities offers numerous benefits for your project, including:
- Accelerated time-to-market: By consolidating processes under one roof, we eliminate shipping delays between vendors and shorten your project timeline.
- Simplified project management: Enjoy the convenience of one purchase order, one point of contact, and one trusted partner. We handle the coordination so you can focus on innovation.
- Assured end-to-end quality: Our integrated quality management system oversees your project from raw material to final assembly, ensuring consistency at every step.
- Reduced costs and risks: Lower your shipping costs, reduce administrative overhead, and minimize the risk of damage or miscommunication between multiple suppliers.
Simplify Your Supply Chain, Eliminate Bottlenecks
The path from a brilliant design to a finished product has obstacles, including coordinating a complex supply chain with a different vendor for each step. This process involves one vendor for fabrication, another for welding, a third for finishing, and another for assembly. This fragmented approach creates significant pain points:
- Logistical issues: Constantly managing multiple purchase orders, timelines, and points of contact can be overwhelming. It creates heavy administrative overhead, leading to some project essentials falling through the cracks.
- Quality control risks: Every time a part ships between suppliers, there is a risk of damage, miscommunication, and quality control issues. A minor flaw from one vendor can cascade into significant problems, leading to costly rework and project delays.
- Project delays: Handoffs and communication gaps cause delays. A slight holdup with one vendor can affect your production schedule, causing missed deadlines and market opportunities.
The Prototek Solution
At Prototek, we consolidate critical manufacturing steps under one roof, providing a seamless and efficient workflow. We eliminate the communication gaps in fragmented supply chains by handling in-house fabrication, finishing, and assembly.
With us, you get a single, reliable timeline and a consistent, integrated quality management system. Our turnkey manufacturing services ensure that a part moves from a raw material to a finished, ready-to-use product without leaving our facility. It simplifies your supply chain and provides a definitive solution to the quality and timeline risks you’ve faced. We take on the complexity so you can focus on innovation.
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Get High-Quality, Value-Added Manufacturing Services Today
By choosing Prototek, you get a fully finished, high-quality solution delivered by a true turnkey partner dedicated to your success. Our comprehensive suite of value-added manufacturing services is the solution to the challenges of a fragmented supply chain. Request a quote online or call us today at 888-891-4576 to learn about our manufacturing finishing services.