QDP, Inc. is excited to announce the recent expansion of our facility, which adds an additional 3,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space adjacent and connected to our existing 8,700 sq. ft. facility. Several updates were made to the addition including new electric service, a fresh coat of paint, and a new floor. All building improvements were optimally configured to facilitate our expanding capabilities, including in-house tool and die making, large capacity precision CNC machining, and wire EDM.
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As with all of our endeavors, quality and precision were the main driving forces behind sourcing the new machines, and they are super-precise! Additionally, we hired Matt Silvano whose 30 plus years of engineering, toolmaking and CNC machine programming and operating experience working with the exact machines we purchased ensured proper installation, setup, and ongoing…
A major OEM automotive parts manufacturer turned to QDP to solve a concern they were having regarding the level of safety in the heat shields they manufacture. Tens of thousands of aluminum heat shields are manufactured each year and installed on vehicles of different models, oftentimes in difficult to reach places. There was a concern that the edges of the heat shields were too sharp and may put the people who install and provide maintenance on these parts at risk for accidental lacerations.
We agreed to take a look at the tooling that was being used to currently produce the parts in hopes that it could be salvaged with some engineering and rebuilding. It took several weeks for the tooling to be delivered to us and what we received was two boxes containing sixteen separate tools that were…