ALSFAB Engineerrting

   1. How long are your quotes valid?
ALSFAB quotes are usually good for 30 days.

   2. How accurate are ALSFAB lead-time estimates?
Our quotes include very accurate lead-time estimates. We contact our metal suppliers, before we provide the quote response, to ensure our quotes are as accurate as possible so our customers can meet their production or assembly time tables.

   3. What are ALSFAB specialties?
ALSFAB provides valuable precision sheet metal fabrication, we specialize in Metal Stamping, Roll Forming, Embossing, Press Braking, Notching, Metal Blanking, Shearing, Cut to length, CNC Punching, Laser Cutting, Arc and Spot Welding, Hardware installation, Powder Coating & Painting, Silk-screening and Labeling, Finishing, Final Assembly, and Packaging and Shipping.

   4. What is the proper way to order material?
We need specific information to ensure that the metal needed for customer projects is ordered correctly. The best way to get the material ordered correctly is for our customers to place a purchase order that contains as much of the following information as they have available:
- Specifications desired
- Gauge of material
- Paint or surface finish required
- Part length needed
- Width of the part needed
- Desired delivery date

   5. Does ALSFAB have a price list?
No. We normally provide metal fabricating services for projects requiring custom designed components or products. We will gladly quote on any OEM custom metal fabrication requirements, especially those for companies interested in obtaining a competitive, aesthetic, and strategic advantage in the marketplace.

   6. What does ALSFAB need to quote on new products?
Use our Contact form, contact us by phone at (305) 661-3357 ,Fax (305) 662-9558, or send drawings,
specifications, and parts lists via e-mail to sales@alsfab.com or send by mail or courier to ALSFAB, 6825 SW 81 St. Miami, FL. 33143.

   7. The benefits of contract manufacturing to ALSFAB?
The OEM does not have to invest in the needed or extra capital equipment to produce the needed components or products. The OEM does not have to invest in the cost of labor and benefits to meet the production needs. The OEM does not incur the facility and power costs needed to produce the needed item. OEMs can find a contract manufacturing vendor that has the exact equipment, capacity, and expertise to complete their specific job requirements rather than investing themselves. OEMs can benefit from the experience and capabilities ALSFAB has gained from similar and previous contract manufacturing assignments.

   8. What are your payment terms?
ALSFAB regular customers invoices are due 30 days from the date of the invoice. Your first order will be C.O.D until references are completed to our satisfaction, and in some cases 50% deposit may be required and the balance due at the time of pick-up of your order.

   9. Do you own your own trucks?
No, but we have excellent freight rates with most of the major carriers.

   10. How long will ALSFAB hold our goods in finished inventory?
We will hold finished goods up to 15 days on our floor, previous agreement.

   11. Do you have product liability insurance?
Yes, ALSFAB carries product liability insurance.

   12. Will my account be assigned to a specific person?
Yes, we assign one of our account manager to each customer to ensure our communications between customer and manufacturer are excellent.

   13. What type of engineering support can you provide?
Our engineering department is capable of producing the required production drawings from complete concept design to a sketch made on paper, to using customer-supplied CAD drawings..

   14. Can the cost of tooling be amortized over the life of the part?
Yes, we will certainly amortize the cost of tooling or we can add the tooling cost into the finished part
price. Our customers do not have to pay for tooling as an upfront cost.

   15. What types of quality programs are followed?
First, ALSFAB customers approve all initial parts before production. Then, our personnel inspect production parts using random sampling. Every operator is responsible for inspecting product, or component, quality at the beginning and end of their shift or a production run.

   16. Do I need drawings?
We work most quickly when customers can supply electronic or disk files.

   17. What is the typical process customers go through when developing a new part?
The following list provides the normal sequence ALSFAB uses with our customers to develop a new part. The steps are:
- Initial meeting
- Concept evaluation
- Concept prototype
- Quote development submission acceptance
- Tool development
- First Part production and approval
- Production

   18. If usable tooling already exists, how long does it take ALSFAB to begin production?
We can initiate production within one to two weeks if existing tooling fits our presses with little or no
modification.

   19. If we provide a concept can you provide a finished product?
Yes, ALSFAB will work with a customer’s concept to then design, develop tooling for, and produce finished custom metal fabricated products or components.

   20. If you make the tooling, who owns the tooling?
We offer two options, one ALSFAB owns the tooling or the customer can own the tooling.

   21. Do you charge for engineering changes?
No, we don’t believe in charging for engineering changes, unless a major change is required and then we will discuss the situation.

   22. Can you modify existing tooling to run in your presses
It really depends on the situation, the condition of the tooling, and the volume of fabricated metal components to be produced.

   23. Will you contract for, or tool to supply the secondary services that are required for a project?
Absolutely! ALSFAB will definitely contract outside for metal fabricating services we don’t provide.

   24. Will you assemble a complete product?
Yes, ALSFAB will provide complete product assembly! We have a dedicated assembly area in the plant.