Could Your Complex Parts Benefit from GD&T Profile Callouts?
If you’ve ever needed precision machining services to make parts with complex surface curves or shapes, you might already be familiar with profiling. In geometric dimensions and tolerancing (GD&T), profiles describe a 3-dimensional tolerance zone—an area with a uniform boundary—around a part’s surface. All surface elements must lie within that boundary to be considered in […]
How Industry 4.0 Helps Us Meet Customer Needs
Have you noticed how time seems to have shifted since the internet connected us to each other? Today, we expect immediacy in all our interactions. We no longer have the patience to wait three days for mail, an hour for a fax, or even 10 minutes for an email. When we send a text, we […]
5 Ways Reata Overcomes Global Manufacturing Challenges
Global supply chain issues and labor and material shortages continue to impact the contract manufacturing industry at every turn. There are fewer workers to perform essential manufacturing operations and transport materials and parts. And the raw materials themselves are more and more difficult to procure due to increased demand and prohibitive prices. These challenges are […]
DFM Tip: 4 Facts to Know About Perpendicularity
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between the terms perpendicular and perpendicularity? “Perpendicular” is an elementary geometry term that conveys two lines, objects, or planes intersecting at a 90-degree angle. “Perpendicularity” is a geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) term that has a very specific, and slightly different, meaning. GD&T terms are frequently used […]
Can’t Find These 3 Popular Materials? Talk to Your Contract Manufacturing Partner
It’s no secret that material shortages are impacting the contract manufacturing industry. The pandemic exacerbated existing supply chain issues, affecting material cost and availability, and now Russia’s war on Ukraine has added a new layer of complexity. Soaring oil prices are pushing global shipping and delivery rates to historic highs, and materials exported in large […]
What Makes Reata Engineering an Engineer-Friendly Precision Machine Shop
We’re just going to say it: We love engineers. We like talking to engineers about their parts—preferably early in the production cycle—so we can discuss your vision and help you turn it into reality. We enjoy working collaboratively, and engineers are always welcome in our precision machine shop. But our interest in your work isn’t […]
How a Happy Manufacturing Team Makes for Happy Customers
One misconception about modern manufacturing is that automation has taken work away from skilled people. That’s certainly not the case at Reata Engineering! We integrate the most cutting-edge and advanced technologies to bring efficiency to the shop floor, and we’re always looking for driven people to join our team. People—not just advanced equipment and capabilities—make […]
DFM Tip: 5 Best Practices for Revision Control in Contract Manufacturing
As experts in prototype machining services, we know revisions are a natural and expected part of manufacturing. While we anticipate most designs needing some tweaks throughout development, it’s helpful to have a system in place that streamlines this process—and excellent revision control is a must. Here at Reata Engineering, we view our customers as partners, […]
A Single-Source Precision Machining Solution for Assemblies
Here at Reata Engineering, we pride ourselves on “making the complex simple for you.” We have the knowledge and expertise to see your product from conception to distribution, and we excel as your single-source solution for subassemblies and assemblies. Some of our past subassembly and assembly projects include: A plant maintenance product for the commercial […]
Could Your Part Benefit From 5-Axis Machining?
5-axis machining has been a real game-changer in manufacturing. This versatile technology minimizes the number of operations required to manufacture a part. With the ability to access a workpiece from any direction with just one setup, contract manufacturing providers can machine complex parts quickly and cost-effectively, bringing to life intricate designs that were once only […]