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5 Ways Reata Is Mitigating Manufacturing Workforce Issues for Our Customers

Recently, a manufacturing intern asked our team, “Do you think our industry’s workforce problems are here to stay?” Our answer? No.  Look, we know manufacturing is experiencing a massive labor shortage and that precision machine shops face unprecedented challenges in training, hiring, and retaining skilled workers.  We also know the labor shortage is the #1 […]

6 Reasons to Tell Your Precision Machining Partner about Your Part’s Application

At Reata Engineering, we excel at overcoming manufacturing challenges and machining complex parts that not only meet all specifications but also function flawlessly. However, to do our job well, we first need a firm grasp of a part’s application.  Understanding the intended function of a part before a precision machining project begins helps us identify […]

Could Your Complex Parts Benefit from GD&T Profile Callouts?

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

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

Celebrating Our 30th Anniversary with a Look Back at How We Got Here

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, […]