Metalworking

Precision Machining and Metalworking

Precision Machining and Metalworking

  Proficient Sourcing specializes in recommending outstanding companies for your outsourced manufacturing needs.  Our primary network consists of about a dozen machining shops, each with a specific sweet spot. One of our favorites is a large shop, 80,000 sq ft, that specializes in tight tolerance milling and turning up to 44,000 pounds.  They are large enough to handle production work as well as the custom items we are often asked to source. This company has… Read More

Do You Need Something Really BIG?

Do You Need Something Really BIG?

Our network of suppliers contains several companies that specialize in the very large, the heavy, the thick (as in plate) and not only metal, but also plastics and fiberglass. If you are an equipment or machinery builder, you might need equipment bases from plate or large parts machined. Perhaps you need steel plate work such as equipment foundations, mixing tanks or underground containers.   Our plate fabricators can roll ¾” plate to lengths up to 13’… Read More

Steel: Fun Facts and a Video

Steel: Fun Facts and a Video

We work with OEM buyers to provide sources for manufactured parts and assemblies.  Proficient Sourcing has been doing this work for many years and several companies now rely on us to provide credible suppliers for their outsourcing needs.  Generally our large and diverse network of high quality suppliers has been able to address OEM needs.  However, recently, deliveries have been hampered by steel shortages and price increases.  This seems to be especially acute for steel. While… Read More

One Stop Shop: Prototype to Production of Smaller Parts

One Stop Shop: Prototype to Production of Smaller Parts

We have a shop that has a fabulous array of capabilities for small parts and assembly shells that accommodate smaller pieces. We know of no shop with a more extensive list of capabilities—if you need a highly precise metal item (or plastic injection molded) of almost any sort that’s under a 24” cube, it’s very likely our shop can handle the job with great skill, including relatively hard to find metallic 3D printing, forging, coatings,… Read More

Custom Pressure Vessels

Custom Pressure Vessels

We visited our primary source for custom pressure vessels, and were re-impressed. We learned many chemical companies employ engineering consulting firms to source custom pressure vessels, reactors and distillation towers. If your company needs chemical processing equipment, perhaps we can save you lots of time and money. Our primary custom pressure vessel manufacturer has been serving customers in need of vessels for chemical processes mostly in the midwest for over 60 years. Reach Out to… Read More

What Proficient Sourcing Can Do For You!

What Proficient Sourcing Can Do For You!

Proficient Sourcing has had interesting projects lately that illustrate how we can help OEM’s looking for supplier candidates. Over the past year or so we have concentrated on providing great supplier candidates for equipment builders and machinery OEM’s, and below are 2 projects in our wheelhouse. Some time ago we were contacted by a European machinery company looking for a gantry milling source. This company was in the process of establishing an assembly plant in… Read More

Supplier for LARGE metal parts

Supplier for LARGE metal parts

Our network of suppliers contains several companies that specialize in the very large, the heavy, the thick (as in plate) and not only metal, but also plastics and fiberglass.  The photo above is was press brake formed from 110,000 PSI tensile strength, AR400 steel into a .750″ thick, 18′ long and 8′ wide component, and that customer required 20 of these items monthly. If you are an equipment or machinery builder, you might need equipment… Read More

Medium to Heavy Fabrications

Medium to Heavy Fabrications

If you require sturdy fabrications such as weldments, angles, pump and equipment bases, machinery supports, or rolled parts such as tanks, tubes or smokestacks, we have multiple candidates who are most interested in answering your needs. Whether you need someone to fabricate a complete system or component parts these companies can often do the entire job, and do it well. And on time. And within budget. Reach Out to Me Directly for Questions Just give… Read More

Machining and Metal Fabrication: Lots of Choices

Machining and Metal Fabrication: Lots of Choices

Over the past 10 years, Proficient Sourcing has built a network of shops with capabilities to cover almost any metalworking requirement you might have for both machining and fabrication, whether large or small or somewhere in between. Our mission is to offer candidates for your needs and do so FAST. Below is just a quick sample of what awaits your inquiry: If you need micro machined parts, we have 2 candidates for such work. Examples would be DOD… Read More

Several Choices for Medium to Heavy Fabrications

Several Choices for Medium to Heavy Fabrications

Whether you need someone to fabricate a complete system or component parts these companies can often do the entire job, and do it well.  Stainless and the various steel alloy plate and sheet, rolled, formed, cut, machined, drilled and welded to other parts is the work of these shops daily.  They have an excellent history of on-time delivery of medium to heavy fabricated parts made to spec and within budget. In one of these companies,… Read More

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