Monthly Archives: June 2012

Precision Sheet Metal Video

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Vista Industrial Products has specialized in precision sheet metal fabrication for 56 years! VIP built their reputation and expertise by fabricating sheet metal parts in North San Diego County. Although VIP has been around since the 50’s, and has worked with numerous industries and companies, they specialize fabricating parts for the defense, medical, high technology, commercial, and retail industries. Take a look at this video that shows you a little bit about VIP’s sheet metal section of the shop and to learn a little bit more about how VIP can assist you with your precision sheet metal needs.

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Introduction to Vista Industrial Products – The Video –

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Although you have probably read a few of our blog posts and have gained some overall knowledge about the precision metal fabrication industry, we have put a video together that gives you an overall glimpse of who we are and what we do! Since we specialize in precision sheet metal fabrication, CNC machining, and welding fabrication, many of our customers aren’t able to see inside of our shop and see what we really do behind close doors. Here is an introduction video about our 56 year old company! We will have numerous other videos to share with you that will go more in depth about our metal fabrication capabilities, but for now here is a quick introduction video: Continue reading →

Sheet Metal Dimensional Drawing Example

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Some mechanical engineers learn how to draft prints from work experience, and others from schooling. Many times, the two engineers design parts very differently based upon their experiences. Therefore, some engineers include everything in their prints, while others may leave out information. Below is a general idea of how a drawing should look. It should be fully dimensioned with material type, material thickness, finish, critical dimensions or specs, revision, hardware call out, etc.

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