Shipping Department at VIP

Besides VIP’s quality manufacturing, great customer service, and wide range of capabilities, another great aspect about VIP is its shipping department. We understand that manufacturing parts is costly for a company. It can be even more costly if the company is far away or overseas or if their parts aren’t packaged correctly and become damaged. Many manufacturers only have a packaging department and have all the parts ship out using major freight companies. This is where VIP is different! We have our own fleet trucks to provide free delivery of parts to local companies. (We do use other freighting companies for customers who are not local or who prefer to use specific freight companies.) Not only does it provide cost savings to our customers, but it also allows us more flexibility to ship and deliver parts. Continue reading

Quality Sheet Metal Fabrication

Vista Industrial Products, Inc. is known for its quality manufacturing. To sustain our quality within every aspect of our manufacturing, we implement an ISO quality system. This system has allowed us to maintain a system internally and externally that produces high quality parts. In addition to our quality system, we also have a  variety of inspection equipment to verify our quality made parts. To get an inside look at our quality control and inspection, watch the video below: Continue reading

Top 4 Standard Countersinks

We get many questions about countersinks and proper dimensioning of countersinks. So we thought we would give you the Top 4 Standard Countersinks that the metal fabrication industry commonly uses. This should be very helpful for many of the engineers out there that are looking for functionality without the cost of special tooling. Continue reading

Welding Fabrication Industry

Welding fabrication has been around since the 18th century back when blacksmiths used it to join iron and steel. Welding technology became more advanced and increased in popularity after the 20th century when welding could be used for numerous applications in World War I and II. As a result, welding fabrication has become a commodity in the metal manufacturing world. Some of the types of welding fabrication include (VIP provides the bolded processes in-house): Continue reading

CNC Machining Industry

cnc machining industry

The CNC machining industry has been around since the 1950s when the first CNC machine was created. As time has evolved, the technology of machining metal has progressed and developed due to the demand for higher tolerance accuracy and innovative product design. Machines have the capabilities to perform 2-axis, 3-axis, 4-axis, and even 5-axis functionalities. Some of the processes of CNC machining include (VIP provides the bolded processes in-house): Continue reading