Value , quality , and speedy manufacturing of aerospace parts punctuate Quickparts . The company is international and has offices around the country and in France , Germany , the United Kingdom , and Italy . Salvador Mikel , chief revenue officer , said , “ The company has resources with regionalized facilities and options for low-volume prototype and production runs .”
Mikel said , “ With a global scale , ( we are ) constantly adding new technologies .” They recently added Roboze machines which eliminate the need for expensive high-end metal parts and use super polymers instead . He added , “ With this technology , the machines and materials are already qualified for critical applications in aerospace .”
Their Seattle office serves aerospace manufacturing in the Northwest . General Manager Nancy Holt of the Seattle office has been with the company for 32 years .
Holt said they are a solution for the aerospace industry because “ of our diverse offering . We focus on quality and speed , and we can maintain that across offerings .”
Holt said the new Roboze machines are at the Seattle location . Roboze makes machinery for 3D additive printing with polymers and composites . Mikel said , “ Roboze is using super polymers and composites ; replacing metal parts lowers the cost of parts and shortens manufacturing time .”
The company keeps offerings simple , but they say they can build any custom project and handle projects of all complexities , which they say their competitors cannot . Services include 3D , injection molding , CNC , and other traditional manufacturing services .
Christina Belenky , PR manager , said , “ We have two offerings that offer faster shipping times — Quickparts Express ( 3D can be as fast as the same day , five days for IJM and CNC ), or a traditional portfolio that offers more material selection , more complex geometries , and higher part runs . Customers can choose the right offering based on tighter timeline needs and complexities / runs of their part .” Mikel said they offer in-house services but have a network of contractors outsourcing portions of projects as needed .
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