J.P Metals - Site Visit Review

For our Materials 1 class this week we went on a field trip to J.P. Metals.

Our wonderful host Tony gave us a very thourough tour of the place where I really learned a lot about how they fabricate their products.

The company was founded in 1968 and is still privately owned, now being one of the largest manufacturers of wood and metal retail systems in North America. It is quite a success story as you can see from the website. It is a family owned business that still uses the same methodology to get things done.



Everything is done in-house (or as much as can possibly be done) to avoid dependency on other fabricators. Tony explained how this keeps their delivery times shorter and there is less possibility of delay as they can definitely rely on their own fabricators to produce what they need. The company prides itself on delivery as promised and they were very busy so it seems this philosophy is really paying of for them.

We got to see the CNC machines in action and learned what a "v-cut" is and how that reduces production time while retaining accurate measurements when done using the latest technology.

All in all a VERY informative visit.