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Estes Design & Manufacturing, Inc. is a premier full-service sheet metal fabricator and contract manufacturer headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 1976, the company has grown from a small design firm into a sophisticated manufacturing partner operating an 85,000-square-foot facility with a workforce of over 100 associates. The company specializes in end-to-end solutions for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), providing comprehensive services that include product design, engineering, rapid prototyping, and high-volume production. Their technical capabilities are anchored by state-of-the-art technology, such as the Estes Max Velocity fully-automated fabrication cell and advanced 3D laser welding, which offers significantly faster processing times than traditional TIG or MIG welding.

As a multi-certified manufacturer holding AS9100D, ISO 9001:2015, and ISO 13485:2016 certifications, as well as FDA registration, Estes Design & Manufacturing maintains rigorous quality standards suitable for highly regulated industries. Their specialized divisions, including the Estes Accelerator, focus on speed-to-market through rapid prototyping and Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFMA). The company works with materials such as carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum to produce a wide array of custom components, including medical surgical cases and trays, X-ray shields, metal enclosures, architectural facades, and complex weldments. They serve a diverse global clientele across the medical, aerospace, defense, renewable energy, HVAC, and food processing sectors.

Estes Design & Manufacturing, Inc.

44 Years of Experience Working with Sheet Metal Materials When deciding on the right material for your project, trust the experts. They’re out there designing, forming, bending, cutting, and punching various sheet metal materials into the quality parts integrated all around you. Partner with a quality sheet metal fabricator early and get a second opinion.…

Best Material? Differences of Carbon Steel, Stainless Steel, and Aluminum

Kaizen is defined as the Japanese philosophy of continuous improvement. As a company Estes strives to follow the kaizen mindset instead of just working on “fixes.” Continuous improvement serves as one of the four pillars of our company philosophy, and Estes is constantly looking for ways to improve all facets of the business. To ensure this continuous improvement…

How Estes Strives for Continuous Improvement – Daily Layered Accountability

Estes Design and Manufacturing is excited to announce the introduction of our new Estes Max Velocity cell! Meeting quality, on-time delivery, and lead-time objectives are some of the biggest challenges companies face when outsourcing their sheet metal products. Max Velocity is Estes’ automated sheet metal fabrication cell designed to address these daily challenges. The automated…

Introducing the Estes Max Velocity Cell

Press brakes (or brake presses) are some of the most common machines used by sheet metal fabricators and have been the go-to bending machines for many years. Press brakes are powerful machines that are capable of forming both simple and complex parts. While there are dozens of different press brakes in various sizes and each…

Press Brakes 101

Estes Design &amp;amp; Manufacturing hosted the FMA’s LaserFab tour. The FMA, an organization of over 2,000 individual and company members, focuses its efforts on providing high-quality tools and content training, as well as guidance and networking, to help its members stay ahead of industry trends and make value-adding business decisions. FMA guests began their day…

Estes Hosts FMA LaserFab Tour

Estes Design and Manufacturing’s Vice President Operations Ron Estes is quoted in the latest issue of Medical Product Outsourcing (MPO) magazine with an article titled, “Small r, Large D,” written by Ranica Arrowsmith, associate editor. The story focuses on the development of existing knowledge in the company, fostering innovation among team members, and creating environments…

Medical Product Outsourcing Quotes Ron Estes in January/February Issue

A recent article from The Fabricator, “Horizontal Bending on the Press Brake” highlighted the use of wiping and rotary-style tools to create an ease for the operator. Many healthy shop floors use horizontal bending tools, which can increase productivity and offer the best environments for operators. Read the full article. The author of this article…

What Experts Say About the Benefits of Horizontal Bending on the Press Brake

At Estes, we offer a variety of services including traditional metal fabrication services, 3D laser welding, and rapid prototyping. Although we manufacture products for a variety of industries, we want to highlight our work in medical device manufacturing. One of our recent projects involved us helping a client streamline the production of a steel pan.

Medical Product Design

Estes’ Approach: Customer Service and Collaboration Since its inception in 1976, Estes Design and Manufacturing has provided customized and rapid fabrication for sheet metal parts and products, a priority which remains today. Thirty six years ago, our 2-employee operation anticipated the need for high quality, technologically advanced sheet metal fabrication service, but now with 80…

Estes’ Approach to Customer Service and Collaboration

Estes Philosophy: State-of-the-Art Technology At Estes Design and Manufacturing, we’ve invested in the highest-quality technology available for our customers’ metal fabrication needs. Our philosophy is to profitably produce fabricated metal products with a level of service and quality preferred by the customer. The philosophy has four main areas of focus: Creative, Innovative Thinking People of…

Estes Philosophy: State-of-the-Art Technology

Your reputation with your customers depends in part on the quality of the products you provide to them. So it goes without saying that the work your metal fabricator delivers—whether it is a component or a completed product—becomes a reflection of you. Poor quality or late orders can put you in poor light with your…

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