PBZ Contract Manufacturing, Lititz PA

CONTRACT MANUFACTURING

With a wide range of capabilities and services available through PBZ and other divisions of Paul B Zimmerman Inc., PBZ is well positioned to deliver value-added contract manufacturing. This concept allows us to manufacture your finished product assembly from start to finish and expedite it to your distribution channels.

PBZ stocks a full line of steel materials and offers a wide range of manufacturing processes, including structural 3D laser cutting. The hardware store division gives us access to hundreds of suppliers, which allows us to achieve cost-effective procurement of necessaries components or hardware.

Once fabricated, the powder coating division can beautify and protect your product with thorough pretreatment and a long lasting topcoat. Assembly and packaging capabilities allow us to prepare and distribute your final product.

PBZ's contract manufacturing capabilities enable companies to not only out-source individual parts (see job shop section), but a complete product assembly. Contact us to see how we can partner with you to help streamline your operation.

CASE STUDY

A company that markets helicopter dollies to government agencies, law enforcement agencies, and private-sector businesses, approached our powder coating division about having their components powder coated. The company was informed that PBZ was also capable of fabricating and assembling the helicopter dollies. The company consented and PBZ fully took over the complete manufacturing of the helicopter dollies.

The helicopter dolly company originally had its fabrication, powder coating, and assembly done at three separate locations. By contracting with PBZ, the company was able streamline its operation by shifting the entire manufacturing process to one company. PBZ also was able to provide value-added services such as warehousing and delivery directly to the company's customers. Through its relationship with PBZ, the helicopter dolly company secured a reliable manufacturing partner and was able focus more solely on marketing its products.

OTHER CONTRACTED PARTS

This chrome powder coated contraption is a tile floor display holder used by flooring retailers. Consists of two assemblies back to back, fastened by welded pipe.

Each assembly half is 1 long piece of pipe that's laser cut and tack welded at various angles. Welding ball bearings on the bottom legs hold the flooring samples in place. The four flared pipe ends at the top, are slit to accommodate a slide-in advertisement poster.

The complete assembly uses materials from PBZ stock, is fabricated by the PBZ shop and powder coated with a durable chrome finish at our powder coating facilities.

CASE STUDY

A Fitness Systems Equipment Company contacted PBZ due to specific laser cutting needs and wanted a reputable manufacturing company to perform the service. The keyway cutouts on the vertical columns of their fitness equipment (shown below) required a unique laser cut that was unable to be done a regular 2D laser cutting machine. Not only did PBZ accomplish what the Fitness Equipment Company was looking for, they were pleasantly pleased with the pricing and service.

After several months of a successful working relationship, they learned that PBZ could offer so much more than just the laser tube cutting service. After several meetings, design changes and proto-types, PBZ was awarded the complete manufacturing of several of their fitness equipment units.

This includes securing the raw materials through the Steel Service Center, performing the sawing, laser cutting, deburing, bending, welding and the other manufacturing processes required. The parts then go for pre-treatment and powder coating at PBZ's powder coating facilities and finally are sub-assembled and prepared for shipping directly to the Fitness Equipment Company's customers.

CropCare Sprayer CropCare Equipment, another division of Paul B Zimmerman Inc., depends heavily on the experience of PBZ when it comes to the production of their agricultural sprayers. PBZ manufactures all of the equipment's steel components, taking them from raw materials to a powder-coated finished product. PBZ is also heavily involved in new product development and existing product refinement. The R&D team excels at taking a concept, refining it, producing a prototype, and subsequently creating a finished product that is engineered for cost-effective fabrication and assembly.

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