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While we often focus on the many advantages of creating parts using the roll form manufacturing process, press brake is another excellent option. Often used alongside roll forming to create parts for the automotive, appliance, and marine industries, press brakes can create custom shapes or add additional uniform bends to roll formed parts. Generally used for steel parts, press brakes like roll forming can be used with whatever metal the [...]

Following an almost perfect linear progression, steel prices over the last year have risen dramatically and continue to rise. For many of our customers, this means an increasing percentage of their piece price is now in raw materials and as consumers, we’re seeing those price increases reflected in both the cost, and supply availability, of everything we buy. As a large purchaser of steel, Roller Die + Forming closely tracks [...]

Roller Die creates parts for many industries, from solar to material handling, from conveyors to trucks. Many of our clients take advantage of manufacturing practices such as just-in-time delivery, having only the parts they need for the week or even the day show up at their plant while we adjust our output based on their demand. Other clients have us put together kits of multiple roll formed parts and deliver [...]

When we go to trade shows or have a chance to show potential customers our samples, there are a few pieces that always get a second look. These pieces really highlight the creative extent of what you can do with roll forming. Whether it’s a complicated profile, tight tolerances on close bends, or a creative punch or press pattern, Roller Die really can roll form some creative custom metal parts. [...]

Many Roller Die + Forming customers have evaluation programs designed to ensure their suppliers are meeting their needs in a variety of areas. Recently, a solar company Roller Die works with to provide racking conducted a supplier evaluation and gave us an A status. They ranked us on a variety of factors and we excelled in each area. Ranking well in categories dealing with engineering, quality, price, flexibility, transparency, and [...]

Many of our customers place large orders for the parts they believe they will need for the quarter, but then receive those parts weekly on a just-in-time delivery basis. This helps them keep the inventory of parts low while knowing that the parts will continue to come on time. Just-in-time delivery is also great for quality control as issues can be spotted and corrected quickly. However, there are logistics involved [...]

Having enough parts on hand to deliver each week is important, but most manufacturing companies do not want to be responsible for significant inventory. Managing and storing that inventory, transporting it from a warehouse to the plant floor, and paying attention to supply are all costs that can quickly add up. Instead, many manufacturing companies opt to use a just-in-time model where the parts they need for the week arrive [...]