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Richmond Steel - Business Profile and Training Presentation
1. 1WINDSOR SALT, INC. - K+S GROUP
2016 Business Profile and
Training Manual
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Richmond Steel – About Us
Richmond Steel was established in 1988 by the current President,
Chris Austin. Mr. Austin has been in the fabrication business for over
28 years.
The company has two locations. The original shop is located in
Richmond Mich., and the main plant is in Chesterfield, MI. and
employs 25 people.
Known for it’s quality and integrity, the company specializes in custom
steel fabrications to complete turn key machine builds.
Laser burning and bending of all alloy materials.
Large fabrications and production runs of material handling containers.
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Machine tool building / Custom steel fabricators
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Richmond Steel – Business Overview
Richmond Steel is a full service Design and manufacturing source serving the
automotive and material handling business. Several diversifications within the
company allow for a “turn-key” service with over 28 years of experience.
Machine Builds “Turn-key”
Large Steel Fabrications
Fully automated 225' Powder Coat line
On Site installations
Certified Welding D1.1 D1.2 Class 1
Laser burning up to 1” Thick
Aluminum, Stainless, Envar fabrications
Complete metal fabrication—Bending, Punching, Stamping
33,500 Sq. Ft of
manufacturing
Chesterfield, MI
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Machine tool building / Custom steel fabricators
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Richmond Steel – Machinery List
Thermal Cutting
2- Lasers 2 New (2015) Mitsubishi 5,000 watt 5 x 10
1” thick plate laser
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Richmond Steel – Machinery List
Forming
Cincinnati press brake 2007 230 ton pro form x 12’
Press Brake – 90 ton x 12'
Bentec tube forming machine
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Richmond Steel – Machinery List
Shearing and Punching
2004 1/4" x 10' – Acu-shear
Geka 90 ton – Iron worker
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Richmond Steel – Machinery List
Perforating Plates and Production Stampings
Coma CNC Punch – 50 ton turret punch
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Richmond Steel – Machinery List
Sawing
Hyd-mech – 24” x 36” Automatic saw
Hyd-mech – 20” x 16” Automatic saw
2-Roll-in saws – 10" x 10"
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Richmond Steel – Machinery List
Welding and Fabricating
12,000 Sq. Ft. Proto-type area
3 separate prototype stations
Miller heli-arc welder
13 welding stations
21- 2001 Miller Welders – 650 amps
2-90 amp hypertherm – Plasma cutters
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Richmond Steel – Machinery List
Powder Coating and Assembly
7,500 sq. ft. assembly area with 1,500 sq. ft. dunnage storage
10’ x 14’ Paint booth
Graco 3500 airless paint sprayer
Graco 5000 airless paint sprayer (water base)
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Richmond Steel – Laser Projects & Specs
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Laser Equipment
5,000 watt laser – 60 x 120 x 1” thick plate
2 new Mitsubishi Laser – 5 x 10 1” think plate laser
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Richmond Steel – Laser Projects & Specs
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Laser Project Details
Mazak 2,000 watt laser
For tubing and customer shapes
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Richmond Steel – Laser Projects & Specs
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Laser Project Details
Mazak 2,000 watt laser
For tubing and customer shapes
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Richmond Steel – Laser Projects & Specs
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Laser Project Details
Mazak 2,000 watt laser
For tubing and customer shapes
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Richmond Steel – Welding Projects & Specs
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Welding Project Details
Weld Cell Line:
Automotive supplier under carriage weld line.
6 cells total. Automated cells and all fixture tooling
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Richmond Steel – Welding Projects & Specs
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Welding Project Examples
GM Facia Paint carriers:
220 carriers for Automotive supplier power coat line
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Richmond Steel – Welding Projects & Specs
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Welding Project Details
Seed Transporters:
Agricultural supplier in Midwest
5 ton seed transporters w/ motors and augers
Transports seed from warehouse to farm fields for larger commercial farms.
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Richmond Steel – Welding Projects & Specs
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Welding Project Details
Prototype material handling container:
Prototype to production
Richmond builds over 2,000 racks per year for Ford, GM and tier one suppliers.
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Richmond Steel – Welding Projects & Specs
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Welding Project Details
Pallet Repair Stations for CHEP:
Pneumatic and hydraulic tables for manufacturing environment
Design and build capabilities are available..
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Richmond Steel – Projects & Results
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Paint Aids Details & Examples
Niche work with limited competition
Used for holding open hoods and trunks to allow for them to be painted
$2-3MM a year in paint aids
Changes based on the change in the body styles
This would be 100% tig (tungsten inert gas) welded
CNC(computer numerical control) wire former would be utilized
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Richmond Steel – Projects & Results
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Fabricating Project Details & Examples
AAR Cargo in NC
Attachment component supplier for US Gov't/UPS/World Hunger
Simulated the floor of a 406 Airbus
Cradle to grave starting with design
Assembled on customers floor in NC
Aircraft tolerances were required due to the nature of the project
Complete structure was 187 feet long with only 1 mm tolerance
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Richmond Steel – Projects & Results
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Fabricating Project Details & Examples
In plant maintenance for automation machinery
Complicated design burned a thick plate with a laser
Laser burned and fabricated
Machine guarding and enclosures
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Richmond Steel – Projects & Results
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Fabricating Project Details & Examples
Fabricated stands
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Richmond Steel – Projects & Results
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Fabricating Project Details & Examples
AGV Frame (Automatic Guided Vehicle)
18 feet long built in 3 sections
Each piece when put together had to be exact
Another AGV program
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Richmond Steel – Projects & Results
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Fabricating Project Details & Examples
Capable of turnkey projects
Auto manufacturing line for Ford Focus
Benteler Automotive for Gailsburg, MI Plant
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Richmond Steel – Projects & Results
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Bending Details & Examples
Flat plate material that is laser blanks bent to print
Rolled tubing on tube bender for fascia bodies
- Much more challenging project
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Richmond Steel – Final Details & Thoughts
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Summary
Questions & Answers
We are here to partner with you and service your needs
We have the equipment to bring your needs to solutions
All of our parts go through a rigorous deburring process
Powder coating includes aluminum and stainless steel
We can service your project needs today...not tomorrow!