The engineering team at Northern specializes in taking customer designs and finding a new way to make a project utilizing our unique and advanced technology. This process often allow us to eliminate parts, welding and machining which can both lead to a savings in cost and improvement in quality.
3D modeling enables many things: programming machines, creating shop routing, and QC check our drawings with customer prints. We use the 3D models for project planning, re-design for manufacturing with our equipment, and document/revision control.
Engineers spend a great deal of time on the shop floor and have a thorough understanding of our machines and capabilities. Many improvements are made through small "tweaking" of designs, and occasionally their insight will yield a design breakthrough significantly changing the cost structure of the part.
Smart design features can error proof assembly. This is all possible from thoughtful design decisions in engineering. While this adds time at the beginning of the process, it significantly improves productivity and quality.
Locating features make it possible to design tight tolerances into a product without the use of fixtures. The CNC cutting equipment defines the location of parts to within 0.005".
Every project is 100% 3D Modeled. This helps with our quality control, brainstorming, planning, and communication.