Here at CFI, Qualiforming ® has been on our minds as of late. In our somewhat biased opinion, we would happily call ourselves as one of the best component companies in the world. Our Qualiforming ® Cold Form Isolation process played a big role to our current prosperity. Standard Cold
Stainless steel much more than what’s in your kitchen cabinet
If only people knew how many grades of steel there are, perhaps they wouldn’t take nearly every piece of metal for granted. There is a lot going on with a few numbers and letters that people don’t know about. So what do these numbers mean and who comes up with
Myriad of Options Await Self-Locking Components Producers
We’ve all seen it in our personal lives – whether a bolt coming loose on a car, or a piece of furniture or cabinet that has a loose bolt despite you tightening it multiple times. How can you combat this inconvenience? Well, there are actually a large amount of options
Deep Drawing gives manufacturers fast, inexpensive alternative to other tooling techniques
If you were to ask an average person on the street what deep drawing is, they might assume that it was a psychedelic art movement started on some 1960’s art school. Instead, deep drawing is instead a complex sheet metal forming process where metal blanks can be formed into shapes
Metric vs. Imperial Units
When we’re taught how to measure things in grade school, we’re handed a ruler, or maybe we see the tape measure in the toolbox as infallible objects. After all, how can these absolute objects of measurement ever be any different? But most people would be surprised to know that measurement
Pulling on threads
How the type of thread can completely change the characteristics of fasteners When the average person looks at a box of bolts or screws, they don’t think much past the basic size of the screw, or, if it will be exposed, maybe the color of the metal. But in the
Tools of the trade
Four-Slide Machine gives CFI a quick, powerful tool for shaping material Beyond CNC machines and their many variants, there in another piece of machinery in the components industry that has a long history, but is equally important. This tool is used for the creation of complex wire forms as well
Getting bent into shape
Custom wire forms, one of CFI’s specialties, makes for one of the most versatile pieces money can buy Custom wire forms is one of the most interesting fields in our industry. If you can dream of a shape, we can make it out of a wire today. From everyday wire
Plastics quickly making their way into automotive engine bays
Over the past decade, plastics and forms of nylon are quickly replacing their ferrous counterparts as the material of choice under the hood of cars and trucks all over the world. How can this be? Conventional wisdom would tell you that the high temperature and high stress environment of an
What’s the difference between Brown & Sharpe, Laser and Swiss CNC Machining?
Machinists often have a tough decision to make when they’re apprenticing – just what kind of Miller should they be? With costs in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, it’s not as if an average Miller can buy his or her own machinery and set up shop – so, what
