OEMs have many options when choosing a fabricator to make their parts, both domestically and internationally. Every parts shop knows their top priorities are quality, cost and speed – but only the best fabricators can provide all three.   To achieve these goals for customers, Sanborn makes ongoing investments to update its automation, ensuring jobs…

New product designers focus their efforts on achieving the best in functionality, usability and aesthetics. However, manufacturability is not always considered in that process. To help with that effort, Sanborn uses its expertise in the tube and pipe industry to identify more cost-effective and readily available options, saving customers time and money. During the RFQ…

A lot of customers ask us for ideas on how to reduce the cost of their products.  In some cases, a Cost-Down List is an annual request. When considering price reduction strategies, the best way to decrease a product’s total cost often involves using pre-fabricated tubular parts. At Sanborn, we have a long history of…

OEMs are under pressure to turn out products quickly and efficiency while fighting against supply uncertainties and labor shortages.  Sanborn is helping OEMs overcome these challenges with a program purchasing option in which high-frequency metal parts are automatically fabricated and delivered on a regularly scheduled basis, so they arrive just in time and ready for…

If you need metal tubing finished with a variety of shapes and openings, laser tube cutting is an order of magnitude more efficient than other manufacturing processes. During the last eight years, it has been a game-changer for Sanborn Tube & Fab and its customers. Laser tube cutters don’t simply cut tubes to a pre-set…

Andy Parsche has toured many OEM plants. He has seen multiple approaches to manufacturing – and, in doing so, he has identified a host of cost-savings opportunities that outsourcing can deliver. “We often ask customers, ‘What if we did it for you and you skipped that process?’” explains Parsche, vice president of sales at Sanborn…

Deciding whether or not to outsource fabrication is a task most OEMs inevitably face. There are cases where fabricating components in-house may be the best option, but they are increasingly rare. It’s easy to see why when you take a closer look at the many advantages of outsourcing. “What’s most surprising to our customers is…

OEMs in many industries are facing unprecedented pressure to be as efficient as possible today. Often, this means outsourcing manufacturing operations that can be done more efficiently and affordably by an outside supplier, using more modern methods and technology. That’s been the case for one agricultural equipment manufacturer, which uses laser-cut steel tubes supplied by…

A tsunami of change is rocking original equipment manufacturers – from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and supply chain disruptions to worker shortages and the relentless advance of technology. How is Sanborn helping its OEM customers to cope with these developments? Here’s a closer look. Outsourcing assembly fabrication In the past, OEMs made many…

During the last decade, Sanborn has evolved from a distributor of tube parts to a full-service fabricator of finished and partially finished products, sold to OEMs and sheet metal fabricators nationwide. We’ve accomplished this by bringing many operations in-house that were formerly done by outside partners. Here’s what our expanded capabilities make possible for our customers.