All fabricators are not created equal. To complete fabrication projects that meet the customer’s requirements, a supplier needs to follow a set process. This blog discusses the fabrication practices professional suppliers follow.
Project Scope
To begin the project, you need open and honest communication between the owner and fabricator to establish expectations. This collaboration should begin in the design process to ensure the end product functions as specified. Maintain thorough documentation throughout the project to ensure consistency and avoid disputes. Quality standards can be more easily met when both parties agree on the project scope.
Cost Management
A professional fabricator understands that controlling costs is part of their responsibility to meet quality fabrication practices. It’s essential that a fabrication partner provides full transparency in their costs and processes. This documentation should be available for review to understand the supplier’s material cost, labor, management, and quality control procedures.
Safety Procedures
One of the critical areas of fabrication practices is safety. If the fabricator’s process doesn’t follow strict safety practices, safety hazards are significantly increased throughout the project. A qualified metal fabrication partner will adhere to OSHA rules and maintain OSHA compliance during the project. Regular quality control checks are vital to ensuring safety in successful steel fabrication. While reducing risk to workers is the highest priority to prevent injuries, even minor incidents can cause delays that drive up project costs.
Service Standards
Quality fabrication practices adhere to industry quality and safety standards. Staying compliant with OSHA regulations can take time and effort. It is critical that your metal fabrication partner meet the exact specifications for your project while staying within safety parameters. This compliance includes ordering materials that are up to OSHA standards and following designs based on safety standards. Beyond OSHA standards, the supplier should meet professional standards as well. These guidelines include responsive service, firm pricing, open communication, deadline adherence, and standing by their work.
FI•CON employs fabrication practices that assure we meet our customers’ specifications and standards. To discuss your next project, contact us at ficonusa.com or (386) 792-3060.
