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Shifting with the Market: Atlas Expands Capabilities to Meet Demand in High-Performance Compute
At Atlas Manufacturing, we thrive on innovation, and we’ve always let the needs of our customers guide us. As high-performance compute (HPC) continues to grow—driven by the rise of artificial intelligence and the need for advanced data processing—Atlas is stepping up to meet the challenge. To support this growth, we’ve made significant investments at our…
Read MoreThe Heart of Atlas: Honoring Employees Who Built a Legacy
Honoring Two Decades of Dedication at Atlas At Atlas, employee loyalty is a cornerstone of our success. Why do people choose to spend their careers with one company, often retiring from the same place they started? It comes down to the relationship between the employee and the employer. Feeling valued, having room to grow, and…
Read MorePioneering Supercomputing in Space
Atlas Manufacturing and the Spaceborne Computer Atlas Manufacturing supports supercomputing in space through our work on the Spaceborne Computer program. Atlas built the housing for the Spaceborne Computer, which has orbited the Earth more than 8,900 times aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Atlas In Orbit Our hands touched hardware that went farther and faster…
Read MoreThe Buy American Act and Buy America Requirements – For Sheet Metal Manufacturing
Three different domestic-sourcing regimes can land on the same fabricated sheet-metal part, and they do not say the same thing. The Buy American Act governs what a federal agency buys directly. The Buy America requirements govern what gets built with federal grant money for transit, highways, rail, airports, and water systems. The Build America, Buy…
Read MoreCustom Sheet Metal Boxes: The Complete Guide
Elevate your projects with custom sheet metal boxes. Explore design, engineering, and customization options for tailor-made solutions. Click for insights!
Read MoreMaximizing Sustainability with Smart Returnable Packaging Solutions
Returnable packaging is custom fabricated steel that carries a part through the supply chain, comes back empty, and does it again, often hundreds of times. A returnable rack, container, or tote replaces the corrugated boxes, foam, and wood crates that get built up at the supplier, torn down at the receiver, and thrown away. For…
Read MoreMastering Product Quality Planning: Strategies for Flawless Production
Quality planning is the work that happens before the first part is cut: agreeing on which dimensions are critical, how they will be measured, what evidence the buyer needs to approve the part, and what statistical proof shows the process will hold tolerance across a full run. On a fabricated sheet-metal part that means tying…
Read MoreAtlas Manufacturing: A Story of Precision, Challenge, and Success in PQP Implementation
One of Atlas Manufacturing’s medical device projects shows what a well-run Production Quality Plan (PQP) makes possible. This is the story of moving a part from prototype to production under the exacting standards of the medical device industry, guided by a thorough Production Quality Plan. The Challenge The project started with a medical device company…
Read MoreThe Ultimate Guide to Selecting Server Cabinet Manufacturers for Precision Sheet Metal
Customization, Quality, and Reliability: Selecting the Perfect Server Cabinet Manufacturer for Precision Sheet Metal. Click for details
Read MoreLean Manufacturing in Sheet Metal Fabrication: Reducing Waste and Lead Time
Lean manufacturing is the systematic removal of everything in a process that the customer would not pay for. In a sheet-metal shop that means the hours a job spends waiting between the laser and the press brake, the steps an operator walks to find the right punch, the skeleton scrap left on a nest, and…
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