Product Development – Sketch to Production
ELEMENT can assist with new product development from concept through prototype to production in an efficient and cost effective manner, manufacturing to your specifications.
Whether you need a new store fixture, sunshade, louver, sculpture, display or other custom component, we can design, engineer and build what you need. Check out our "cool stuff for building" page for a few examples of what we can supply. ELEMENT will provide custom metalwork pricing and design assistance at no charge to help you get your concept into production. Custom fabrication can make your design vision a reality.
Designers original sketch for an office partition mullion that would accept floor to ceiling glass panels from three directions.
The concept sketch is transferred to a detailed drawing of a shape that will provide the features required by the designer with appropriate sectional properties to ensure strength and rigidity when installed.
Aluminum profile is manufactured and finished to designers specifications. Installation is facilitated by the clever use of hidden fasteners that produce a very modern clean installation at a reduced labor cost.
Original Architects' concept and design sketch for an aluminum sunshade system with 5 louver blades
Louver cross section is designed to meet the visual requirements of the designer and to withstand wind loads, shed accumulated snow and debris and be self supporting between supports. The louver can also rotate to different angles on a circular rod that fits into a matching circular feature inside the louver.
Louvers and support arms are supplied flat packed in kitset form with wrenches, bolts, screws and installation instructions. This keeps shipping costs down and allows replacement parts to be shipped overnight if required