CASE STUDY · COMMERCIAL
Birchwood Van Vault - Secure Storage Products
Secure storage products developed from a sample, with tolerance-critical folds and in-house screen printing and assembly.
- Precision-Critical Design: Critical fold details
- Sample-Led Development: Developed from a sample in-house
- Integrated Production: Multiple processes
- Commercial Product Range: Products for onward sale
INDUSTRY
Tool Security
PRODUCTS
Secure Storage Products
SERVICES
Product Development & Assembly
OUTCOME
Repeat Production Orders
Background
Developing Secure Storage Products for Sale
Van Vault products are designed to deter theft of tools and equipment from vehicles and work sites. JC Metalworks was commissioned to fabricate Van Vault products for onward sale. The project involved developing the product from a sample, with tolerance-critical folds and in-house screen printing and assembly forming part of the production approach.
Challenge
Meeting the Required Fold Tolerances
Van Vault products incorporated folds that needed to meet critical tolerances. The challenge was to develop the product range from a sample while meeting these precise folding requirements.
Tolerance-critical Folds
Folds within the product needed to meet the required tolerances.
Sample-led Development
The product range was developed in-house from a sample.
Products For Onward Sale
The product range needed to meet Van Vault’s requirements for onward sale to its customers.
Consistent Production Output
Production needed to meet the output levels required for this best-selling product.
Solution
Developing the Product Range In-House
JC Metalworks developed the products from a sample and used its production machinery alongside in-house screen printing and assembly. These processes supported the development of a range of Van Vault products for onward sale.
01 · SAMPLE-BASED DEVELOPMENT
Starting With a Sample
The products were developed in-house from a sample. This sample-led approach formed the starting point for developing the product range for production and onward sale.
02 · FOLDING REQUIREMENTS
Keeping Critical Folds in Focus
The products contained folds with critical tolerances that needed to be met. Fold accuracy was therefore a central production requirement.
03 · IN-HOUSE PROCESSES
Combining Screen Printing and Assembly
In-house screen printing and assembly were part of the process used to develop the product range. Together with the sample-based development work, these processes supported production of the finished products for Van Vault to sell.
RESULTS
Sample Development Led to Repeat Orders
JC Metalworks developed the product range in-house from a sample, using its screen printing and assembly processes. The products went on to generate repeat orders from Van Vault.
Product range developed in-house from a customer sample.
Repeat production orders secured from Van Vault.
Required production output levels consistently achieved.
Finished product quality met client requirements.
Working with JC Metalworks is a pleasure. We are kept informed at all stages of production via their Project Management team and the high quality of the finished product meets our requirements each and every time.
– Tim Trollope, Van Vault Category Manager – Birchwood Price Tools
BIRCHWOOD VAN VAULT · SECURE STORAGE PRODUCTS
A case study for product, procurement and manufacturing teams.
