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WORLD CLASS PRECISION SHEET METAL FABRICATORS

Spring 2006

Trade Show DatesJob Shops ShowMay 17th – 18th, 2006Fort Washington Expo CenterFort Washington, PA

Atlantic Design & Manufacturing ShowJune 6th – 8th, 2006Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, NY

Recent AcquisitionsEVS Metal recently acquired some of the assets of both the Barre’ Company of Moun-tainside, NJ and Preferred, Inc. of Austin, Texas.The Barre’ acquisition brings together two of the top sheet metal fabricators in the North-east with combined experience of more than 70 years in metal fabrication solutions. The key addition to EVS Metal’s present capabili-ties will be tooling design, stamping and press work in which Barré has specialized.The Preffered acquisition brings together two of the top sheet metal fabricators in Central Texas with combined experience of more than 50 years in metal fabrication solutions. This, along with previous acquisitions of Grentech and QuickTurn, has made EVS the largest, most well equipped sheet metal fabricator in Central Texas.

By Brent Frey – Director of Sales

Machining CapabilitiesEVS Texas announces expansion of chip manufacturing operations. No not computer chips but rather metal chips in our state of the art machine shop. This is our latest venture into full service manufacturing for our customers. Our CNC based machining department offers the latest in CAD/CAM software. This allows the ability to convert our customers’ models to machine code resulting in more efficient processing. With the ability to “think outside the box”, we strive to continually cost reduce the end product to our customers. Our machine shop enables us to perform secondary operations to our sheet metal fabrications more efficiently, and to provide full-blown turnkey machining to serve our customers various needs. The recent addition of two Haas machining Centers, a VF4 and a VF4 Super Speed, coupled with the existing vertical machining centers and CNC turning equipment with live spindle tooling gives EVS the competitive advantage we need to be a one stop shop for our customers. Current industries served include, but are not limited to, Semi-conductor, Military, Pneu-matics, Hydraulics, Medical, Entertainment, Oil, Energy, Security, Telecommunications, Audio Visual and Transportation.

By Bob Evans – General Manager - EVS TX

Engineering Q & AQ: I have a sheet metal lamp housing that is made from cold-rolled steel and powder coated. It was mounted in an outdoor environ-ment near the ocean. After only a few months it has a significant amount of rust. What went wrong?A: To answer this question we must look closely at a number of factors. First, the design called for unplated cold-rolled steel as the material, with a finish callout of “black powder coat”. It is important to note that powder coatings are available in several different formulations (such as epoxy, polyes-ter, and urethane), with each one having different performance characteristics. Let’s assume that the powder chosen in this case indicated good tolerance to an outdoor setting. Any powder coat manufacturer will tell you that the key to success is pretreatment. The powder has no fighting chance if the surface is not properly prepared. We will also assume, then, that pretreatment was done in accordance with the manufacturer’s guidelines. The key in this instance is that while the part was being mounted in its end use location, scratches and/or chips occurred that may have seemed benign at the time. Unfortunately this left an opportunity for the salt air to attack the bare steel. The rust then quickly spread beneath the powder coated finish. The recommended design change was to zinc plate the part prior to finish, being sure to indicate the proper type and service condition according to the govern-ing ASTM specification. In some instances pre-plated material such as galvanized steel could be utilized in order to reduce cost. As a job shop, EVS Metal sees a broad spectrum of parts from many industries. Because of that we are able to offer expertise based upon our years of experience. How can we be of assistance to you? Contact our Engineering department for more information.

By Tom Supko – Engineering Manager

Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention,

sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise

choice of many alternatives. Author: William A. Foster

EVS Metal (TX) 400 Heatherwi lde Blvd., Pf lugervi l le, TX 78660

tel: 512.989.3000 fax: 512.989.3031EVS Metal (NJ) 1 Kenner Court, Riverdale, NJ 07457

tel: 973.839.4432 fax: 973.839.4440

ExpansionEVS has experienced steady growth since August 2004, fueled by customer and market diversification as well as some recent acquisitions. Manufacturing space has been increased and manufacturing capabilities have expanded with the addition of stamping. The NJ facility saw a 2,000 square foot increase in manufacturing space with the November 2005 completion of a second mezzanine. Further expansion into an adjacent building contributes another 15,000 square feet, bringing the total in NJ to 50,000.This added space is targeted for finished goods inventory as well as value added assembly and integration lines. It has also afforded us the opportunity to expand into stamping. We now have three mechanical stamping presses in NJ: 50, 110 and 150 ton USI presses all equipped with automatic levelers and coil feeds.The added presses coupled with our laser and punching capabilities and our experience with quick turn prototypes allow for a seamless transition in the growth of a part. We can help design (Solid Works, Pro-E, etc.) and prototype a part (Laser), then follow through Alpha and Beta (turret presses) to long-term high volume production (presses and hard tools) while always providing the best pricing for the quantity ordered. This allows our customers to remain with the same supplier/partner throughout the life of a product, thereby avoiding any learning curve with alternate sources.

By Brent Frey – Director of Sales