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    From the VFM Workshop

    News, capability updates, and project notes from our Shenzhen facility — written by the team that runs the machines.

    Design for Manufacture: Getting Custom Enclosures Right the First Time
    ProductsSeptember 15, 2023

    Design for Manufacture: Getting Custom Enclosures Right the First Time

    Most enclosure programs lose time in the gap between design intent and what the shop can actually produce efficiently. Here is how the VFM engineering team closes that gap during DFM review.

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    Partnership Announcement: VFM and Yandiya Technology HK Ltd
    PartnershipsOctober 4, 2022

    Partnership Announcement: VFM and Yandiya Technology HK Ltd

    VFM Precision Metal Fabrication is pleased to announce a strategic manufacturing partnership with Yandiya Technology HK Ltd, expanding our combined capabilities for electronics enclosure and precision assembly programs.

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    Codifying Quality: How VFM Built Its In-House Inspection Discipline
    QualityMarch 17, 2022

    Codifying Quality: How VFM Built Its In-House Inspection Discipline

    In early 2022, VFM formalized the inspection routines that had been refined on the shop floor for years, turning informal discipline into a documented quality program.

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    Bringing Powder Coating In-House: Closing the Finishing Loop
    CapabilitiesJune 8, 2021

    Bringing Powder Coating In-House: Closing the Finishing Loop

    In 2021 we added a dedicated powder coating line to control finish quality end to end. Here is what changed for our customers — and what we learned along the way.

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    Navigating 2020: Keeping Customer Shipments on Schedule
    OperationsNovember 30, 2020

    Navigating 2020: Keeping Customer Shipments on Schedule

    A look at how the VFM team managed material shortages, freight disruptions, and shifting demand through one of the most challenging years in manufacturing memory.

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    Investing in Fiber Laser Cutting: A Step Change in Precision
    CapabilitiesAugust 23, 2020

    Investing in Fiber Laser Cutting: A Step Change in Precision

    Why VFM made the jump to high-power fiber laser cutting in 2020, and how it reshaped what we can offer customers in carbon steel, stainless, and aluminum.

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    The Founding of VFM Precision Metal: A Vision Forged in Shenzhen
    CompanyApril 12, 2019

    The Founding of VFM Precision Metal: A Vision Forged in Shenzhen

    How a small workshop in Shenzhen grew into a precision sheet metal fabrication partner trusted by clients across more than thirty countries.

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