PVS Metals


PVS Metals worked with Dale Luebbert, the owner of Polynominal, designing, manufacturing and installing these planters and fence dividers at Aksarben Inner Rail.

Dale used PVS Metals to do the laser cutting and brake work. Dale then has his employees weld and assemble; the parts are then powder coated and then installed by his team. A big shout out to Juan Cardenas, Perter Nguyen and Jeff Swope for making the effort, making this project go flawlessly.

If you are looking for a cool venue, stop by the Aksarben Inner Rail and admire this work.

Cincinnati Incorporated (CI) selected PVS Metals as a host facility to demonstrate their Small Area Additive Manufacturing (SAAM) 3D printer.  Representatives from Lozier, Diversified Products and Mid-Plains Industries/Central Confinement came to PVS Metals and joined PVS/MVS Metals representatives for a presentation by Lisa Griffin, Mark Watson and Travis Hancock from CI.

They performed a live demonstration of their SAAM 3D printer and printed press brake tooling while providing examples of how 3D printing is being used in production facilities.  They also brought along some pre-printed tooling and formed parts using that tooling in the 175TN Cincinnati MaxForm Brake at PVS Metals.

The link below will take you to Cincinnati’s website showing this 3D printer in action.

https://www.e-ci.com/saam

PVS Metals’ Quality Metrics

PPM (Parts Per Million) is a measurement Owen Industries uses (in line with the industry) to measure quality performance for fabricated parts.  PVS Metals’ Sales and QA departments have worked rigorously on improving processes related to managing customer drawings and CAD files in order to verify revisions and drawing scaling are correct prior to work order release.  PVS Metals’ QA department develops customer part specifications to enable our shop operators to quickly laser scan parts for conformance using our Virtek CMM machines.  This revised process has yielded a PPM for all customers under 250 and a John Deere PPM of 0 since 2015.  It’s important to note that the PPM improvement continued as PVS Metals increased overall part shipments. 

PVS Metals supplied 1,000,000 more parts in 2017 than in 2016 and is on pace to eclipse the 2017 total parts quantity of 2,721,175 in 2018.  PVS Metals added an additional Virtek CMM machine in 2018. The new Virtek CMM machine has expanded capability to measure the accuracy of three dimensional parts to tolerances within .25 mm enabling PVS Metals to further validate the quality of our work. PVS Metals’ commitment to quality governs our approach to all customer orders and, in the case of John Deere, has helped us achieve Partner status (120 PPM or less) with them 5 years running.  If you demand quality and consistency for your metals needs call your friends at PVS Metals!

 

PVS-Metals Job Fair

On Saturday, April 14, 2018 PVS-Metals hosted a Job Fair for the 20+ positions that are currently open including a new 3rd Shift.  The turnout was a success with 39 individuals attending.

Owen Industries offers; Health, Dental, Life and Accident insurance, Short and Long-term disability. We have a wellness program with premium incentives, 401K, paid vacation, nine paid holidays, incentive bonuses, profit sharing and employee appreciation events.

We currently have positions open at all our divisions in Carter Lake, IA., Sioux City, IA., Fargo, ND., and Casselton, ND.

Please visit our careers webpage for details; jobs.owenind.com

 

 

Paxton & Vierling Steel – Punch Operator Training Class

In keeping with our commitment of continuous improvements through training and education, PVS Metals employees participated in Punch Operator Training.

Four employees (2 per shift) were educated on Punch Operator Training. This course is offered through Trumpf, Tom Gauvin was the instructor.

The class provides students with essential punching operation knowledge and skills to run the machine and produce satisfactorily punched parts. They focus on:

  • Punch Safety
  • Introduction to the machine and controls
  • Introduction the tooling
  • Die clearances
  • Basic machine operations, including fast key functions
  • Utilizing correct procedures to download and execute part programs
  • Managing files
  • Recover from program interruptions
  • Basic machine maintenance

Owen Industries works consistently to meet the expectations and requirements of our customers. We strive to continuously improve our process in order to provide quality products and services on time. Continued education and training helps us meet these goals.

 

Owen Industries/Paxton & Vierling Steel hosted a day long tour for eight Westside High School Welding Program students.

The students met with several different departments to learn the full process of steel fabrication; from raw material to final product.

Students met with Estimating learning how the project process is started, moving on to Drafting where the customers design is detailed and brought to life and Project Management on the importance of keeping the plan on a specific timeline.

The students toured the PVS Metals Shop where they were educated on stretcher leveling, laser design, CNC punching, tube laser and water jet cutting.

In the Structures Shop the students met with experienced welders discussing girders and welding specifics. They also visited the bridge bay learning about design and construction. The students had the opportunity to meet with staff and discuss issues and ask questions.

The tour was led by President, Tyler Owen, WHS graduate. He discussed the Owen Industries Apprenticeship Program and his personal experiences with welding and working in the steel industry.

It was a great day of education and welding for both staff and students at Owen Industries!