Manufacturing Services

Forte offers a variety of manufacturing services to help create custom projects for a variety of industries.

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Short-to-medium production runs

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CNC turning and milling

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Fabrication including welding and assembly

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Short lead times

What we do

Design, CNC Milling, CNC Lathe, Welding, Heat Treating, Assembly, Press Work

Design

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A good tool stems from good design. Before we start any project, we make sure it works from a theoretical standpoint. Through our in-house 3D CAD designs, our Forte teams works closely with you to take your idea and find an innovative solution as to how it could work.

Concept of tools can be provided with quote
Complete CAD and drawings provided with completed tools

Work with a number of formats, including STEP, IGES, X_B, and DXFs
Designs approved before fabrication begins

CNC Milling

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Our shop has a variety of CNC (computer numerical control) vertical milling machines with a wide range of machining capabilities, and an expert team that has many years of experience operating them to progressively remove material and create a custom-designed part or product.

Vertical Milling centres capable of machining molds up to 50” x 69” and 4000lbs

4th-axis machining
High-feed milling
Machining of hardened tool steels

CNC Lathe

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We also have CNC Lathe Turning centers that help run prototypes in addition to small-and-medium production runs.

Live tooling
Bar feeder

Capacity to swing 20” diameters by 60” long

Welding

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Forte offers many kinds of welding, whether it’s ARC, MIG, or TIG. Our team of welders have many years of experience working with a variety of metals.

MIG (mild steel, stainless, and aluminum)
TIG

ARC
Silver solder and brazing

Heat Treating

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Our high temperature furnaces enable us to heat treat a variety of materials that are needed in our die-making process. We also have the capability to anneal, normalize and temper many of these materials.

Two high-temperature ovens: 12” x 12” x 20” capacity

Offer water, air, and oil quench heat treating of tool steels and some grades of stainless steel.

Assembly

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Forte machines and assembles components, making sure that they meet customer specifications.

Can source and/or manufacture all components of assemblies

Can assemble larger machines, including gearboxes, motors, conveyors, and production-line components

Press Work

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Using our 200-tonne hydraulic press, we test dies and manufacture formed parts.

Hydraulic press
Punch press

Press brakes
Die work and smaller forming work

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Our demand exceeded our capacity and UltraSpan needed to find an alternative to meet that requirement. Outsourcing was a solution, and Forte helped deliver.

UltraSpan

Forte has been a tremendous help when it comes to prototyping new parts that are currently unavailable in the market. We have relied on their expertise to help us develop solutions to customer problems and have been able to trust the quality of work. We have used Forte for production size opportunities and small jobs, and we are never disappointed. With Forte as a partner, we know that our expectations will be met or often exceeded.

Assistant Branch Manager, Source Atlantic Ltd.