Over the past 16 years, we have learned manufacturing 440 kits at a time, is the most efficient and economical way.
You see, when ordering 400 pieces from US foundries that have our molds, they always allow a 10% over run. We could receive 420 or 432 or 440 of each item. For this reason, we plan 440 kits manufacturing. We CNC machine about 55% ourselves (I attended classes learning how to program CNC Machines with MASTERCAM software, graduating February 2000) the rest is sub contracted out to a well equipped CNC machine shop.
With parts ordering from the foundries, shipping, machining, ceramic coating, balancing, assembling, packaging etc. etc. we can produce about 110 kits per month.
Considering the fact that these kits are shipped world wide, as soon as we finish some 440 kits, it is time to start the next 440 kits.
At times, the US Foundries and Aluminum Suppliers may contact us and offer a special price.
For example: We purchase 5" diameter Solid Aluminum Bars, 12 feet long which are sawed into two inch pieces for the 12 Blade Fan Pulleys and Crankshaft pulleys.
If we purchased enough material for 2600 pulleys, the discount with FREE shipping and reduced price for sawing, savings could be $5600.00. With this quantity, we would receive a discount from the subcontracted CNC Machine Shop and the Total savings could add up to $8000.00
However, even with these savings, as with everything else in this World, PRICES are going up.
