Freelance Services
Turn Your Projects Into a Production-Ready System
Freelance engineering services: quick summary
Freelance engineering services: SolidWorks modelling, sheet metal design, DFM reviews, laser and press brake programming, technical drawings and BOMs.
I treat your SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Metalix AutoNest, laser-cutting and DT-15 press-brake projects not as mere drawing files, but as a production architecture that is manufacturable, costable, purchasable and applicable on the shop floor.
What Is Production Architecture?
Production architecture is the joint planning of all the technical, operational and financial processes a project needs to move from idea or drawing into real manufacturing. In this approach the project answers these questions clearly:
- Which parts will be produced, which material will be used?
- Which parts will be laser-cut, which will be bent on the press brake?
- Which parts ship assembled, which knocked-down?
- Which purchasing items are needed, what will the scrap rate be?
- How will the cost form, how will the painting and surface-treatment plan be made?
- By which transport will it ship, and if needed, which subcontract manufacturers can produce it?
Sheet-Metal Manufacturing Planning
On sheet-metal projects, the correct flat pattern, material, thickness, laser-cutting file and bending parameters directly affect production quality.
- Sheet-metal part design and flat-pattern files
- DXF/DWG laser-cutting outputs
- Material- and thickness-based classification, sheet-requirement list
- Scrap-rate analysis and laser-cutting nesting preparation
- Press-brake bend sequence and manufacturability check
- Assembly and welding compatibility, sheet list for purchasing
Metalix AutoNest, Laser Nesting and Scrap-Rate Calculation
In laser-cutting projects, sheet-utilization efficiency, scrap rate and the nesting plan directly affect cost. Your parts are evaluated with Metalix AutoNest logic by material, thickness and quantity.
- DXF/DWG laser-cutting files
- Production separation by sheet thickness and material type
- Metalix AutoNest nesting logic and sheet-material utilization efficiency
- Scrap-rate calculation
- Sheet-requirement calculation by part quantity and purchasing list
- Technical file package to send to the laser cutter
BOM List and Complete Purchasing Items
For production to proceed smoothly, the purchasing list must be prepared completely. All materials, parts, auxiliary equipment and subcontract-process items are listed in an organized way.
- BOM list
- Sheet, profile and steel-fabrication material lists
- Fasteners such as bolts, nuts, washers, rivets
- Hinge, lock, wheel, foot and accessory items
- Painting, coating, laser-cutting, press-brake bending and welded-fabrication items
- Subcontract-process items and a complete purchasing list
Cost Analysis and Production-Time Assessment
Seeing the cost items correctly before your project goes into production is a major advantage. This lets the project be managed more controllably not only technically but also commercially.
- Material, sheet, profile and steel-structure cost
- Laser-cutting, press-brake bending and welded-fabrication cost
- Painting, coating and assembly cost
- Subcontract-production and shipping cost
- Operation-based labor assessment
- Alternative production-method suggestions
Deliverable Outputs
Technical and operational outputs are prepared completely per the project’s needs, so the project doesn’t stay a drawing but becomes a production-ready manufacturing file.
- SolidWorks 3D model and AutoCAD 2D drawings
- Part, assembly and sub-assembly files, technical drawings
- DXF/DWG laser-cutting and sheet flat-pattern files
- Profile cut lists and steel-fabrication details
- BOM, purchasing and sheet/profile requirement lists
- K-factor report, painting plan, packaging, palletizing and shipping plan
Let’s turn your project into a production-ready manufacturing file
I turn your drawing into a production architecture that is manufacturable, costable and applicable on the shop floor. Let’s start with a short preliminary call.
Freelance engineering services: checklist
Use this checklist to review the freelance engineering services steps covered on this page:
- What Is Production Architecture?
- Sheet-Metal Manufacturing Planning
- Metalix AutoNest, Laser Nesting and Scrap-Rate Calculation
- BOM List and Complete Purchasing Items
- Cost Analysis and Production-Time Assessment
- Deliverable Outputs
- Let’s turn your project into a production-ready manufacturing file
If you want hands-on support with freelance engineering services, get in touch.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What is freelance engineering services?
Freelance engineering services: SolidWorks modelling, sheet metal design, DFM reviews, laser and press brake programming, technical drawings and BOMs.
What Is Production Architecture?
Production architecture is the joint planning of all the technical, operational and financial processes a project needs to move from idea or drawing into real manufacturing. In this approach the project answers these questions clearly:
Sheet-Metal Manufacturing Planning: what should you know?
On sheet-metal projects, the correct flat pattern, material, thickness, laser-cutting file and bending parameters directly affect production quality.
Metalix AutoNest, Laser Nesting and Scrap-Rate Calculation: what should you know?
In laser-cutting projects, sheet-utilization efficiency, scrap rate and the nesting plan directly affect cost. Your parts are evaluated with Metalix AutoNest logic by material, thickness and quantity.
How can I work with Burak Engineering on freelance engineering services?
Share your drawings and goals; we review your freelance engineering services requirements and propose a suitable working model. Get in touch through the contact page.