HSM Expands Metalworking Capabilities

HSM Solutions (Hickory, NC) has installed flow drilling equipment for the first time at their metal plant, expanding the company’s portfolio of value-added metal tubing used in a variety of industries. The new capability will broaden the company’s ability to service customers in the transportation, ATV, appliance, and lawn and garden industries, as well as expand into new sectors within the home furnishings industry.

Flow drilling, which allows components to be fastened directly onto straight or curved tubing without using rivet nuts or welding nuts, improves the performance and cost of numerous applications including vehicular frames, furniture frames, and items that are subject to frequent and repeated movement and/or high pressure use such as lawn and garden handles, shopping cart handles, and numerous other applications, according to Tim Becker, the president of HS Metal Works.

“This sophisticated drilling equipment gives us yet another way to add value to our product offerings and provide our customers with an additional assembly option that is not widely available among manufacturers,” Becker said. “It’s a significant investment, which will improve our ability to service customers with precisely engineered solutions. We’re big enough to supply multiple factory locations for customers, but small enough to respond quickly to find turnkey, integrated solutions for customers of any size,” he continued. “This new equipment, coupled with our strict quality control processes, enables us to work with a host of industries that we previously haven’t served.”

The company is privately held and based in Hickory, NC, with more than 30 manufacturing plants in 14 states. In addition to their core furniture and bedding markets, they also serve a growing range of customers in the transportation, packaging, healthcare, apparel, and other industries.

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