TIG welding (gas tungsten arc) for stainless steel, aluminum, and exotic alloys. Clean, cosmetic, low-distortion welds on thin-gauge sheet from ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 certified facilities. The U.S. team runs weld procedure selection and quality documentation.
Review core tig welding capabilities, materials, tolerances, inspection methods, and production requirements before requesting a quote.
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Share your part details, drawings, or CAD files. Redstone will review the requirements and confirm feasibility, tolerances, materials, lead time, and next steps.
Final specifications are confirmed during the technical feasibility review.
Redstone helps hardware teams move from released drawings to repeat production with documented quality, competitive unit costs, and engineering support from the U.S.
ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949 active at every facility on the program list. Qualified weld procedures and welder qualifications on file. Third-party inspection at origin before every shipment. Audit-ready documentation included.
Your RFQ goes to a specific facility and a dedicated U.S. program manager, not a bidding portal. Redstone owns the facility relationship and the quality outcome. One U.S. point of contact from quote through receiving dock.
Weld procedure selection, joint design review, and fixture planning run from the U.S. team. TIG welding, fixturing, and inspection run at the certified facility. You get one invoice and one contact in your time zone.
Redstone supports production metal parts across automotive, electronics, industrial equipment, and consumer hardware programs.
Sanitary tanks, enclosures, and assemblies in 300-series stainless. Cosmetic, crevice-free welds that pass passivation and clean-in-place requirements.
Thin-gauge stainless and aluminum enclosures, chassis, and brackets. Low-distortion welds on visible surfaces with secondary finishing to a cosmetic grade.
Frames, brackets, housings, and fluid-handling weldments. Mixed TIG and MIG by joint. Pressure-rated and structural assemblies.
Brackets, tube assemblies, and structural weldments. PPAP and first-article documentation standard for automotive volume programs.
From initial drawings to final delivery, Redstone keeps each stage clear, documented, and aligned with production requirements.
Each handoff is documented. No stage moves forward until drawings, materials, and production requirements are confirmed with the customer.
Send part files, material spec, and annual volume. Same-day technical feasibility review. Full quote within 48 hours, including fixtures, freight, and customs where applicable.
Review the quote and production plan. Sign the production agreement. Redstone confirms weld procedure, facility assignment, fixture timeline, and first-article schedule.
Fixtures take 2 to 4 weeks. First-article weldments ship to your engineering team for sign-off. Weld procedure and welder qualification records available on regulated programs.
Volume TIG welding runs at the assigned IATF 16949 certified facility. Qualified weld procedures applied to every joint. Lot traceability maintained end to end.
Third-party inspection at origin against your approved drawings. Dimensional report, visual weld inspection, and material certification included in every shipment. US customs brokerage handled. Landed cost on your dock matches the number Redstone quoted.
Redstone supports production TIG welding programs for OEMs and engineering-led teams that require repeatable quality, controlled costs, and reliable part production.
Production components for automotive Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers and specialty OEM programs, run to IATF 16949 in certified facilities with U.S. engineering oversight from quote through delivery.
Production tig welding components for electronics programs, run to documented quality with U.S. engineering oversight.
Cast, machined, and fabricated components for industrial equipment programs, run to ISO 9001 with U.S. engineering oversight from quote through delivery.
Production tig welding components for construction programs, run to documented quality with U.S. engineering oversight.
Production tig welding components for renewable energy programs, run to documented quality with U.S. engineering oversight.
Production tig welding components for consumer products programs, run to documented quality with U.S. engineering oversight.
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Use TIG for thin-gauge sheet, cosmetic or visible welds, and stainless, aluminum, and exotic alloys where finish and corrosion resistance matter. Use MIG for thicker sections, structural assemblies, and higher-throughput runs where speed and cost per joint matter more. Redstone confirms the process per joint at the feasibility review.
Stainless steel in 300 and 400 series, aluminum in 5000 and 6000 series, carbon and low-alloy steel, and exotic alloys including titanium, nickel alloys, and copper alloys on qualifying programs. Send your material spec and Redstone confirms the weld procedure at the feasibility review.
Standard TIG runs from 0.02 inch upward, with thin-gauge control on foil-class stainless by program. Distortion and burn-through are held with fixturing, heat-input control, and pulse TIG where the gauge requires it. Send your part envelope and Redstone confirms the approach at the quoting stage.
Qualified weld procedures and welder qualification records are maintained for the program. Every shipment includes a dimensional report, visual weld inspection, and material certification. Penetrant and X-ray inspection are available on regulated programs in automotive, medical, and industrial.
Yes. Send the existing drawings, weld procedures, and current supplier quote. Redstone assesses transfer feasibility, runs a parallel quote with the certified facilities, and projects landed-cost savings and lead-time impact before you commit. Existing fixtures are often re-usable.
