A. Zahner

A. Zahner is a fabrication and engineering based company known for their use of metal. I had the lucky chance of touring the Zahner facility and getting to know a little bit more about the how companies like A. Zahner work and fabricate the custom pieces that architects and designers need. Zahner is a family owned company that has been around for over 100 years. The company has grown immensely to 200 craftsman and engineers, and two fabrication plants, one in Kansas City, MO and one in Dallas, Texas. The Kansas City facility is the wonderful facility that I toured. The warehouse is   what I mostly toured, because as an Industrial Designer I need to know how the products I design are going to be created. While touring the facility I noticed Zahner had a lot of machines that help them manufacture and fabricate their custom parts. They have automated machines such as a jump sheer, water jet cutter, CNC router, and a punch. These automated machines help Zahner create these custom parts for their clients with ease and help them do it flawlessly. The material that they use on these machines are Steel, Zinc, and Copper. These three types of metal may seem very simple and easy to understand but Zahner goes into depth about each type of Steel, Zinc, and Copper. They utilize the right type of material you want and make sure it will do the job it is suppose to do and look good doing it. Zahners knowledge of material is incredible, they know what the material will do in certain situations, how it will hold up over time, and what its qualities are. A. Zahner is a great manufacturing and fabricating company and I am glad I got to see how they manufacture their products for their clients.