About Jones Metal Products
Since 1923, Jones Metal Products has been working with customers to produce a diverse range of formed metal products. When engineers are looking for a company to produce their difficult part, they know that Jones Metal is the place to go; assisting engineers with creating the impossible is a part of our heritage.
Throughout the years, we have worked with engineers to produce everything from light reflectors to jet engine components. With a commitment to advanced engineering and superior design and quality, we deliver for our customers.
At Jones Metal we offer our customers high quality metal products by combining engineering talent, more than 100 years of experience and the latest technology available. We have a large facility, dedicated testing equipment, a prototype development program and the ability to produce large volume orders. As the largest single deep-draw hydroformer in the country, we have a lot of offer.
Our Commitment
We strive to be a world-class hydroforming company with extensive deep-draw stamping capabilities, partnering with companies from diverse markets to design and produce top-quality parts in a cost-effective manner.
Our dedication to innovation and creative problem-solving allows our team to work together to meet our customers’ needs. We utilize hydroforming and deep draw stamping technology to create high quality products for both long and short run production projects.
We Value Our
Customers
Our customers are our top priority. We work to create products and offer services to meet their needs with both honesty and integrity.
Employees
Without our employees, our work would not be possible. They drive company innovations and improve the overall quality of work.
Community
Our community inspires us to give back. We value our community and dedicate our resources to enhance it.
Safety
Safety in the workplace is essential to our continued success and innovation.
Heritage
Our company’s heritage is important. We are dedicated to working toward continued success and profitability.
Quality Means Attention to Detail
In every industry, quality is essential to success. Everything that we produce for our clients functions as a part of a bigger piece and must conform to strict tolerances and precise specifications. When we produce a part, quality is our number one priority. Each hole should align properly, welds should be accounted for and the piece should fit together perfectly with its mate. At Jones Metal, precision is paramount. It must be, because the overall quality of a completed product is easily compromised from the smallest component oversight.
The Jones Metal Difference:
Attention to detail and quality go hand in hand when it comes to parts manufacturing and hydroforming. At Jones Metal Products Company, we understand the importance of quality in the manufacturing process and work with our customers to ensure that their unique specifications are met, scrap material produced is minimal and quality parts are delivered on time.
Quality Equipment for Complex Parts Manufacturing
At Jones Metal, we offer our customers an array of comprehensive parts-manufacturing services. Each process requires unique equipment to get the job done right and Jones Metal has invested in a number of machines for hydroforming, stamping, fabricating, machining, and heat treating. Our equipment allows us to easily translate ideas from the drawing board to actual production. Because of the size of our operation, we can handle everything from large volume jobs to short-run prototyping for complex parts.
The equipment found in our manufacturing space includes
- 3 – 32″ Cincinnati Hydroforming Press
- 4 – 25″ Cincinnati Hydroforming Press
- 1 – 20″ Cincinnati Hydroforming Press
- 1 – 15″ Cincinnati Hydroforming Press
- 1 Bliss Double Action Toggle Presses
- Assorted Mechanical and Hydraulic Presses to 350 Tons.
- Haas VF6 5 Axis Vertical Machining Center with Travels of x =64″, y = 32″ and z = 20″ and Trunion Table with 31″ swing
- Mazak 5 Axis Vertical Machining Center
- Haas VF6/50 3 Axis Machining Center with Travels of x = 64″, y = 32″ and z = 30″, 50 taper gear head, 30-hp, 7500 rpm, 30+1 side-mount tool changer
- ProtoTRAK SMX CNC Milling Machine (y =60″, z = 23″), 7.5 hp
- Haas VF11 5 Axis Vertical Machining Center with Travels of x =120″, y = 40″ and z = 18″ and Trunion Table with 72″ swing
- CNC Lathe-Haas, SL Series SL 401 (y = 17″, z = 44″)
- Mazak CNC Lathe
- Precision CAM machining from in-house CAD designs of customer drawings
- Full DCC automatic CMM for inspection of part contours and tolerances
- Faro Gage-Plus Arm
- Ipsen Furnace (36″ x 28″ x 52″) to 2200 °F
Avure (Quintus) Flexform Press, 2 trays at 6.9″ D x 27.6″ W x 72″ L ea., capable of 11,600 psi
- Mitsubishi VZ1 5 Axis 2000 Watt Laser with 5′ x 7′ Bed
- Trumpf 5 Axis 6,000 Watt Fiber Optic Laser
- Accurpress 10′ Hydraulic Press Break
- Mitsubishi ML3015eX 3 Axis Laser System with 2 – 5′ x 12′ beds
- Recco Drop Bottom Furnace (44″ x 44″ x 92″) to 1000 °F and 900 pound load
- Recco Drop Bottom Furnace (4′ x 4′ x 6′) to 1010 °F and 900 pound load
- Associated Rinse and Quench Tanks
- Cincinnati SubZero Freezer (38″ x 48″ x 60″) at temperatures -10 °F or below
- Wisconsin Batch Oven (5’x 6’x 17′) capable of temperatures to 800 °F
- Grieve Aging Oven (59″ x 72″ x 99″), capable of temperatures to 500 °F
100 Years of Metal Forming and Manufacturing
Jones Metal Products Company began business in 1923, at the site of a former metal stamping and porcelain enameling company in West Lafayette, Ohio. Frank E. Jones, a young entrepreneur, was principal owner and first president of the eponymous company. Product focus shifted soon from pots and pans to hospital sick room utensils and lighting reflectors. Core strengths were in stamping and enameling.
The company’s focus began to change when Frank’s son-in-law Ed Mulligan joined the company. Looking for different ways to make metal parts and find new customers, Ed led the company to purchase a Cincinnati Hydroform machine. The machine was a good fit, well supported by skilled operators and tool and die technicians. Customers supplying the aerospace industry, commercial lighting customers, and a clad-metal cookware manufacturer found a capable new supplier in Jones Metal Products. Hydroform business supported the purchase of additional hydroform machines of various sizes; the company now has eleven machines in service. With the increase in business through hydroforming, the company closed its porcelain enameling operation and sold the lighting reflector company.
Investment not only in metal forming equipment but in technical services to provide next steps for formed metal parts has been strategic in Jones Metal’s continuing development and success and customer satisfaction. Upgrades over the past 20 years have transformed the company’s capabilities with the addition of aluminum and vacuum heat treat departments, 3 axis and 5 axis machining centers, 3 and 5 axis lasers. A fluid cell forming machine has expanded capabilities of the hydroforming department. The company specializes in forming metal parts for many industries, including aerospace, power generation, medical container, defense, and commercial lighting.
The company continues under private ownership. Dan Erb, who has been CEO since 2002, and his wife Kelly purchased the company on August 19, 2019. His goal is to continue the legacy started by Frank Jones, Ed Mulligan and Marion Sutton.
BY THE DECADE
1920’s: The company was incorporated in 1923 and soon thereafter acquired Saks Stamping and Abolite Lighting to manufacture hospital sick room utensils and commercial lighting reflectors (including RLMs).
1950’s: The lighting businesses grew. The first Cincinnati Hydroform was purchased in 1958, the first of eleven machines now in operation.
1960’s: Clad-metal and aerospace parts began to be produced with hydroform technology.
1990’s: Jones Metal continued to invest in technology with CNC milling machines. The company earned ISO certification in 1999.
2000’s: In-house aluminum heat treating was begun and received Nadcap approval in 2004. New metal-working equipment was added: CNC lathe, 3 axis and 5 axis laser cutters, 5 axis mill, and CNC press brake.
2010’s: Equipment additions continued with a 5 axis router, 2 3 axis milling centers, and a fluid cell forming press. Primary industries served: aerospace, power generation, medical container, defense, and commercial lighting.
Industry Certifications
Jones Metal Products invites outside accrediting organizations on a regular basis to observe and validate our processes. We have maintained continuous certifications for ISO, AS, NADCAP, ITAR, Hubzone and CASL.
This is the quality management system which applies to our metal forming, fabricating and stamping processes with hydroformed and deep drawn shapes for aerospace and commercial industries.
National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program since 2004.
Recognized by the Small Business Administration (SBA) as a certified Hub Zone Firm
This is a single site quality management system which applies to our metal forming, fabricating, and stamping operations, using hydroformed and deep drawn shapes for the aerospace industry.
View AS9100:2016
International Traffic in Arms Regulations since 2010. Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance of the United States Department of State pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act
View ITAR Compliant
Defense Logistics Agency Qualified Suppliers List for Manufacturers
Contact Us For Your Hydroforming Needs Today
At Jones Metal Products, quality is our top priority. We are dedicated to delivering ultra-precise products to customers on time and within their budget. Our team has deep industry experience and the technical expertise to create precision components. Call us today at (888) 479 9566 or reach us online to send us your drawings to get started with your hydroforming process.