Services Overview

Since 1973, Chapter 2 Incorporated has been a full-service manufacturer providing​ a variety of services to fill any customer need, from prototyping to production-level work. As a contract manufacturer, Chapter 2 Incorporated offers expansive CNC and secondary services, enabling us to fulfill the needs of various industries.

We are a one-stop shop, drastically cutting down on costs and operations. In addition to design for manufacturing (DFM) and engineering, we even offer assembly and finishing services such as painting. Whether we manufacture your parts in-house or call upon our strategic partners, you can rest assured that the Chapter 2 team has the project management capabilities and technical know-how to complete your project per your specifications, on time, and within your budget.​

Machining Services

At Chapter 2, we provide a full suite of services to deliver comprehensive solutions for our clients.

Our core competency is precision CNC machining, which we combine with our full-service metrology lab and climate-controlled manufacturing facility equipped with automation and robotic machine tool tending. This enables us to machine and contract manufacture myriad high-quality products and guarantee on-time delivery. We offer a full suite of value-add and turnkey services to fit any project. Our team will work closely with you from product ideation through production, adhering to lean manufacturing and 5S planning techniques for optimal time and cost savings.

For metals, plastics, and fiberglass, our capabilities include:

Fabrication & Assembly

Chapter 2 offers welding and fabrication of parts from small components to larger structural items. We have multiple robotic cells set up with programmable rotary indexing tables. We work with a variety of materials, including steel, stainless steel, and aluminum.

Our welding and fabrication services include:

• MIG Welding
• TIG Welding
• Robotic Welding
• Cutting
• Plasma Cutting
• Forming

Our assembly services range anywhere from subassembly to turnkey direct-to-customer contract assembly. Today, Chapter 2 strives to machine, source, assemble, and monitor assembly projects for orders ranging anywhere from a few components to hundreds.​

Our custom production capabilities encompass an array of assemblies, including:

• Mechanical
• Electro-Mechanical​
• Housings
• Spindles
• Custom Gearboxes

We also offer component procurement​ and custom packaging.

Custom Engineered Solutions

When it comes to workholding fixtures, custom machine building, tools and dies, or industrial automation services, you can depend on Chapter 2 for proven solutions that support efficiency in your operation.

We can facilitate your custom project needs, or our full-service engineering department can collaborate with you for complete DFM and manufacturing services, including:

• 2D AutoCAD​ Drawing
• 3D SolidWorks Modeling​
• Prototyping And Building​
• Dfm
• Reworking
• Reverse Engineering​
• Project Management​

Industrial Painting & FInishing

Our finishing operations include wet-spray painting, prefinishing, and painting for a variety of different types of materials and components. Our finishing services are compatible with steel, plastic, aluminum, or fiberglass parts.

Our Design for Manufacturing (DFM) Process

Chapter 2 bases its engineering on the concept of design for manufacturing (DFM), optimizing a product’s construction based on its ideal production method. Our DFM process follows these basic steps:

• Process: In order to conceptualize a product with a particular manufacturing process in mind, you of course have to start by determining the ideal process for your specific product. This will include considerations of production run size for necessary output, tolerance requirements, etc.
• DFM: After choosing the appropriate process, the next step is DFM. Building on the requirements identified in the previous stage, we will develop drawings to help conceptualize and optimize your product’s form and configuration.
• Material: The material stage involves choosing the appropriate materials that will 1) be compatible with your manufacturing process and 2) give your product the necessary properties for its application. For example, you might wish to use a material with good machinability for CNC machining but also meets your needs for corrosion, chemical, and thermal resistance, mechanical strength, electrical conductivity, or even aesthetic considerations like coloring.
• Environment: The best part model in the world isn’t worth much if the part itself won’t hold up in real-world applications. The environment stage of our DFM process looks at the conditions to which an application will subject a product so that we can ensure your part will maintain its functionality and resist component damage in high heat, pressurized systems, or corrosive environments.
• Compliance/testing: To ensure both safety and quality in our products, we create parts that will adhere to company, industry, and state or federal standards and regulations. As part of our commitment to compliance and quality products, Chapter 2 maintains an ISO 9001 certification.