Blog Post 2 - Standards of Manufacturing

Standards of Manufacturing

The foundation of US Designs is the US Designs standards of manufacturing.  The primary mission of US Designs is to help support local and national economies in creating jobs.  This begins with the US Designs standards of manufacturing.   Each manufacturing process that is used is carefully looked over to ensure only American options are used.  These standards help ensure American jobs are supported and created furthering America’s economic recovery. 

The first step in this process is choosing American raw materials.  These raw materials include glass, wood, metals and any other materials used in creating a product.  All of these materials must be from American origins found within the United States.  This first set of challenges often requires many phone calls to be made and requires many certifications to be reviewed before making a decision on a specific supplier.  Various types of materials are available to create the look of our product.  However a certain type of that material will often have to be used to maintain the American standard.   An example of this is the aluminum used in our current product lines.   Aluminum 5052 would have worked, however we had to choose Aluminum 6061 to meet the American standards.  In creating any product an overall modern look is the primary goal while maintaining these standards.

The tools and machinery used to create our product must also meet these American standards.  Shops chosen to produce components for US Designs not only adhere to these standards but also must meet the high quality standards maintained by US Designs.   This helps keep work within the United States supporting local jobs while still creating a high-end, one-of-a-kind product.  Every step in the manufacturing process is carefully looked into including any finishing work that needs to be done to ensure the best shops are used that meet our standards and are also like-minded.

When assembling and packaging any US Designs product the labor is performed by American workers.  Employees of US Designs will be helped by your purchases and pledges to Kickstarter but also have other benefits through US Designs.  These will be mentioned in future blogs.  My company plans to take care of the employees that are part of its team.  

Even small details like shipping companies must adhere to these standards.  This might seem a bit obsessive at times to maintain such a patriotic stance with a company.  I believe this is a real solution to support.  By helping to support and create American jobs, we each can help each other recover from this economic crisis.  The benefits translate to a new internal flow of American dollars within the American economy.  This flow of money is a great way to help the local and national economy recover.  

Fellow Kickstarters and visitors, I hope you can understand why these standards are so important and will help support my Kickstarter project if even in a small way.  While the project may have only a few product lines, I do plan to expand rapidly in the future following a successfully funded Kickstarter project.  

Every new product line will meet and exceed these standards of manufacturing.  This is the foundation upon which US Designs is created.  It is time our fellow Americans for us to begin supporting American companies.  I thank you for your time and support.  I hope you plan to read my future blogs.

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