We Specialize in CNC Machining Highly Complex Components

WHY CHOOSE KALMAN MANUFACTURING?

About Our Company

Kalman Manufacturing of Morgan Hill, California is located in the heart of “Silicon Valley.” With over 38 years in business, we have developed into a state-of-the-art 42,000 square foot facility. With the practice of lean manufacturing and quality management, we can handle any project.

From a single part to a complex turnkey assembly, we ensure every part is made cost effectively and to the highest standards. Our world class customer service will give you confidence that we will work hard to fulfill your requirements. Our engineering and design group will work with your staff to help bring cost effective products to market in a timely manner, from development through production.

All of us at Kalman Manufacturing look forward to serving you and your company.

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01 - Prototyping

PROTOTYPE MACHINING


With our highly experienced and dedicated engineering staff, we have the capability to work with you in developing a new product or component. In the process of finding new and creative ways to streamline the manufacturing process of a current piece, our engineering team is willing and able to assist in iterating a new component design a superior product that is cost-effective and produced on time. Using state-of-the-art CNC machines and highly trained technicians, we take tremendous pride in our prototyping ability and unparalleled attention to detail. Our engineers will work with you every step of the way to bring up new ideas and to create a process that works best for the component. Here at Kalman Manufacturing, we are dedicated to helping our clients succeed.

Drill being used to product a product

02 - Production

PRODUCTION MACHINING


Here at Kalman Manufacturing, we produce a large amount of mechanical components and detailed sub-assemblies for a variety of industries, with a focus on the analytical instruments and medical device sectors. We continuously invest in the latest CNC and automation technologies to be Best in Class. From measuring devices, diagnostic equipment, to robotic surgery components; here at Kalman Manufacturing we assist in designing, developing, and delivering precise machined components that span many industries.

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03 - DFM

DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURABILITY (DFM)


Design for Manufacturing (DFM), the process of designing a part or component to be easily made in a repeatable fashion, is something we take extremely seriously here at Kalman Manufacturing. DMF is one Kalman Manufacturing’s key core competencies that has been developed over 38+ years of working closely with our clients. From working with your engineering team on part and process design early in the development lifecycle to finding ways to provide year-over-year cost reduction on long-standing production, our engineers are your dedicated staff to help ensure the part is being produced in the most efficient way. Furthermore, we will often provide design feedback where simple changes to the product will improve price, quality, or performance in the future.

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04 - Mechanical Assembly

MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY


Here at Kalman Manufacturing, we take pride in being able to deliver final products exactly how they were designed. In order to do so, we've developed a mechanical assembly team to ensure that we aren't just producing individual components, but also assembling those components into their final configuration. In addition our processing engineering team has extensive technical experience from the aerospace, semiconductor, and automotive industries in developing assembly process instructions. This not only saves money and improves the overall quality of the assembly, but knowing how each sub-component is being used allows us to naturally engage in DFM work.

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05 - Finishing

FINISHING


In order to be able to deliver parts on time and in their finished form, here at Kalman Manufacturing we have developed a supply chain of quality finishing houses to meet almost any customer surface preparation requirements, while maintaining the critical tolerances of the part. Our long-standing relationships with our finishing vendors allow us to work closely with them to establish best known methods and documented instructions for a particular finishing process and specific parts. While we support all standard machining finishing types, we have developed technical expertise in a few challenging ones, such as vapor polishing, which can be difficult to obtain consistent results from. Please contact us to discuss your finishing requirements.

Image of a Prototype

01 - Prototyping

PROTOTYPE MACHINING


With our highly experienced and dedicated engineering staff, we have the capability to work with you in developing a new product or component. In the process of finding new and creative ways to streamline the manufacturing process of a current piece, our engineering team is willing and able to assist in iterating a new component design a superior product that is cost-effective and produced on time. Using state-of-the-art CNC machines and highly trained technicians, we take tremendous pride in our prototyping ability and unparalleled attention to detail. Our engineers will work with you every step of the way to bring up new ideas and to create a process that works best for the component. Here at Kalman Manufacturing, we are dedicated to helping our clients succeed.

Image of a design station

03 - DFM

DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURABILITY (DFM)


Design for Manufacturing (DFM), the process of designing a part or component to be easily made in a repeatable fashion, is something we take extremely seriously here at Kalman Manufacturing. DMF is one Kalman Manufacturing’s key core competencies that has been developed over 38+ years of working closely with our clients. From working with your engineering team on part and process design early in the development lifecycle to finding ways to provide year-over-year cost reduction on long-standing production, our engineers are your dedicated staff to help ensure the part is being produced in the most efficient way. Furthermore, we will often provide design feedback where simple changes to the product will improve price, quality, or performance in the future.

Image of a product being mass produced

05 - Finishing

FINISHING


In order to be able to deliver parts on time and in their finished form, here at Kalman Manufacturing we have developed a supply chain of quality finishing houses to meet almost any customer surface preparation requirements, while maintaining the critical tolerances of the part. Our long-standing relationships with our finishing vendors allow us to work closely with them to establish best known methods for a particular finishing process and specific parts. While we support all standard machining finishing types, we have developed technical expertise in a few challenging ones, such as vapor polishing, which can be difficult to obtain consistent results from. Please contact us to discuss your finishing requirements.

Kalman Manufacturing’s Value Added Services

Engineer & Design Support

Our Process Engineering group possesses first class technical expertise acquired from decade’s worth of engineering and manufacturing experience. Our Process Engineering group’s primary purpose is to aid our clients in evaluating the manufacturability of their part designs and products. We will aid in conceptualizing new product designs or improve existing ones. By partnering with our clients early in the product life cycle we can create cost effective manufacturing solutions. Use Kalman Manufacturing as part of your team, getting a manufacturer’s perspective at your design review or cost reduction meetings. We want to get involved, and we want you to succeed.

Process Planning

For our client to be successful, we need to consistently produce the same product ensuring quality and helping to control price. The only way to do this is through written procedures called “process planning.” This is not only limited to parts we manufacture, but applies to all aspects of our business. From a simple or complex component, to a single or multi-piece mechanical assembly, we help create the documented steps needed to achieve a make-to-order manufacturing process.

Quality Management

Kalman Manufacturing is committed to providing our customers with on-time delivery of their products of the highest quality. Through continuous quality improvement of our processes, it is our objective to be the best valued supplier to our customers. Our Quality Management System ensures consistency in all aspects of our operation including the quality of our products. Kalman Manufacturing’s upper management continuously supports and provides direction to reach this goal.

CNC Precision Machining

With over 40 CNC machines on our floor, many 4 and 5-axis, we have top-of-the-line equipment with enough capacity to take on any order. We take pride in being small and agile enough to work with our customers and provide the kind of customer support you deserve, yet large and structured enough to fulfill any order. We have extensive experience optimizing machining processes and reducing cycle times thus allowing us to pass production cost savings off to our customers.

Kalman Manufacturing serves a number of industries.

From Medical Device and Healthcare to small satellites and electric vehicles

Kalman Manufacturing works to serve a wide variety of industries. The industries listed are just a portion that we have supported over the last 38 years and we are always looking for more. When it comes to manufacturing medical devices, we’ve become a leader in this area by accumulating a great deal of experience in working with the types of materials needed for the various applications component applications as well as assembling them according to tight specifications. These qualities and the discipline required to achieve them consistently have helped diversify our served markets.

Medical Device

Aerospace

Instrumentation

Automotive