We have over 7,000 square feet of warehouse space dedicated to raw material storage. With over 6,500 different items, all materials are assigned and tracked by identifying lot numbers and product code numbers. Using these numbers, materials are tracked from receipt, through production, to inspection. This method provides complete traceability of all materials used in fabrication of finished products. We store temperature sensitive materials in either our walk-in refrigerator or freezer, and all customer-furnished materials are stored in designated secure locations. One of the largest manufacturers of products using thermally efficient flexible ceramic insulation, Hi-Temp Insulation uses over 100 different types, and maintains a stock of over 60% of these variations.
		Materials are prepared and kitted for each job within the warehouse, and distributed to the various production lines using electric carts. Each kit of material is routed through our quality department to verify the proper materials are used on a specified job. The material lot numbers and product code numbers are assigned to a job number, which allows the job to be electronically tracked for easy status updates. Tracking both when and how much material is used, drives our MRP system, alerting us to potential material shortages.
						To improve the efficiency of higher production runs, automated cutting machines are used. Dies or patterns, made from electronic data, cut materials quickly and accurately. Shears are used to cut the metal, and a rigidizer is used to add texture to the thinner metals. The texture both increases the strength of the metal, and provides excess metal, preventing it from thinning during the forming process.