General Devices

Family Owned Since 1953

General Devices today has grown to be a larger, more dynamic company than the founders, Herb and Gladys Fall, ever dreamed. Today, General Devices is recognized as a leading supplier of telescoping slides – the original Chassis Trak – and precision sheet metal fabricators for the electronics, transportation, medical and communications industries. We serve the “who’s who” of American industry, and ship our products around the world. We believe in the quality and importance of building products in the USA and supporting the local workforce and our local communities. General Devices has a workforce of over 150 employees in 3 manufacturing plants on more than 300 acres. Clearly, we have come a long way from our modest beginnings of Herb and Gladys’s small garage.

Whether you need precision cutting for a single prototype, or high-production stamping and finishing, General Devices is equipped to meet your needs. Our manufacturing plants include: over 160,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space, and over 16,000 sq. ft. of R&D, engineering and office space. These manufacturing plants include the latest in precision engineered and high efficiency technology to get your order done right, right on time.

Factory capabilities include:

Laser cutting
EDM center
Punching
Stamping
Folding
Forming
Riveting
Welding
Finishing, including Zinc Plating
Wet & Powder Coat Painting
Silk Screen Printing
Design and Prototype Services
Assembly and Installation Services
Custom Metal Fabrication

General Devices offers the industry’s most complete selections of electronic packaging hardware, as single components or as complete packaging solutions. Our products are designed for use in electronics/computer, telecom/datacom, broadcast, audio/visual, medical, aerospace, military, security, transportation, fire and emergency vehicles, recreational vehicles, service work truck and equipment vehicles, bus transport vehicles, and other leading industries and markets.

SERVICES

In addition to being an industry leader in telescoping slides. We offer full service precision metal fabrication. Our entire operation is based in Indianapolis, Indiana so you can count on the quality and craftsmanship of American-made products. Whether you need engineering input on a custom metal product, precision cutting for a single prototype, or high-production stamping, finishing, painting, or screen printing, your best source for complete sheet metal fabrication services is General Devices Company.

CUSTOM METAL FABRICATION

We can provide precision metal fabrication services from start to finish for your project. From engineering to prototyping to full production metal stamping and fabrication, we can provide you with the support you need.

Prototyping
High Production Runs
Proudly Supported by an American Company

Laser Capabilities

Maintains tight cutting tolerances & excellent high edge quality results.
Table capacities of up to 6.6′ x 13.3′.
Cuts up to 3/4″ of steel.
Complex pattern capability.

Equipment

NEW! Salvagnini L-3 4000-Watt Fiber Laser
- Large 160″ x 80′ table capacity on up to 3/4′ thick mild steel.
- Capable of cutting mild steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and brass.
- Extremely fast cutting speeds especially on thin metal.
  - 756 in/min ->14ga mild steel
  - 1417 in/min ->16ga mild steel
  - 1772 in/min ->18ga mild steel
- Capable of using both nitrogen and oxygen as the assist gas.
- ±.003/160″ positioning accuracy
Mazak Super Turbo-X Laser
- 5′ x 10′ table capacity up to 1/2″ thick steel
- 4,000 watt, no-contact head
- Z-clearance capacity of 4″ on up to 1/2″ C.R.S., 3/8″ on stainless steel, 1/8″ on aluminum.
- ±.004/20″ positioning accuracy
- Repeatability ±0.05mm (±0.002″)

Wet & Powder Coat Painting

General Devices offers both wet painting and powder coat painting services. If you aren’t sure what type of paint you would like, our applications specialists can lead you in the right direction. We will paint it even if we don’t make it!

Many Colors and Textures Available
Highly Trained Painters
Meet Mil-Specs and CAT Standards

Powder Coating

Powder coating results in a thick, dense finish on metal products which can be more durable and longer lasting than conventional painting. We offer multiple custom colors and finishing textures. All parts go through a 3-stage cleaning and phosphate system and are inspected before entering the powder coat booth and ovens. Our expert painters then do a final inspection to make sure your parts meet our highest standards. Our paint line has achieved a level 4 rating from the Caterpillar paint auditors by meeting their tough standards!

Wet Paint

The benefits of wet paint are quite complimentary to powder coating. Wet paint is ideal for products which cannot be heated for powder coating because wet paint does not require an oven for curing. Wet paint can produce a much thinner finish than powder coating. Products which demand a thin finish can benefit greatly from wet paint.

Silk Screen Printing

Save time and shipping costs by letting General Devices silk screen your product for you. As a full featured metal fabricator, we can provide the printing you need to send you finished and useable product shipped directly to you.

Color Matching of Any Color
Multi-Color Logos
We specialize in difficult applications

We can add graphics or accent color to metal or plastic whether manufactured by us or not. General Devices’ screen printer specializes in precisely tooled fixtures for close tolerance applications. We are even capable of printing on curves surfaces! We can print in single colors and multiple colors depending on our customers’ requirements and we can color match almost anything.