What We Do

Services

For more than 40 years, FTI has provided Tier I and Tier II manufacturing services – and we’re well known for the company we keep. Our internal team of degreed mechanical engineers, machinists, assembly specialists and quality engineers stands ready to make total value the ultimate end product.

Our Full Capability Network

A seamless process with six integrated capabilities.

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01

Manufacturing

FTI operates two buildings and a 42,000-square-foot facility on 3.5 acres in Glasgow, Kentucky – featuring warehousing, inventory management, CNC machining, sub-assembly, a quality lab, manufacturing engineering and sustaining support.

Capabilities
✓Production Part Development
✓Machined Components
✓Machined Castings
✓Subassemblies
✓Powdered Metals
✓Tube Fabrication
✓CNC Turning
✓Machined Forging
✓Cold Forming
02

Sourcing

FTI has established relationships with reputable, high-quality manufacturing operations in the U.S.A., China, Japan, Malaysia and other international manufacturing hubs. We added our first team member in China in 2003 and created Fortus (Shanghai) Trading, LTD in 2013 – a direct, daily presence protecting your IP, quality and production.

Our experience gives OEMs the advantages of a global outlook without the challenge of international sourcing. We most likely already have a working relationship with the right manufacturing partner for your needs.

Simply put: one source for engineered metals and injection molded items.

03

Third Party Sorting

When issues arise quickly and defective parts need containment, FTI provides sorting services at our location, your location or your customer’s. We offer visual inspection sorting as well as dimensional inspection – with guaranteed quality control to eliminate defective products.

04

Warehousing

Minimizing risk, maximizing flexibility and avoiding capital costs means having the right resources ready when you need them. FTI takes total responsibility for the products we provide – and manages assembly components from your suppliers as well.

What we manage
✓Stock levels with your planners
✓Product rotation
✓Assembly components from your suppliers
✓Ready-to-ship staging
05

Mechanical Assembly

Our Glasgow, Kentucky facility is designed for logistics, assembly, packaging, kitting and fulfillment.

We handle subassemblies at all levels – including complete final assembly, testing and packaging.

06

CMM Services

At FTI, everyone is responsible for quality assurance. From one-time evaluation of critical characteristics with standard gaging to comprehensive Level III PPAP, we’re here.

Need help creating inspection criteria? We’ll work from your 3D models – or create them for you – and customize the documentation template.

Zeiss Contura 700
✓Primary envelope 20″ × 22″ × 25″
✓Verifies 0.00008″ over extended range
✓Standard gaging to Level III PPAP
✓Customizable documentation templates

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