Let’s talk about brackets…
We know your clients expect the best when they choose Helser Brothers hardware and we aim to give it to ’em.
When you consider that I was a drapery installer in my younger days, my obsession with bracket strength makes perfect sense. Weak and poorly engineered brackets are a scourge of the drapery installation profession!
That utter disdain for flimsy bracketry is and has always been the main inspiration for our bracket designs. We have always used very stout stock with powerful welds.
This focus on the nitty gritty aspects of manufacturing has served us extremely well. Our brackets are easily the strongest in the industry.
Then we saw the light!
Sometimes inspiration comes from clients, sometimes it is internally generated. In this case, a photograph inspired a change for the better. We have been creating both a catalog and a website this last year and some of our photography showed our welds in an unflattering light…literally.
New standards
The weld improvement task was handed to our intrepid production supervisor Gene Monroe. He began by researching new welding materials and tools to help us reduce the size of our welds without sacrificing strength and durability. It took some experimentation and testing but Gene was able to bring about the needed changes.
No lumps. no bumps
Once the welding standards were addressed we proceeded with the real test. Gene needed to develop a finishing process that was smooth, and even, and well, perfect. Because once we saw that light, the members of our Continuing Improvement Group became uber picky and demanding. Gene and his talented craftsmen were up to the challenge and we eventually agreed on the details we wanted to make our brackets as attractive as they are serviceable.