Sheet metal fabrication
Sheet metal fabrication
At Pro-Type Industries, Incorporated, we specialize in complete manufacturing solutions. Equipped with over five decades of industry experience and a state-of-the-art facility, our team has the knowledge, skills, and tools to provide a broad selection of custom sheet metal fabrication services. Below we provide a more comprehensive overview of our sheet metal fabrication capabilities.
WHAT IS SHEET METAL FABRICATION?
Sheet metal fabrication refers to the various metalworking processes—e.g., bending, cutting, forming, rolling, and welding—used to turn sheet metal into the desired parts, products, and structures by removing, deforming, or joining the material. Each process may employ specialized equipment (e.g., the bending process uses press brakes) and can be combined with other processes to meet more complex design specifications. Once the sheet metal undergoes all necessary sheet metal fabrication requirements, it is generally subjected to finishing techniques (e.g., sanding blasting, priming, and painting) to improve the functional and aesthetic qualities.
APPLICATIONS OF THE SHEET METAL FABRICATION PROCESS
Sheet metal fabrication operations create elements that find use in a wide range of applications. The strength, durability, and cost-effectiveness offered by fabricated metal parts makes them highly suitable for virtually every industry, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Aerospace and aviation
- Appliances
- Automotive
- Chemical
- Construction
- Consumer goods
- Electronics
- Energy generation and distribution
- Hardware
- Marine
- Manufacturing
- Medical and dental
- Military
- Mining
- Oil and gas
- Piping
- Tools
- Transportation
Some examples of typical sheet metal fabricated industrial components include:
- Automobile parts (e.g., bodies and engines)
- Containers (e.g., barrels and cans)
- Electrical and electronic parts (e.g., wires and piping)
- Enclosures and housings
- Energy equipment (e.g., generator parts and power lines)
- Equipment hardware (e.g., brackets and handles)
- Medical equipment (e.g., patient handling devices and surgical instruments)
- Tools (e.g., hammers and saws) and fasteners (e.g., bolts and screws)
