Top 4 Important List of Sheet Metal Fabrication Techniques - FORM2000

1. TOP 4 IMPORTANT LIST OF SHEET METAL FABRICATION TECHNIQUES TECHNIQUE #1: EXPANDING METAL Normally, if you want to have open space in a metal object, you’d use a wire mesh, or cut holes into a piece of sheet metal using a CNC punch/laser. However, an alternative way of adding open space is to take sheets or coils of metal and put it through an expanding machine. The expanding machine stretches out the metal, and a specially-designed “knife” cuts a series of regular shapes into the metal—typically diamond shapes, though hexagons, squares, and others are available. These holes don’t represent lost material, though; the holes are created when the sheet metal stretches around the expansion machine’s “knife.” TECHNIQUE #2: RESISTANCE WELDING For joining two sheets of stainless steel, few welding techniques produce results on par with resistance welding. This IDEAL welding machine can make welds in stainless steel faster than a human eye can blink while minimizing weld burns, spatter, and other deformities associated with manual MIG or TIG welding. TECHNIQUE #3: LASER CUTTING There are times where a piece of metal may accidentally be stretched to the wrong size, or you need a complicated shape in the sheet metal that cannot be achieved by expanding the metal alone. Here, a laser cutting machine can make a perfectly smooth, stress-free cut in the metal—in whatever shape you may need. This cutting technique is often used in place of CNC punching because it places less physical stress on the material surrounding the hole so the sheet metal is stronger overall. TECHNIQUE #4: METAL BRAKE BENDING Any sheet metal manufacturer worth their salt knows about metal brakes and how to use them to make precise bends in sheet metal. This device applies several tons of force to sheet metal to quickly and easily achieve bends of any desired angle. Form 2000 Sheetmetal Pty Ltd https://www.form2000.com.au/