Precision Sheet Metal Fabrication
Precise Metal Products’ precision sheet metal fabrication capabilities are designed to meet the specific needs of the aerospace, defense, commercial, and medical industries. We specialize in precision fabrications in a range of production volumes. Fabrication capabilities include shearing, punching, laser cutting, circle shearing, EDM, deburring, forming, pressing, rolling welding, trimming, and machining. Our experienced and knowledgeable operators and machinists have experience in fabricating aluminum, stainless steel, mild steel, copper, brass, and titanium as well as Inconel, Hastelloy, Waspaloy, and Haynes high temperature alloys. Our equipment is capable of running coils for higher volume projects or cutting blanks from sheet stock. We generally work with components between 0.030” and 0.070” thick and approximately 10” x 18” in size and dimensional tolerances of ±0.005”, but are capable of working with a full range of material gauges from .008” to .188” and can process sheet metal up to 4’ x 12’. Some typical components we produce include brackets, shrouds, enclosures, ducts, and heat shields.
Our custom sheet metal fabrication services are augmented by precision laser cutting. This versatile capability allows us to provide 2D and 3D laser cutting of steel, stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, copper, brass, and high strength alloys. We operate both CO2 gas and solid state lasers in moving material, hybrid, and flying optics configurations, with maximum power outputs of 2500W and 1200 W. We can cut material up to 1” thick and 120” in length and 60” in width. Kerfs range from .008” to .016” depending the thickness and material being cut. All systems are CNC equipped, which allows us to meet tolerances of ±.002” with excellent repeatability.
We specialize in providing customers with a comprehensive single fabrication, machining, and finishing source. Because we have so many operations available under one roof, we are not only able to streamline or customers’ supply chain, but we are also able to optimize manufacturing operations by working with customers to explore different methods of fabrication in order to find the optimal solution for their specific application. We are ISO 9001:2008 and AS 9100 certified and offer extensive inspection and material testing services.
For more information about our custom sheet metal fabrication capability, see the table below, or contact us directly.
Past Project Examples
Sheet Metal Fabrication Specifications
- Fabrication Process
- Shearing
Punching
Laser Cutting
Circle Shearing
EDM
Deburring
Forming
Pressing
Rolling
Welding
Trimmed
Machined
- Automation Capabilities
- CNC
Manual
- Raw Material Forms
- Coil
Sheet
- Gauge Size / Thickness
- .008 to .188 in.
- Maximum Sheet Metal Width
- 4 ft.
- Maximum Sheet Metal Length
- 12 ft.
- Average Thickness
- .030 to .070 in.
- Average Part Width
- 10 in.
- Average Part Length
- 18 in.
- Tolerance
- ± 0.005 in.
Additional Information
- Materials
- Aluminum
Stainless Steel
High Temp Alloys
Mild Steel
Copper
Brass
- High Temperature Alloys
- Inconel
Hastelloy
Hanes
Waspaloy
Titanium
- Inspection
- Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM)
Templates
Gauges
Raw Material
Visual
In-Process
Final
In-House Calibration
- Testing
- Hardness
Test Report Verification
Mil / Thickness
Adhesion
Solvent Resistance
Salt Spray
Wet Tape
Water Break
Conductivity Tests
- Quality
- Repeatability
- Additional Services Provided
- Painting
Part Marking
Adhesive Bonding
Honeycomb Bonding
Assembly
Chem Film (MIL-DTL 5541 Class 1A & 3)
Alkaline Clean
- Production Volume
- Prototype to High Volume Production
- Typical Lead Times
- 8 weeks (Standard)
12 to 16 (Tooling)
- Industry Focus
- Aerospace
Defense
Commercial
Energy
Medical
- Intended Applications
- Complex Assemblies
Sub-Assemblies
Detailed Components
Brackets
Shrouds
Enclosures
Ducts
Heat Shields
- Industry Standards
- AS 9100 Certified
ISO 9001:2008 Certified
NADCAP Accredited (Special Processes)
- File Formats
- AutoCAD Inventor
SolidWorks 2013
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