Laser cutting
Amada lasers at 9 and 12 kilowatts, cutting to 0.866 inch, with automated nesting, loading and part sorting.
FabricatedMetal
Laser cutting, turret punching, forming and welding through to a finished weldment. Flat stock goes in one door and a painted assembly comes out the other.
Overview
Flat stock infinished weldment out
A fabricated part usually touches four or five vendors before it is done. Cut at one shop, formed at a second, welded at a third, then trucked across town to be coated.
Let us be your partner in managing these complex processes for you.
Turret punching
Perforations, louvers, embosses and hardware prep in one hit, which is faster and cheaper than lasing the same pattern.
Forming and bending
Press brake work to the flat pattern, including complex and multi hit bends on precision sheet.
Stamping
Progressive die stamping at automotive tolerances, plus multi slide and four slide forming for clips, contacts, brackets and contoured shapes.
Tool and die
Die design and build in house, with wire EDM tooling support running around the clock across every facility.
Welding
Robotic cells for volume and qualified manual welders for the work a robot cannot reach. MIG, TIG and spot, including armor welding to MIL-STD-248, with welding procedure specifications developed and followed on every joint.
Finishing
Powder coat, plating, heat treat and paint, plus hardware insertion and full mechanical assembly.
Automation
Running lights out
Volume fabrication lives or dies on how many hours a week the machines actually run. These cells run unmanned.
12 kilowatt laser
Thicker plate cut at speeds a lower wattage laser cannot hold, with a cleaner edge and less secondary work.
Automated nesting
Software nests parts across the sheet to pull the most out of every piece of material you are paying for.
Robotic part sorting
Cut parts are picked and sorted without an operator standing at the table, which is what makes unmanned running possible.
Robotic welding
A Ferris wheel style welding cell for large, repetitive weldments where consistency matters more than flexibility.
Process
From flat patternto finished part
Print and DFM review
Our team looks at bend reliefs, hole to bend distances and hardware callouts before quoting. Most fabrication cost problems are drawn in, not machined in.
Flat pattern and nesting
The flat is developed to our actual tooling and bend deductions, then nested across the sheet to hold material cost down.
Cut and punch
Laser, turret or both depending on the feature. Perforations and hardware prep usually punch cheaper than they cut.
Form
Press brake to the bend sequence, with first piece checked against the print before the run continues.
Weld and assemble
Robotic or manual to the weld symbol on the drawing, then hardware, inserts and subassembly.
Finish and inspect
Powder coat or plate to the finish callout, inspected, then packaged so it arrives the way it left. Welds are verified by X-ray and ultrasonic testing where the drawing calls for it.
Specification
Build parameters
| Laser | Amada, 9 kW and 12 kW, automated load and sort |
|---|---|
| Material thickness | To 0.866 inch depending on alloy |
| Materials | 5052 and 3003 aluminum, cold and hot rolled steel, high strength steel, 304, 316 and 430 stainless |
| Weld inspection | X-ray and ultrasonic testing available on all welds |
| Stamping | Progressive die, multi slide and four slide forming, millions of parts per year |
| Footprint | Four domestic plants on common quality systems |
| Quality | ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, AS9100 Rev D and CQI-9 |
| Volume | Prototype and low rate through full production |
Send us the flat pattern
A model or a flat pattern with the finish callout is enough to start. Our team will tell you what it costs and where the drawing is adding cost it does not need to.