Sheet metal fabrication

Sheet metal fabrication is the technique of cutting, bending, folding and machining flat metal sheets to create metal products.

Metals such as steel and aluminium can be cut, bent or welded into almost any shape using specialist machines such as laser cutters, punching machines and press brakes. Finished metal products can vary from simple open boxes to complex electro-mechanical assemblies incorporating hundreds of components.

High-speed fabrication machines can be controlled by computer programmes to ensure efficiency, speed and accuracy in creating sheet metal fabricated products.

Modern metal fabrication is a highly skilled operation that encompasses various techniques but consists of four basic processes – cutting, folding, finishing and assembly.