Metal fabrication has been around for a very long time, dating back thousands of years already. It started as a simple process of forming metal but with the more advanced technologies available today, fabricating even the most delicate design becomes an easier process. You can see metal anywhere you go because we need this material in our daily lives, such as in elevator interiors. As you are sitting on your car waiting for the green light, you’re in contact with a metal. More so, if you own a business that requires huge metal parts to form your final product. Whatever situation you are in, metal fabrication undergoes four basic steps to complete those metal products that people use every day.
Cutting large sheet metal
This is the first step during metal fabrication where in huge pieces of sheet metal are cut into the desired size. Cutting methods or techniques vary, including sheering, plasma cutting, water jet and laser cutting. Choosing which method is best depends on the designed outcome, which can also include the type of metal to be cut.
Bending: creating angles and forming shapes
For this step, there are certain tools used to create angles and form the sheet metal into the desired shape. One of the most common tools to bend metal is press brake, which is used to make angle formation, V bends or U bends, and other custom shapes required from a sheet metal. Other tools are used to create surface finishes during sheet metal fabrication in Toronto.
Assembly or joining of parts together
In some cases, bending and forming metal parts is not enough to create the final product and they might need to be welded together. Apart from welding, other assembly options are bolting and screwing metal parts together.
Finishing touches
Virtually all metal products have to be given finishes either for aesthetics or protective purposes. After going through the previous processes of sheet metal fabrication in Toronto, the custom-made part ends up getting a finishing touch it needs so that it will be ready for shipment.
So, whether you will need metal products for your next project or as regular part of your business, Demtra is the right place for your sheet metal fabrication requirements.
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