Metal Fabrication and Its Uses
Metal fabrication is the term used to describe the process of bending, cutting, and assembling metal structures from various metal parts and pieces. The process of cutting the metal during fabrication is generally done through sawing or shearing, laser cutting or punching. The process of bending is done through press brakes. Press brakes use various dies to be able to achieve the different types of bends that are required by a project. Both the cutting and bending of the metal during fabrication are the first steps. Once each pieces of metal are cut and bent to their appropriate sizes and shapes, they are assembled together through welding. Stamping is another process in metal fabrication that is used for large quantities of the same part. The first step is creating a stamp, or mold which is used in a stamping machine to stamp the parts out of a piece of sheet metal. This process is used for making a large quantity of the same part. It is expensive to build the mold, but ...