Manufacturing Process Overview

Sheet Metal Fabrication

Cut, bend, and join sheet stock into brackets, enclosures, and chassis.

Advantages

Limitations

How it works

Typical fit: Metal enclosures, brackets, and chassis

Compatible Materials

Widely used heat-treatable aluminum alloy for machined brackets, plates, and structural frames.

High-strength aluminum alloy used when stiffness/strength matter more than easiest fabrication.

Common austenitic stainless for corrosion-resistant fabricated and machined parts.

Molybdenum-bearing stainless often selected for tougher corrosion environments than 304.

Economical structural and machined steel when corrosion resistance is handled by coatings or environment.

High-conductivity metal for electrical and thermal components.