Sheet metal fabrication relies on a special set of tools across its cutting, welding bending, punching and joining processes to force the metal into the desired shape. Sheet metal fabrication is the most cost-effective choice for metal components with specified wall thickness. Best Prototypes can provide a wide range of sheet metal capabilities, from high quality cutting, punching, bending, to welding services.
Sheet Metal - Technologies
Laser cutting
Laser Cutting
Laser cutters are CNC machines that use a thin, high-powered laser beam to cut materials.
– Cutting area Up to 4000 x 6000 mm
– Maximum material thickness <20mm
– Laser sources Up to 20 kW
– Repeatability Ps: +/- 0.05 mm
– Positioning accuracy Pa: +/- 0.1 mm
CNC Punching
CNC Punching
Pushes material through a press into the desired shape, creating either a hole or an indentation.
– Maximum thickness
– Hole capacity Up to 50mm
Waterjet Cutting
Waterjet Cutting
Highly accurate, versatile, and durable, capable of cutting up to 10” thick with abrasive additive in the high-pressure fluid stream.
– Maximum cutting area Up to 3000 x
6000 mm
– Maximum material thickness Up to
300 mm
Plasma Cutting
Plasma Cutting
Offers the variable material cutting capability of lasers with a significantly lower capital cost.
– Cutting area Up to 4000 x 6000 mm
– Maximum material thickness <50mm
Bending
Sheet Metal - Bending
Forms generally uniform-thickness material to a specific shape or angle along a straight axis.
– Metal folding capacity Up to 300 tons
– Maximum bending length Up to 4000
mm
– Maximum thickness Up to 20 mm
Welding
Sheet Metal - Welding
Melts the base materials and fuses it together, forming a metallurgical bond that joins the metals together.
Why Sheet Metal with Best Prototypes?
Economical Cost
Sheet Metal is one of the most economical processing technique to fabircate your parts with uniform wall thickness.
Rapid Leadtime
We combine our extensive experience with the industry’s latest tools and technologies to deliver high-quality vacuum casting services on short timelines (typically in 7 to 14 days).
Low Volume Production
The capabilities for Sheet Metal is very tremendous from 1 pc to 100,000 pcs. and this is most effective way to fabricate the sheet metal parts.
Complex Geometry
This technique can fabricate the complex structure easily with its diverse processes.