Supplier's Category: All Sheet Metal Fabrication: Laser cutting, bending, and precision welding
Sheet metal fabrication cuts, bends, and welds flat metal stock into enclosures, brackets, and structural parts — typically laser cutting or punching followed by press-brake bending and precision welding. It needs no dedicated forming tooling for most jobs, making it flexible for both prototypes and production runs.
Sheet metal fabrication scales from single prototypes to production runs without new tooling for most part designs, which is its main advantage over stamping.
- Prototype and low volume: laser-cut and bent parts with no tooling investment
- Mid volume: same process, run at higher throughput with fixtures for repeatability
- Higher volume: consider transitioning to progressive-die stamping if tooling cost pays back
Related terms: laser cutting, press brake bending, sheet metal welding, punching, bend allowance and k-factor, weld nut and standoff installation, powder coating readiness, enclosure fabrication, deburring and edge finishing
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What to check before ordering fabricated parts
Bend and weld quality vary more between shops than raw cutting accuracy does.
Questions to ask
- Do they design their own bend sequence and tooling, or need it specified for them
- What welding processes do they offer (TIG, MIG, spot) and to what cosmetic standard
- Can they handle finishing (powder coat, plating) in-house or through a coordinated partner