Sheet Metal Parts

Most commonly, sheet metal is manufactured using methods such as laser cutting, metal forming, sheet rolling, and assembly

Laser Cutting
To cut desired shapes and designs into sheet metal, a focused laser may be used to melt or burn the material. Called laser cutting, this process allows for sheet metal to be formed into intricate designs or parts. Laser-cut pieces serve critical functions in the aerospace, automotive, electronics, and healthcare industries.

Metal Forming
Without using cutting, the process of metal forming uses stressing or bending to modify the shape of a piece of metal. Sheet metal takes on a variety of forms and patterns quickly, making metal forming a cost-effective and efficient process.

Sheet Rolling
Sheet rolling is a process by which a bulk piece of metal such as a bar or pipe is passed between rollers to flatten it out, resulting in a piece of metal that can be as thin as 0.0125 inches. An economical means of forming sheet metal, this process requires only one

Assembly
Grouped together, the majority of sheet metal assembly processes refer to a means of combining pieces of sheet metal. Cut, formed, or rolled pieces of sheet metal can be joined through processes such as riveting and welding to create more complex and durable pieces. Likely, these pieces of sheet metal being joined have undergone several different methods of manufacturing prior to assembly.