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Welding sheet metal light fittings in Great Britain

Thursday, June 20th, 2019

Welding sheet metal light fittings in Great Britain

Welding sheet metal light fittings in Great Britain

We have been manufacturing sheet metal work for the lighting industry for over 30 years. V and F Sheet Metal started off by it’s founder and current owner in his garage in the 1980s. With little equipment it has grown and grown but still has it’s roots very much in lighting. From the very early days we have always wanted to offer a good service and at a competitive price. The machinery has changed many times and now we can manufacture parts that are far more complicated compared to the early days. You could see it as an arms race, every time we invest in more sophisticated equipment designers move on with their requirements and rightly so.

These fittings are a typical example of todays’ lighting projects that we will find ourselves manufacturing. These parts have been created by 3D modeling, laser cutting, the radius produced with bespoke form tooling, CNC press brake work, weld studs, TiG welding and a range of weld cleaning processes.

Welding sheet metal light fittings in Great Britain

Welding sheet metal light fittings in Great Britain

We produce hundreds of different sheet metal light fittings for companies in Great Britain. From ceiling mounted housings such as these units to small reflectors, LED gear trays, flood light mounting brackets, fibre optic boxes, emergency battery boxes, you name it and we have made it.

Producing lighting component from all the standard materials as well as more exotic lighting reflector materials. We have made lighting fittings in brass, stainless steel and marine grade aluminium.

Welding techniques include TiG Welding, MiG welding, spot welding and stud welding. All commonly used to produce sheet metal components and assemblies for our lighting customers.

Welding sheet metal light fittings in Great Britain

Welding sheet metal light fittings in Great Britain

With so many CNC punch press tools associated with the correct cut outs for terminal blocks, lamp holders, self-tapping screws you will find that we have everything covered. It’s very rare that we have to ask for new tooling with decades of manufacturing experience behind us you can benefit from our resources.

Simply send us your drawings or call us on 01489 577786 for a chat if you prefer. We will be happy to work on price options for you.

Sheet metal assemblies manufactured in Great Britain 2019

Thursday, January 10th, 2019

sheet metal assemblies

Spot welding sheet metal assemblies

Spot welding is the perfect assembly method for joint this sheet metal components together. We would use spot welding processes when the components are manufactured form mild steel, Zintec, galvanised steel and stainless steel. We tend not to spot weld aluminium parts and would look to one of the other processes shown here for those parts. Spot welding is cheap and quick to perform. With simple alignment jigs spot welding is idea for low and high volume batches of assemblies.

For a quick view of spot welding in action take a look at our YouTube channel.

sheet metal assemblies

Sheet metal assemblies manufactured in Great Britain

Tack welding using a TiG welding gun is a flexible method of assembling sheet metal housings and enclosures. With simple jigs or sometimes deigning the parts for automatic assembly at the welding stage parts can be assembled with very little fuss. Theses stainless steel housings were assembled together from a number of components to create a range of attractive wall mounted lanterns. The heat marks and weld penetration pips can be quickly cleaned off. In this case the housings were powder coated and showed no signs in the welding process.

sheet metal assemblies

Pop riveting in Great Britain

Pop rivets are a quick and cheap method for producing sheet metal assemblies. Dissimilar metals and gauges can be joined together without any problems. There should be no alignment problems either, as the holes can be CNC punched or laser cut in the right place in each part and then brought together with the pop rivet gun without the need for special alignment jigs.

The process is also very reliable without the need to continually test in production joints as with spot welding.

sheet metal assemblies

Sheet metal assemblies manufactured in Great Britain

Stud welding is a useful technique to enable us to fix a stud in position with no witness on the other side of the sheet metal. From about 1.5mm and upwards there is no witness on the reverse side to the stud. Under this gauge there can be a slight mark which can easily be cleaned off. This assembly technique is idea when panels are going to be powder coated. These ceiling adaptor rings are a perfect example of using this technique to produce clean surfaces. All we have to do is produce a simple jig to enable us to locate the head of the stud welding gun in the correct position and then fire on the stud.

sheet metal assemblies

Sheet metal assemblies manufactured in Great Britain

Where a stronger, water or light tight joint is needed then perhaps a continuous seam weld is the solution. TiG welding either ferrous or non-ferrous materials can produce a neat joint. After welding the seam can be cleaned off using a range of grinders and orbital sanders. Again if this joint is then powder coated there will be no evidence of the initial welding process. The radius of the cleaned off weld can be made to look the same as any bend radii producing a pleasant feel to the complete housing.

Should you want further information on the right process to select for your design then please give us a call. We are always to advise you and offer price options where needed.

Spot welding Zintec ceiling light fittings at V and F Sheet Metal

Tuesday, September 11th, 2018

Spot welding

    At V and F Sheet Metal we are often asked to produce components or fittings that will require some degree of spot welding in the process. Obviously in the first instance if a component can be made out of one piece of metal then this is advantageous, efficient and low on cost. However, although this would always be the easiest and most straight forward route for us, it is often the case that components need to be made from two or more parts and this is where the technique of spot welding Zintec comes in to play.

    Spot welding Zintec sheet metal assembly

    Spot welding Zintec sheet metal assembly

    Fortunately here at At V and F Sheet Metal we have 4 spot welding machines so you have come to the right place! Using these we are able to spot weld mild steel, Zintec, galvanised steel and stainless steel in gauges from 0.7mm to 3mm thick.

    The job mentioned here is a perfect example of the use of spot welding to produce a light fitting for the ceiling. In the first instance the main body of the fitting was laser cut from 0.7 mm Zintec on our Trumpf 3030 fiber laser cutting machine. The body was folded up on our safan e-brake CNC bending machine. Finally stiffening L shaped pieces made from 1.5mm Zintec were spot welded on to each of the corners to hold everything together.

    Spot welding joiner plates help to control housing corner flatness

    Spot welding joiner plates help to control housing corner flatness

    Spot welding is only one of the many services we can offer our customers. For a wider ranging picture of all the processes we can carry out at V and F Sheet Metal please take a look at our tooling and plant list. If you have a design that needs sheet metal work please give us a call. Our experienced team will be happy to help you and discuss your ideas. Don’t delay, pick up the phone today as we can help!

    Smooth spot welds produced using flat bottom spot welding tips

    Smooth spot welds produced using flat bottom spot welding tips

    Want to see more…..

    Would you like to see spot welding in action? Take a look at the the process in our factory by clicking below:

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Spot welding is the order of the day at V and F Sheet Metal, Hampshire

Wednesday, March 7th, 2018

Spot welding

Often I’m asked by a customer to produce a part made of two dissimilar materials. This is no problem for our skilled staff at V and F Sheet Metal, it just calls for the technique of spot welding. The process whereby two pieces of sheet metal are joined together using spot welds made at regular intervals on overlapping sheets of metal.

We have four spot welding machines in our factory in Fareham, Hampshire set up as individual spot welding bays. We feel it is important to have more than one machine as this gives us the ability to offer our customers a high degree of flexibility and ensures that your “job” is not held up waiting in a queue. Many customers require a quick turn around time and in some cases the moment from order confirmation to delivery is surprisingly short. As the saying goes time is money!

Spot welding bay

Spot welding bay

One of the photos shows a close up of the welding electrodes showing copper tips in brass holders. During the welding process the top electrode moves up and down and the bottom one remains stationary. Using these electrodes, the welding current is concentrated into a small “spot”, thus forcing a large current through the spot and melting the metal to form the weld.

Spot welding electrodes

Spot welding electrodes

In this case the completed part was a mild steel bracket with a zinc plated and colour passivated steel clip attached. The clip was free issued to us by the customer. If you are interested in this particular technique and would like to learn more about the process in detail, then please take a look at the information on Spot Welding sheet metal under our plant list. There’s even a short clip of spot welding in action in our factory!

Spot welded bracket

Spot welded bracket

Give us a call today at V and F Sheet Metal in Fareham, Hampshire to discuss all your metalwork needs. Contact us on 01489 577786 or email us at sales@vandf.co.uk.

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