Some recent sheet metal work projects manufactured in our factory in Fareham, Hampshire
Bending sheet metal with a CNC punch press
CNC punching sheet metal in Fareham, Hampshire
Here’s a great example of the flexibility that can be achieved when manufacturing sheet metal work on a CNC punch press. These stainless steel chassis panels have been CNC punched from 304 1.5mm thick sheet using standard CNC tools but with some tabs being bent up with a special tool called a multi-bend tool. We have been using this tool for many years to enable us to speed up the production of sheet metal work with small bends by producing them on the CNC punch press rather than by hand on a press brake.
Laser cutting used to produce sheet metal plates
CNC laser cutting sheet metal in Fareham, Hampshire
These mild steel plates have been manufactured by laser cutting with our Trumpf 3030 3KW fibre laser. They could have been CNC punched out but we didn’t have a suitable tool for the end radii. With a laser cutter you don’t have to worry about having the correct tool as the laser can cut any square, slot, circle or sheet metal profile with a continual laser beam making it the perfect process for small batch work and prototypes. The speed of the laser is also more than able to process larger volumes as well with it’s automatic pallet loading system.
CNC punched stainless steel grilles
CNC punching sheet metal in Fareham, Hampshire
We have just started manufacturing stainless steel sheet metal ventilation grilles on our Trumpf 3000 CNC punch press here in Hampshire. The pattern of ventilation slots has been created by using 3 new custom tools and repeating a punched pattern to produce a pleasing and efficient air flow pattern. The ventilation panels come in a range of sizes and materials with the ones shown here being bright annealed stainless steel and others being manufactured from zintec and having a powder coated finish. All the bends have been completed on our Trumpf 7036 CNC press brakes with minimum tool set up time.
If you want to know more about CNC punching or CNC bending please follow these links to one of our web pages.
If you are based in Hampshire or further afield and want some prices for your sheet metal work projects or technical design advice please give us a call or e-mail your drawings and we will be happy to help you.