Custom Sheet Metal Fabrication Service
Custom sheet metal parts engineering and manufacturing services from prototypes to high volume production. Low-cost sheet metal fabrication solution from China.
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Trustworthy Custom Sheet Metal Fabrication Solution
Leverage our Experience
Our factories in China provide a complete sheet metal prototyping solution through flexible material, surface finish options and strong manufacturing capacity for both small and large quantity projects.
Engineering Support
We provide 24/7 online engineering customer support for your custom sheet metal engineering and manufacturing questions. This includes case-by-case suggestions to help you reduce cost early on in the design process.
Assured High Quality
As an ISO 9001:2015 certificated sheet metal manufacturing factory, we provide material and full dimensional inspection reports at your request. You can always rest assured the parts you get from RapidDirect will exceed your expectations.
Our Sheet Metal Fabrication Capabilities
Sheet metal fabrication is the most cost-effective choice for custom sheet metal parts and prototypes with uniform wall thickness. RapidDirect provides a wide range of sheet metal capabilities, from high quality cutting, punching, bending, to welding services.
Laser cutting
Laser cutting is a thermal cutting process that uses high-power laser to cut metals and achieve high-quality prototype sheet metal parts. Applicable for all industries.
Cutting area: Up to 4000 x 6000 mm
Material thickness: Up to 50 mm
Laser sources: Up to 6 kW
Repeatability: Ps: +/- 0.05 mm
Position accuracy: Pa: +/- 0.1 mm
Plasma cutting
CNC plasma cutting is widely used in custom sheet metal services, it is especially suitable for custom cutting of thicker sheet metals.
Cutting area: Up to 4000 x 6000 mm
Material thickness: Up to 50 mm
Waterjet cutting
Waterjet cutting is quite a different sheet metal service for its non-thermal feature. It is especially useful for cutting very thick metals, including steel.
Maximum cutting area: Up to 3000 x 6000 mm
material thickness: Up to 300 mm
Bending
Bending is a common sheet metal forming method used to shape steel, stainless steel, aluminium parts and custom sheet metal prototypes after cutting process.
Metal folding capacity: Up to 200 tons
Maximum bending length: Up to 4000 mm
Maximum thickness: Up to 20 mm
Welding
Sheet metal welding process fuses two or more metal parts together with high heat to realize complex structure or requirements. Commonly used to make custom sheet metal prototypes.
Our experience in numbers
3,000+
Companies served
50+
Countries shipped
200,000
Parts produced
24+
Years in business
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Material Options for Sheet Metal Prototyping
Sheet metal fabrication has relatively less options for materials, usually aluminum, copper, and steel, but each material has a wide range of subtypes to select. Please check the materials RapidDirect provides for sheet metal services.
Aluminum
Commercially, aluminum is the most sought-after material for sheet metal manufacturing. Its popularity is due to its adaptive qualities and its high thermal conductivity and low resistance rates. Compared to steel—another common sheet metal material—aluminum is more cost-effective and has a higher rate of production. The material also generates the least amount of waste and can easily be reused.
Copper
Copper is a broadly used sheet metal fabrication material in many industries as it offers good malleability and ductility. Copper is also well suited for sheet metal fabrication because of its excellent heat conduction properties and electrical conductivity.
Steel
Steel offers a number of beneficial properties for industrial applications, including rigidity, longevity, heat resistance and corrosion resistance. Steel sheet metal is ideal for producing complex designs and parts that require extreme precision. Steel is also cost-efficient to work with and has excellent polishing properties.
Stainless Steel
Stainless steel is the low carbon steel that contains a minimum of 10% chromium by weight. The material properties associated with stainless steel have made it a popular metal within a broad range of industries, including construction, automotive, aerospace and more. Within these industries, Stainless steel is versatile and is an effective choice for many applications.
Sheet Metal Finishing Options
The surface finish available for sheet metal fabrication depends on which material and what is the part used for. The finishing options RapidDirect provide for sheet metal services are listed below:
Anodizing
Bead Blasting
Powder Coating
Electroplating
Brushing
Sheet metal fabrication standard
Compairing with single sheet metal fabrication shops, we have experience and the right sheet metal fabrication services necessary to bring that your idea to life. This includes services like high tolerance and wide thickness range laser cutting, bending capabilities, and other post-processing options.
| Dimension detail | Tolerance |
| Edge to edge, single surface | +/- 0.005 inch |
| Edge to hole, single surface | +/- 0.005 inch |
| Hole to hole, single surface | +/- 0.005 inch |
| Bend to edge / hole, single surface | +/- 0.010 inch |
| Edge to feature, multiple surface | +/- 0.030 inch |
| Over formed part, multiple surface | +/- 0.030 inch |
| Bend angle | +/- 1° |
By default, sharp edges will be broken and deburred. For any critical edges that must be left sharp, please note and specify in your drawing.
Our Quality Promise
- ISO 9001:2015
- Full dimensional report
- Material certification
- First article inspection
- Rework & refund policy
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