Traditional Sheet Metal Work

Sheet metal is one of the fundamental forms used in metalworking and it can be cut and bent into a variety of shapes.

Traditional sheet metal work.

During the sheet metal fabrication process thin sheet metal stock is placed on a flat bed where a laser cutter 1 draws programmed part patterns. Sheet metal workers fabricate or install products that are made from thin metal sheets such as ducts used in heating and air conditioning systems. The sheet metal benefit plans administrative corporation smbpac a non profit corporation was established by the trustees of the sheet metal workers health and pension plans of southern california arizona nevada in 1991 specifically to directly administer those plans as well as a number of small related plans. That is why we see it everywhere around us.

Thicknesses can vary significantly. Anything above that is a metal plate. Once the parts are deburred they move to the press brake 3 where they are formed into the final geometries. Sheet metal is available in flat pieces or coiled strips.

Sheet metal workers use pieces of thin steel aluminum or other alloyed metal in both manufacturing and construction. A sheet metal worker is a skilled tradesman who creates installs and repairs sheet metal products. C j metal products is headquartered in the city of paramount california. Sheet metal products include heating and air conditioning ducts rain gutters outdoor signs and siding.

Sheet metal is the next in line. The thickness of sheet metal starts from 0 5 mm and goes up to 6 mm. We also carry a large inventory of copper stainless steel aluminum and galvanized sheet stock in order to continuously provide immediate service. Countless everyday objects are fabricated from sheet metal.

Nick novak vice president lusardi construction i have worked with california sheet metal for nearly 20 years on projects large and small simple and complex. Extremely thin sheets are considered foil or leaf and pieces thicker than 6 mm are considered plate steel or structural steel. At a relatively cheap price it makes a great fit for most engineering purposes. Depending on the part geometry a sheet metal punch 2 can form additional features.

The thin sheet metal is easy to form while still providing great strength. Most commonly these products include elements of heating cooling and ventilation systems although sheet metal workers also fabricate and repair products for drainage and roofing applications. Some sheet metal workers are skilled tradesmen while others work on assembly lines performing less skilled tasks of metal assembly. Sheet metal workers mark metal before drilling holes.

It is heated until a combination of its expansion and its being bounded by the unheated and unyielding metal that surrounds it causes it bulge up. The traditional method is to heat a small area of the stretched metal an area roughly between dime and nickel size with an oxyacetylene torch to red hot. The following are examples of types of sheet metal workers. The coils are formed.

The company maintains a fully equipped sheet metal shop with welding shearing punching brake and metal finishing facilities.