{"id":736549,"date":"2023-05-25T15:30:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T20:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mfg.com\/?page_id=736549"},"modified":"2024-05-01T15:32:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T20:32:02","slug":"sheet-metal-fabrication-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mfg.com\/sheet-metal-fabrication-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"SEO Pages: Sheet Metal Fabrication"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/mfgproductionimages.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20230525160029\/shutterstock_604121783_Navy_3.jpg&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;multiply&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;130px||130px||true|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h1>Sheet Metal Fabrication<\/h1>\n<p>Find a sheet metal fabrication business on MFG.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;10%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;20px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;display: flex;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjQzMjA1In19@&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Submit an RFQ&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.0&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;button_url&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;display: inline-block !important;||float: left;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; positioning=&#8221;relative&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;13px||13px|30px|true|false&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;display: inline-block !important;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><span style=\"color: #ccc;\">Or, are you a<\/span> <a href=\"\/manufacturers\" style=\"color: #ccc !important; text-decoration: underline !important;\">manufacturer?<\/a><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f5f5f5&#8243; z_index=&#8221;10&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;30px||||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h2>What is Sheet Metal Fabrication?<\/h2>\n<p>Manufacturers often obtain materials within the metal supply chain in the form of rolls or sheets. These raw materials are necessary to their own production processes, and must be transformed into valuable, industrial products through sheet metal fabrication\u2013also commonly known as metalworking.<\/p>\n<p>Industrial processes used to manufacture goods vary widely\u2013from production of household products like foil trays to aluminum foil and heavy-duty products like fences, gates, cars, and planes. Popular techniques include bending, cutting, punching, and welding of materials to bond multiple pieces. Since metallic products have an assortment of uses, different standard fabrication steps must be sequenced to achieve the finished material.<\/p>\n<p>Sheet metal fabrication involves the transformation of a nearly 2D structure, like a metal sheet, into a fully-realized 3D product. This process is similar to putting a puzzle together. The smaller pieces of sheet metal are formed first, interconnected, and then locked together securely to achieve the desired final shape. 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