| Lot of innovations and improvements has been done | | | | the temperature range, the process is classified as |
| in the production and fabrication of materials or | | | | hot, warm and cold. There are various types of |
| metals. Science and technology has gifted us with a | | | | sheet metal fabrication processes. These processes |
| number of useful tools and systems. Industrial | | | | are used to form finished products from sheet |
| processes have become quite easy with the | | | | metals. Objects or materials that are used and |
| introduction of these equipments and technologies. | | | | fabricated for machinery and other instruments or |
| Laser cutting is one of the useful technologies that | | | | equipments are among the daily used objects like |
| make things quite easy. It is a system that uses a | | | | computer, paper clips, nails, bolts, automotive parts |
| laser in cutting and shaping different types of | | | | and more. |
| materials, especially materials such as stainless steel, | | | | There are a number of factors such as desired |
| carbon steel, copper alloys and aluminum. This | | | | geometry, rate of production and other physical |
| technology is quite popular in the metal fabrication | | | | requirements that have direct impact on the |
| industry. It is used to increasing cutting capacity and | | | | fabrication process. Metal fabrication is one of the |
| cutting speed, increase productivity, reduce | | | | useful techniques. It has a number of advantages. It |
| production cost and improve cutting quality. | | | | is used by a number of industries. Every laser cutting |
| Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation | | | | services undergoes three basic processes that include |
| or LASER technology is one of the greatest | | | | cutting forming and finishing. |
| inventions. Laser is actually a device or tool that | | | | Various types of products are created during the |
| generates coherent and highly concentrated beam of | | | | sheet metal fabrication procedure. Some of the most |
| light. With the help of stimulated emission process the | | | | common objects created are enclosures, metal |
| light is produced. There are various types of lasers | | | | cabinets, ventilation shafts, tanks, exhaust systems, |
| used for cutting. Carbon dioxide laser or CO2 laser is | | | | hoods and prototypes. Various other industries also |
| one of the common types of lasers that are used in | | | | use metal fabrication. These are food storage, food |
| the cutting of the metals. It is also used in welding. It | | | | dispensing, communication, computer, automotive, |
| has the ability to emit a maximum of hundred | | | | electronics, medical, telecommunication aerospace, |
| kilowatts are 10.6 and 9.6 µm and of cutting twenty | | | | residential, pharmaceutical and construction. |
| to thirty, of 1 millimeter-thick material in a minute. | | | | Some of the common types of Sheet Metal |
| Sheet metal fabrication is another useful technology. | | | | Fabrication include processes like Cold forming, |
| In this process raw piece of material is modified to | | | | Annealing (heating), Cold rolling (shaping sheet metal |
| produce a metal component. Different temperatures | | | | with rollers), Bending (straining), Drawing, Forging, |
| are used to process these materials. Depending on | | | | Rolling, Extrusion and Spinning. |