| Stainless steel fabrication refers to the shaping and | | | | and seamingo Stamping |
| bending techniques of stainless sheet metal | | | | Most of these processes are used to stiffen and |
| processing. Stainless steel can be given all different | | | | shape the stainless steel sheet, and these machines |
| types of sections and complex hollow shapes. The | | | | may also be used for creating tubular and circular |
| equipment which is used for these processes can | | | | shapes and other numerous purposes. Sections and |
| range from sophisticated power tools to simple hand | | | | angles may be formed by folding or bending. |
| held tools. | | | | Coiling is another process used to produce a coiled |
| When starting out on a stainless fabrication job, it | | | | edge on a sheet metal component. Coiling helps to |
| generally begins with a preliminary action such as | | | | provide a suitable edge and increase the strength of |
| perforating, slitting or cutting, with tools that perform | | | | the article. Cylindrical and other circular or curved |
| some type of shearing action. These may be power | | | | shapes such as tubes are produced on a roll-forming |
| operated machines such as bench shears for heavy | | | | machine. |
| gauge material, or simple hand held scissor like cutting | | | | There are many different techniques used in the |
| tools for thin lightweight stainless steel materials. | | | | fabrication of stainless steel and other sheet metal |
| There are different types of power driven shearing | | | | processes, and some of these are:o Embossingo |
| machines, and these machines will comprise of a | | | | Cuppingo Deep Drawingo Marformingo Spinningo Flow |
| moveable blade and a fixed blade. | | | | formingo Milling & Turning |
| Punching is another process carried out by the use of | | | | Most of these techniques and processes are now |
| a punching machine and it is used to punch or pierce | | | | produced with the aid of computer controlled |
| a hole in the metal workpiece. | | | | machinery due to the rapid advance in todays |
| Shaping is a sheet metal process, and a wide range | | | | technology. Most of the above processes can be |
| of shaping operations known as bending or folding | | | | easily carried out on many different types of metal |
| are done on presses. Other operations carried out on | | | | such as mild steel and aluminium etc. |
| presses can include;o Crimping and beadingo Grooving | | | | |