Sheet Metal Fabrication

Why Choose Elite Engineering and Manufacturing?

With over 30 years of experience in design and fabrication, our team understands the importance of design intent and part manufacturability. We will work with you to understand your application, critical part features, and your design goals, so we can meet your requirements.

Working with Elite Engineering and Manufacturing, LLC. means you can count on:

Cutting-edge sheet metal fabrication equipment and technology.
A team of experienced metal forming specialists.
Industry-standard sheet metal fabrication services and quality management processes.
Full-service customer support, from prototyping to full-scale production.
Press-fit hardware installation and riveting

At Elite Engineering and Manufacturing, we provide punching, forming, and small structural welding services for sheet metal fabrication. We can produce large and small custom sheet metal components that meet specifications and tight tolerances. Learn more about sheet metal fabrication and our capabilities.

What is Sheet Metal Fabrication?

Sheet metal fabrication encompasses a number of operations that transform a flat sheet of metal into a 3D part or add critical part features, such as cutouts or bends. Our computer numerical control (CNC) equipment is the best choice to achieve today’s tight tolerances and timelines. Instructions are programmed into the machines for superior efficiency and precision, with a lower risk of human error. Common operations include:

Punching. Predetermined shapes or holes can be removed with special cutting tools in a press. Punching is highly repeatable and leaves clean edges around cutouts.
Laser cutting. High-powered laser beam cutters are programmed with precise instructions that guide them in cutting out shapes without distorting materials or rough edges.
Forming. This includes bending and shaping sheet metal at specific angles or curves to create panels, brackets, channels, and other profiles.
Welding. Manual or robotic TIG, MIG, and spot welding are often used in assembling sheet metal components.

Advantages of Sheet Metal Fabrication

Sheet metal fabrication offers many important benefits, including:

Material Selection. A variety of types of metal sheets and strips are suitable for fabrication, such as steel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, bronze, brass, and many specialty and high-performance alloys.
Wide Range of Thicknesses. Fabrication machines like press brakes, punch dies, laser cutters, and others can be used with metal sheets from 0.006 in. to 0.25 in.
Finishing Options. Depending on the application, sheet metal components can be left unfinished or a finishing process can be used to add durability, strength, texture, or other features. Common options are polishing, plating, painting, powder coating, silkscreening, and heat treatment.
Durability. Sheet metal components can be designed with reinforcing features like darts, finished with coatings that resist weathering and corrosion, or designed with optimal thicknesses and alloy composition to maximize their useful lives.
Scalability and Turnaround. Computerized metal fabrication is highly efficient and repeatable, which makes it possible to produce single pieces or large batches of pieces with equal quality and quick turnaround.

Precision Sheet Metal Fabrication from Elite

Elite Engineering and Manufacturing, LLC. has supported a global clientele with exceptional design, manufacturing, and electromechanical assembly services for over two decades. As an ISO 9001:2015-certified company, we are committed to quality in everything we do, for every project.

Please contact us to learn more about us and our precision sheet metal fabrication and other services.