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Sheet Metal Assemblies

Coordinate fabricated sheet components, hardware, and joining steps in one digitally reviewed assembly workflow.

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Free Design Review for Fabricated Assemblies

Use an early review to align the parts, joining steps, and manufacturing priorities before an assembly configuration is released.

  • Navigation assembly construction options
  • Tolerance stack-up
  • Costing trade-offs
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  • File format and configuration
  • Materials
  • Assembly construction guidelines
  • Hardware insertion
  • Welding and finishing

Fabricated assemblies bring cut, formed, and finished sheet components together through a managed combination of hardware, fastening, welding, and inspection.

Our review identifies the information needed to quote the intended configuration and prepare the next manufacturing step.

  • Functional positioning
  • Product testing and qualification
  • Low-volume, pre-production, and production assemblies
  • Pilot runs

File Format and Configuration

Provide individual part files together with an assembly model or drawing that identifies interfaces, joining notes, purchased hardware, finish callouts, and critical inspection features.

Materials

Choose readily available materials with the selected functional and cosmetic requirements in mind. The material route is reviewed together with joining, finishing, and lead-time considerations.

  • Aluminum sheet
  • Cold-rolled steel
  • Stainless steel
  • Copper alloys

Assembly Construction Guidelines

Coordinate the part interfaces, forming, joining, and inspection requirements so the completed assembly can be built and reviewed as one practical configuration.

  • Available assembly methods
  • Formed features and access
  • Machined features
  • Inspection reporting options

Hardware Insertion Guidelines

Plan each insertion detail against material thickness, access, finish sequence, and the way the completed assembly will be used.

  • Self-clinching nuts and studs
  • Threaded standoffs for spacing
  • Captive fasteners for service access
  • Alignment hardware and locating features

Welding Guidelines

Select the joining method around material, joint access, appearance, strength, and downstream finishing requirements.

  • MIG welding for robust fabricated joints
  • TIG welding for controlled detailed work
  • Spot welding for overlapping interfaces
  • Cosmetic weld preparation where appearance matters

Finishing Options for Assemblies

Plan coating and marking after joining requirements, cosmetic surfaces, and service conditions have been reviewed for the completed assembly.

  • Powder coat
  • Anodize
  • Plating
  • Silk screen
  • Wet paint
  • Masking

Related Resources

Sheet Assembly Design Guide

A planning guide for coordinating part files, joining details, hardware, and finishing in one request.

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Joining Method Overview

A practical comparison of fastening, hardware insertion, and welded assembly approaches.

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Fabrication Readiness Checklist

A concise checklist for reviewing drawings, materials, inspection needs, and packaging before quote.

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