Large Sheet Metal Forming

Sheet metal is available in flat pieces or coiled strips.

Large sheet metal forming.

The larger the gauge number the thinner the metal. As the largest single deep draw hydroformer in the country we have a lot of offer. Large sheet metal forming sonaca group can stretch complex parts like fuselage skins and leading edges. Deep drawing is a sheet metal forming process in which a sheet s shape is changed to a desired shape in multiple stages using a series of dies.

Pro forming sheet metal is your one stop shop for custom metal fabrication in ct. Sheet metal forming bags hold any shape workpiece steady while you pound on it with a hammer. A wide range of processing needs is provided. Stretch forming is performed on a stretch press in which a piece of sheet metal is securely gripped along its edges by gripping jaws.

In most of the world sheet metal thickness is consistently specified in millimeters. Forming blocks and punch sets for domed shapes. We have develop a new incremental sheet forming machine for prototyping and manufacturing singular parts or short series of metal in complex shapes. Since 1923 the jones metal products company s history is one of proven investment in our customers employees and community.

Chemical machining surface treatment finishing and polishing. In the us the thickness of sheet metal is commonly specified by a traditional non linear measure known as its gauge. We have a large facility dedicated testing equipment a prototype development program and the ability to produce large volume orders. For more than 40 years hydroform usa has led the way in all sheet metal applications by employing lean practices to manage large build packages including stretch forming brake and roll forming hydro forming cnc machining and chem paint.

From aerospace to power generation defense to commercial lighting the fabrication of large metal parts is a specialty at jones metal products. Frame parts panels and complex shapes up to 6 feet long 27 5 inches wide and 6 inches deep are routinely formed and stamped at jmp out of both common sheet metal and more exotic materials. The coils are formed by running a continuous sheet of metal through a roll slitter. Only if the depth of the shape formed exceeds the original diameter of the sheet it is considered deep drawing.

These bags are commonly used for initially shaping sheet metal also known as roughing before it s finished on a solid surface such as a forming block dolly or anvil.