金属板fabrication techniques are cutting, bending, shaping, joining, welding, and riveting a wide range of sheet metal materials. At Marlin Steel, we pride ourselves on our ability to fabricate products and components from numerous metals, including steel, 304/316/330 stainless steel, and galvanized steel and aluminum. Each of our products is carefully designed and engineered to withstand harsh environments precisely calculating loads using state-of-the-art finite element analysis software (FEA), so you know that you are getting the highest quality products on the market that will withstand your environment for years of hard use

What are the Common Applications for Sheet Metal Fabrication?

Marlin Steel uses TRUMPF and Lincoln sheet metal fabrication capabilities to create a variety of custom andstock products. Some of the items we manufacture using our state-of-the-art sheet metal fabrication processes include:

• 金属板baskets.我们的金属篮旨在促进free movement of liquids and gases through the open space of the basket. Our robust sheet metal baskets are ideal for use in drying applications, where items can be washed and then dried quickly for a faster cleaning cycle time, transportation, and storage devices.
• Custom cleaning baskets.Our custom cleaning baskets can be manufactured to your specifications and designed to meet even the most stringent industry specifications. With Marlin's custom cleaning baskets, you can wash parts or clean food handling equipment or produce quickly and efficiently, thereby reducing the potential for E. Coli, salmonella, and listeria contamination.
• Custom stainless steel baskets with dividers.Marlin's custom stainless steel baskets with dividers are ideal for use in ultrasonic cleaning applications. They allow users to keep parts organized throughout the cleaning process and are perfectly aligned for robotic pick-and-place applications.
• Ultrasonic cleaning baskets.Marlin Steel's ultrasonic cleaning baskets are custom-engineered to meet each customer's needs. We manufacture our ultrasonic cleaning baskets and inserts from stainless steel as a single unit to mitigate the risk of chipping and deformation over the life of the basket. Comprehensive stress testing and virtual prototypes help ensure the integrity and durability of each design.
• Material handling baskets.Marlin Steel provides superior quality material handling baskets and containers for a wide variety of applications. Whether you need wire mesh or perforated sheet metal, our experts have the knowledge, skill, and experience to create custom material handling containers to meet your particular needs.
• 扩展的金属篮。Expanded metal allows for the design and manufacture of baskets from a single piece of metal. This process eliminates the risk of weak points in the basket that result from weaving or welding joints.
• Hoist baskets.扩展的金属制造工艺有助于创建几乎任何尺寸的篮子。例如，汽车和航空航天的OEM和供应商通常需要非常大的不锈钢篮，以在电抛光和其他精加工过程中浸入超大零件。
• Sterilizing baskets.The medical and pharmaceutical sectors rely on custom-manufactured stainless steel baskets, carts, and trays that can handle the electropolishing process to create a smooth surface on the microscopic level. This process eliminates crevices and cracks that can harbor harmful bacteria and other microorganisms.
• Autoclaving baskets.Autoclave baskets and trays must tolerate repeat exposure to high heat up to 132°C (260°F). These baskets and trays hold equipment as it gets sterilized by high-temperature steam.

Techniques to Fabricate Sheet Metal Racks (How Marlin Fabricates Your Sheet Metal Racks)

How Does Marlin Cut Steel?

Laser Cutting

Laser cutting provides an ideal method for correcting overstretching or cutting complex shapes and designs. This process creates smooth cuts without placing stress on the material, resulting in a stronger structural design.

Metal Punching

Marlin uses CNC metal punching to create customized sheet metal forms with speed and efficiency. Each week we create thousands of custom sheet metal products with any shapes, holes, countersinks, and counterbores for our customers using cutting-edge CNC punching equipment.

Metal Bending

Metal brake bending precisely bends sheet metal into a desired shape using a press brake. The accuracy of the bend is essential to the efficacy of the final product. Modern press brakes can achieve highly accurate bends on complex fabrication projects.

Precision Press Braking

Precision press braking is exceptionally accurate, and Marlin Steel uses only the latest press braking technology. With our fleet of 3 Trumpf press brake machines, we can create precision components by using up to 230 tons of bending force. With precision press braking, you get superior quality sheet metal forms with outstanding accuracy to meet even the most stringent tolerance limits.

Precision press brakes are capable of high-volume production in a wide range of sizes, making this process one of Marlin's fastest and most efficient metal fabrication techniques.

Welding

中频焊接使用半导体和电源逆变器将电流增加到约1 kHz，然后通过变压器将电流运行，以将其处理为焊接的可用直流电力。Marlin Steel使用计算机控制的中频直流电流（MFDC）用于中频焊缝，因此焊接周期是如此短，螺丝杆就无法形成。

Metal inert gas (MIG) and tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding use electrical arcs to heat metal alloys and melt them together. Depending on the application and metal being welded, different inert gases are used to direct and control the weld, in order to create exceptionally accurate and durable welds. MIG welding uses a consumable electrode to create a weld pool, resulting in strong and reliable welds. TIG welding provides highly accurate and aesthetically pleasing welds on thinner materials. Marlin’s robotic capabilities can weld 1400 items on ten-foot-long tables that move with the weld heads so that parts do not need to be removed to different weld fixtures, improving tight tolerance quality.

Ask the Metal Fabrication Experts at Marlin Steel

Marlin Steel has been creating custom metal forms since 1968, including washing baskets, racks, material handling containers, carts, and much more. For more information on our metal fabrication capabilities and how they can benefit your operation, pleasecontact us或者request a quotetoday.