Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Steel Fabrication Equipment & Tools

The World has witnessed a complete revolution with the development of steel its emancipation from the mined ore and eventual refinement. The alloying technique has given birth to complex metals with varied properties. This has led to the development of complex components required to withstand extreme temperatures, stress and acquire properties that are required for a particular function in a specific environment.    

Steel is a derivative of iron which is found as ore in nature. The metal is used in fabrication but its parent iron is also used as such. Hence most fabricators are using all forms of metal including iron. 

On a fabrication floor, a number of equipment and tools are set up depending upon the designs to be executed to form an end product belonging to a particular segment.  For example, the fabrication of building components, complex machines, and infrastructure projects all are specific to the manufacturing industry. Hence fabrication is limited by scope to the area of the owner's expertise and capabilities. 

The equipment or tools range from small and simple to big and complex. The list is large as mentioned below. 

  • Lathes
  • Band Saws
  • Manual Rod Benders
  • Welders Kit 
  • Welding Machines
  • Cutting Machines    
  • Body Hammers   
  • Jet Milling & Drilling Machine
  • Shop Presses
  • Bench Presses
  • Pipe Notching Dyes
  • Pipe Notcher
  • Strut Cutters 
  • Combination Benders
  • English Wheels 
  • Hammers
  • Metal Shears
  • Sheet Metal Brakes
  • Iron Workers
  • Bending Brakes
  • Punch Press  
  • Frame Press
  • Metal Forming Hand Tools
  • Tool Stands  


Above are listed some of the tools and equipment which are part of the trade. The fabrication industry has given rise to large-scale simple and complex ancillary, tools and equipment manufacturing industry in the USA. With the rise in the economy which leads to an increase in steel fabrication and ironworks the related manufacturing also offers great potential to industry leaders.     

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