Sheet Metal Fabrication in Canada
Enclosures, brackets, chassis, panels, and guards begin as a flat sheet that is cut, punched, bent, and formed to shape. It is the economical way to produce light, strong, repeatable parts, and it is among the most common operations a Canadian shop performs.
The fabrication base is deep: nearly eight thousand fabricated-metal manufacturers operate across Canada1, so a sheet-metal job rarely travels far for the right brake tonnage, finishing line, and volume. Designing to standard bend radii, hole-to-edge distances, and nesting efficiency controls cost, with powder coat and plating common on enclosures and panels.
Sources 1. Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Fabricated metal product manufacturing
What you can get made
- Finishing
- Powder Coating, Painting, Polishing, Deburring, Sand Blasting, Anodizing, Laser Marking, Tumbling
- Advanced equipment
- 5-Axis Machining, CMM, Live Tooling, Mill-Turn, Swiss Turning
- Industries served
- Industrial, Aerospace, Construction, Medical, Automotive, Electronics, Food Processing, Energy
Good to know
- Keep bend radii and hole-to-edge distances within standard guidelines to control cost.
- Powder coating and plating are common finishes for enclosures and panels.
- Design for nesting efficiency to reduce material waste at volume.