Professional metal fabricators can use customization to create products according to your requirements. The customized product will better serve your business than a generic product. One of the materials that the fabricator will use is a custom metal sheet. Here are some of the reasons why fabricators prefer custom metal sheets over standard prefabrication.

1. Durable

Sheet metal can withstand excessive force and stress in any operation. This ensures that the material doesn't wear and tear quickly, which increases its lifespan. Some manufacturers also create various alloys of custom sheet metal that can withstand high force, corrosive chemicals, and extreme temperatures. However, the lifespan of your custom sheet metal varies depending on the manufacturing process, with plain steel rusting faster when exposed to salt water.

2. Adaptable

Professional fabricators may create products that work with whatever hardware your business uses. However, the products may not always be compatible with your hardware. For example, the prefabricated products might not fit perfectly with an existing machine. The problem often occurs if the fabricator uses standard prefabrication processes and rigid materials.

In contrast, custom metal sheets can create highly standardized parts for various uses. You will create pieces that fit perfectly with your home or business structure. That is because the custom sheet can take any size and shape and is compatible with specific hardware.

Even if a generic prefabricated part can fit into your hardware, you may spend lots of time and modifications to install the parts. With custom sheet metal fabrication, the fabricator will take precise measurements of your hardware. They will then create a metal sheet part with exact dimensions per your requirements. Fitting and installing this metal part to your hardware will require less effort and time.

3. Compatible

Custom sheet metal fabrication is more compatible with high-precision parts. Professional metal fabricators use techniques such as laser cutting, shearing, planking, cutting, and stamping to fabricate custom sheets. These techniques require special tools or equipment and a highly experienced manufacturer.

Although the manufacturer can use manual processes for some of these techniques, automated machinery is now the industry standard for converting custom sheets into high-precision parts. The precision parts meet the user's requirements, including accurate and specific tolerances.

High-precision parts are used by various industries, including food and beverage, healthcare, aviation, automotive, and construction. Fabricators now prefer using computerized machines and special software to create precision parts for each industry. Automated machines can automatically cut, prototype, bend, and power press components of high-precision parts. Computerized machines can also determine the correct type of material, such as high-carbon steel, that can take any form without losing quality.

4. Salvageable

Several industries keep damaged or aged machines and equipment because of the replacement parts and spares. However, fabricators can use custom sheet metal fabrication to duplicate or reverse engineer the replacement of spare parts. In some cases, the fabricators can even improve upon the components. This allows companies to salvage old junk that takes up unnecessary space in the building and get new working parts in the process.

5. Affordable 

Some metals are expensive and require costly equipment to form specific shapes. In contrast, custom sheet metal has a lower price tag than most metals. In addition, the fabrication processes for custom sheet metal don't require expensive equipment and tools. Fabricators also don't have to spend lots of time and hire several people to work on fabricating custom sheet metal. 

The result is significant cost savings that eventually reduce the cost of custom sheet metal products.

Are you planning for a significant project that requires metal products? Schorr Metals Inc. can provide high-quality metal products for your next big project. We are a fabricator company that can design and construct custom metal products for you. Contact us to find out how our metal shop can help you.