Every bed on this page is drawn at true relative proportion against the longest working length on the floor, the 480 in drill line conveyor. A machine that takes half the part is half the rectangle. If the outline is smaller than your part, it does not matter what the tonnage says.
5 groups, 10 machines. 64,000 sq ft under roof, two 20-ton bridge cranes, 26 ft hook height.
Cutting
Everything under an inch starts here. Nests are run to yield, and the drop is tagged and shelved rather than scrapped.
288 x 96 in bed
24 ft x 8 ft
Cutting
Where the edge condition matters, or where the part is aluminium thin enough that plasma would hurt it.
144 x 72 in bed
12 ft x 6 ft
Forming
Springback is compensated at setup and confirmed on the first part off, not assumed from the material certificate.
150 in bed, 24 in throat
12 ft 6 in x 2 ft
Forming
The sheet-metal brake. Enclosures, guards, trays, anything under 3/8 in.
98 in bed, 16 in throat
8 ft 2 in x 1 ft 4 in
Forming
Tank courses, shrouds, transitions. Flats are left on each end and trimmed after the seam is welded.
96 in wide, 30 in swing
8 ft x 2 ft 6 in
Forming
Faster than the drill line for one-off holes and angle clips.
60 in table
5 ft x 2 ft 6 in
Cutting
Structural and hollow section cut to length. Saw-cut ends fit up square; flame-cut ends do not.
120 in infeed
10 ft x 1 ft 8 in
Machining
Layout comes off the model, so hole patterns do not get transcribed by hand.
480 in conveyor, to W24
40 ft x 2 ft 2 in
Joining
Stainless has its own bay, its own wire feeders and its own abrasives. Carbon contamination is a warranty problem, not a housekeeping one.
6 bays, 240 x 96 in each
20 ft x 8 ft
Finishing
Film thickness is gauged on every load and the readings go in the job file.
480 x 144 x 144 in clear
40 ft x 12 ft
Tolerances held on each of these operations are on the front page. To price a part, submit a drawing.