Metal Fabrication Work is defined as the creation of products or structures by cutting, bending, and/or assembling metal materials. This process is generally considered a value-added process because it involves the actual assembly of products or structures from metal raw materials.
Metal fabricators typically work with a variety of raw materials that can include various types of metals such as sheet metal, expanded metal, welding wire and rod, and cast metal. In short, fabrication is a critical step in the creation of any type of finished metal component or structure.
Fabricators typically work in machine shops or specialty metal fabrication shops that focus on everything from metal preparation to fabrication. While not as common as the types of metal fabrication we will discuss in this article, blacksmiths, boilermakers, and ironworkers have also historically been considered metal fabricators.
Today, one of the most widely used materials in construction, regardless of the type of project—residential, commercial, or industrial—is high-strength structural metal. Noting this, structural metal fabrication involves creating structural metal parts for these types of applications, such as I-beams.
Steel is the most widely used metal in metal fabrication for structural applications because of its perfect strength-to-weight ratio, which is useful in almost all construction projects.
Ornamental or decorative metal is another kind of metal fabrication used in commerce. These types of metal products are typically designed for installation on the exterior of commercial buildings to give the facilities better aesthetics and more curbside appeal.
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