Type “Aluminum Plate Cutting Seattle WA” into a search engine and what will you find? At least two dozen entries for metalworking and metals fabrication shops in the Seattle and Kent WA areas will immediately come up, and probably half again that number of entries can be found in the Yellow Pages. The potential client seeking the shop to perform that kind of work will certainly have a wealth of choices available. The challenge then becomes that of choosing the right shop for the job.
While over two dozen shops for cutting metal and aluminum plate are in business, not all of them may be equipped with the latest technology. Well-established operations with state-of-the-art, computer-controlled cutting and shaping machines can take a CAD file and execute the finished design onto the plate to a degree of precision even the finest metal technician in the business could never have managed by hand. Beyond the matter of precision work, there is also the type of apparatus to consider for the job. Only a few operations may be equipped with water-jet cutters, and those are the shops that should go right to the top of any selection for custom metal work.
Water jet cutting employs a pressure apparatus that shoots out a thin stream of water at 60,000 psi. The nozzle is positioned inches above the plate and computer-driven for accuracy. The use of water-jet cutting solves several problems immediately. There is no heat-affected zone on the plate. The properties and the temper of the aluminum are completely unaffected during the process. And, it is unnecessary to perform secondary machining, heat-treating, or stress-relieving operations on the plate. The computer driver manipulates the water nozzle with the same precision as with a laser or torch cutter, and several steps in the process are eliminated. Not only is the integrity of the aluminum plate fully preserved, but the time factor is also drastically reduced, which allows the client to get the finished piece as soon as it comes off the fabrication floor.
Specialty Metals is one of the leading fabrication shops in the Seattle WA metro area with a complete range of updated, computer-controlled cutting and shaping machines to handle any metal work a client may desire. Go online and click Here to learn about the services they offer for Aluminum Plate Cutting Seattle WA.
