# Single-Source Metal Fabrication

https://kdisplay.com/capabilities/services/single-source-metal-fabrication

Full-service sheet metal fabrication takes a part from flat sheet to a finished, packed unit on one drawing package. K-Display, a Chicago sheet metal fabricator, builds enclosures, brackets, panels, and assemblies from that package in carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, galvanized steel, and galvanneal.

## Overview
A full-service order supplies the finished assembly. An equipment enclosure arrives welded and powder coated, with its hardware pressed in, its cover fitted, its purchased components mounted, and the unit packed, in carbon steel, stainless steel, or aluminum. OEM Sheet Metal Fabrication builds a released component again on each repeat order, and Sheet Metal Design & Drafting develops a sketch, a sample, or an existing file into the drawing package this work starts from.

## Materials
- Carbon steel
- Galvanized steel
- Galvanneal
- Stainless steel
- Aluminum

## Applications
- Equipment enclosures with formed bodies, finished covers, and mounting hardware, supplied as one fitted set.
- Welded brackets and supports supplied coated, with their fasteners installed.
- Machine panels that combine cut openings, bends, finish, and identifying graphics.
- Assemblies of formed parts and purchased components, packed for your line.

## Process
- Cut: We laser cut or punch the flat blanks, the cut pieces before bending, with their holes and slots, and stamp the parts that repeat.
- Form: We form the blanks on a press brake into brackets, channels, and panels.
- Weld: We arc weld frames and joints, MIG with a wire feed or TIG with a tungsten electrode, and spot weld overlapping steel sheet.
- Finish: We press in threaded hardware, cover threads and bare faces, powder coat, and mark or label the finished surface.
- Assemble: We fit hinges, latches, and purchased components to the cured parts, then pack the unit built or with its parts and bolts together.

## Design considerations
The assembly drawing and the bill of material set what is built, so a part listed on only one of them is missing or extra in the unit. We build the unit to the drawing and pack it to the bill. Hardware named only in a note on the drawing's border can ship loose. Call each fastener out on the drawing at its location, and we press it in or fit it there, so the part arrives with the hardware installed.

## FAQ
**What does single-source metal fabrication mean?**
It means the approved manufacturing route can include cutting, forming, welding, powder coating, hardware installation, marking, and assembly through one accountable supplier.

**Does every project use every capability?**
No. The route is built around the drawing package. A project can use one process or several connected operations.

**How do I get started?**
Send the current files, revision, material, thickness, quantities, finish, assembly requirements, and delivery target for review.

## Related pages
- [OEM Sheet Metal Fabrication](https://kdisplay.com/capabilities/services/oem-component-fabrication)
- [Short-Run & Low-Volume Metal Fabrication](https://kdisplay.com/capabilities/services/short-run-production)
- [Assembly & Value-Added Services](https://kdisplay.com/capabilities/finishing/assembly)
- [Custom Server Cabinets & Rack Frames](https://kdisplay.com/products/chassis-cabinets/server-cabinets-rack-frames)
- [Custom Kiosk Enclosures](https://kdisplay.com/products/retail-displays/kiosk-enclosures)
- [Custom Industrial Carts & Dollies](https://kdisplay.com/products/carts-racks-bins/industrial-carts-dollies)
- [Custom Machine Housings & Covers](https://kdisplay.com/products/panels-covers/machine-housings-covers)