What do you know about Aluminium Fabrication?

Aluminium Fabrication is famous nowadays and is used in various industries, and nothing can be done without aluminium fabrication for household designs and works. Since aluminium is very flexible metal and it blends easily with any other metal, these qualities make aluminium a unique and wonder component. Not only this, but aluminium has various other individual factors such as

• Lightweight
• Durability
• Flexibility
• Less Exposure to resistance
• A great conductor of heat and electricity.

And another splendid quality of aluminium is that it is not affected by magnetic energy. And aluminium metal can be used in any area where other metals can't be used.



So what is aluminium fabrication?. Aluminium fabrication is the method of creating a product or designing a component from aluminium metal. This happens from household things like aluminium doors to aircraft machines. To create a product from aluminium, there is various process working behind it. Such as

• Cutting
• Bending
• Forging
• Extrusion
• Machining
• Welding.

Let's explain it one by one

Cutting
As the name says, cutting is the process of cutting aluminium metal into required pieces, and cutting is the first and foremost step of metal fabrication. Various instruments usually do the cutting. The traditional method of cutting is by using saw. Modernised methods use modern devices such as laser instruments such as plasma arc cutting waterjet cutting, power scissors.




Bending
The cut metal is then processed to bending. This formed metal is then folded to a particular angle. This process is done with a brake press that produces folds in the metal component. The manipulated metal is known as the workpiece. The workpiece is then made to punch and die. Bending is usually done to get a shape. This method also uses instruments like hammers and a folding machine.




Forging
Forging is the process of punching the manipulated metal to shape. This method also uses a hammer. In this forging process, the desired mineral is formed. This process can be done at any temperature.




Extrusion
After the forging process, the extrusion process is carried out, where the workpiece is made through a die (Open or Close). During this process, this can create a large structure or a small structure.




Machining
After the extrusion process machining is done where unwanted structures are removed from the workpiece. This process is done by Drilling, turning and milling.

Drilling is done using a rotary cutting tool for a circular shape.

Turning is done using a cutting tool for cylindrical shape.

Milling is done using rotating multi-point to get the required shape.




Welding

Welding is the last process where two pieces of metal are joined together, through a mixture of heat.
Welding can be done using different procedures such as a stick or arc welding, Metal Inert Gas Welding (MIG) welding, Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding and FCA (Flux Cored Arc) Welding.


Various appliances such as lockers, roller change, aluminium doors and windows to aircraft products are made from aluminium metal. Some interior design elements include aluminium pergolas, aluminium mashrabiya, aluminium partitions.