Stainless Steel Fabricators
Stainless steel fabricators manufacture custom components that make up larger assemblies or end products using stainless steel. Stainless steel is a type of corrosion-resistant steel that contains at least 10% chromium and to which varying amounts of other elements, such as nickel, molybdenum, titanium, and niobium, have been added.
Stainless steel fabrication encompasses a wide variety of operations that are performed on comparatively thin sheets of stainless steel. Stainless steel fabrication typically falls into two categories: heavy fabrication, like ships or bridges, and light fabrication, such as automobile bodies, water tanks, and metal chairs. Stainless steel fabrication operations include stamping, cutting, bending, forming, laser cutting, and welding. Other products manufactured by stainless steel fabricators include enclosures, frames, brackets, panels, grills, cabinets, and more. Stainless steel is currently the most popular material used to make tubing.
Stainless steel is a popular fabricating material due to its many favorable characteristics. Stainless steel provides excellent corrosion resistance, is easy to clean, requires low maintenance, and is cost-effective in the long run. Even though stainless steel may require a higher initial cost, maintenance and replacement costs for the products it makes are lower compared to other metals.