In the complex world of industrial fabrication, choosing the right manufacturing partner requires you to look at a lot more than just the cost-per-part and the company’s quality certifications. Those are both crucial, of course. But the industry experience, customer service, and value-added capabilities that your fabricator brings to the table are what truly make the difference between acceptable versus exceptional results for your overall project.
Basic Fabrication Services vs. A Manufacturing Partnership
Fabricating today’s industrial parts is often a highly involved, hands-on process that demands close collaboration between customers and manufacturers. Even after 75+ years of tackling jobs from all over the industry, S&W Metal Products continues to refine our fabrication methods, integrating new technologies and processes to better accommodate our customers’ evolving needs.
Choosing an industrial fabricator focused on continuous improvement is crucial because for many projects, it’s not just about making the basic part – it’s about optimizing the process to make better parts. E.g. higher quality, better performance, and/or better manufacturability.
Many businesses and industrial part buyers don’t simply need a fabricator, they need a true manufacturing partner who understands the end application. When your fabrication shop knows your products, responds quickly, and collaborates throughout the process, everything goes a whole lot smoother. Most importantly, you ensure you get the quality you expect – delivered on time and according to specification.
It’s within that hands-on, collaborative process where S&W Metal Products rises above the rest.
S&W’s Collaborative Approach to Industrial Fabrication Jobs
What sets S&W Metal Products apart is our hands-on approach to every project. From the first conversation our team is actively engaged, identifying the key priorities of the job and refining a manufacturing plan to meet your specific needs according to end product requirements, budget, and schedule.
When you bring your industrial fabrication project to S&W, we get to work on a bespoke solution. At the outset, that often entails collaborating to optimize the design of your products for both manufacturability and performance. Whether you’re launching a new design or improving an existing product, our team helps you refine your products at every stage to ensure better results.
Our process is built around anticipating your needs and solving problems before they arise. Our proactive engagement includes learning your ordering habits and delivery expectations to streamline future orders. We remain quick and responsive with every new production run, seamlessly adopting any design modifications or other production changes while providing ongoing support.
Delivering Comprehensive Industrial Metal Fabrication Services
Of course, you have to choose an industrial fabricator with the capabilities to make your products consistently, efficiently, and cost-effectively. S&W’s facility integrates a full suite of metal cutting, forming, machining, and fabrication technology to meet the complex needs of modern industrial part manufacturing.
Precision Metal Cutting:
- Laser Cutting – Up to 72” x 144” (6’ x 12’) sheet capacity. Tolerance: +/- .005”
- Sawing – Flats, rounds, angles, channel and tubing up to 16” dia. Tolerance: +/- 1/32”
- Shearing – Up to 120” (10’) cuts, ¼” plate. Tolerance: +/- 1/16”
Precision Metal Forming, Welding, and Fabrication:
- Welding – MIG, TIG, Flux Core, Spot and Robotic Welding. Certified Welders: AWS Codes D1.1, D1.2, D1.3, D1.6 / ASME Section IX
- CNC Forming – Up to 250 tons, 12’ bed length
- Turret Punching – 5’ x 10’ work area, 33 ton capacity, holes up to 3” dia. Tolerance: +/- 1/32” (positioning) +/-.007” (diameter).
- Press Punching – Up to 350 tons. Max Thickness: Carbon ¾” Stainless ⅜” Aluminum ¾”.
- Plate Rolling – Maximum 7 ga thickness, 8” minimum diameter
Precision Machining Services:
- CNC Milling – CNC and 4th axis milling, up to 50″ x 20″ x 20″. Surface grinding, 8″ x 15″ magnetic table. Tolerance: +/-.005”
- CNC Turning – 3.5″ OD bar feeding. Tolerance: +/-.005” (dia).
One of America’s Leading Industrial Fabricators Since 1946
S&W specializes in precision forming, fabrication, and machining for custom industrial parts. Get in touch to discuss your product specifications or to get your project rolling.