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APRIL 5, 2022

If you were one of those kids who built forts out of refrigerator boxes (most of us are), you’re already familiar with a few of the challenges that come with designing and manufacturing large structures. Without reinforcement, the walls and ceiling tend to bow. Moving them around when complete is next to impossible, so building large structures near their final home is a good idea. Duct tape and Elmer’s glue only go so far at holding it all together, making sound joining techniques a must. It’s arduous work, even for the craftiest kids on the block.

Similar statements can be made about super-sized custom metal fabrications. These include data center solutions such as server racks and cabinets. There are steel enclosures for fiber optics, battery storage, and edge computing hardware. Retail kiosks and ATMs are common in this sector, as are OCP (open compute project) solutions. These and other custom sheet metal enclosures serve many critical industrial applications. It’s essential to recognize that no matter how good your design is, not all manufacturers are up to the task.

Experience with Large Fabrications

That’s because, as with cardboard play forts, fabricating large sheet metal enclosures comes with unique challenges vs. making smaller products. For starters, the panels on the sides and backs of fabricated enclosures are often too large to bend on a press brake or require multiple operators (more labor cost). An alternative would be to use a panel bender, which allows the sheet to lie flat during processing, producing a high-quality bend faster and more cost-effectively than the alternatives.

That’s because, as with cardboard play forts, fabricating large sheet metal enclosures comes with unique challenges vs. making smaller products. For starters, the panels on the sides and backs of fabricated enclosures are often too large to bend on a press brake or require multiple operators (more labor cost). An alternative would be to use a panel bender, which allows the sheet to lie flat during processing, producing a high-quality bend faster and more cost-effectively than the alternatives.

That’s because, as with cardboard play forts, fabricating large sheet metal enclosures comes with unique challenges vs. making smaller products. For starters, the panels on the sides and backs of fabricated enclosures are often too large to bend on a press brake or require multiple operators (more labor cost). An alternative would be to use a panel bender, which allows the sheet to lie flat during processing, producing a high-quality bend faster and more cost-effectively than the alternatives.

That’s because, as with cardboard play forts, fabricating large sheet metal enclosures comes with unique challenges vs. making smaller products. For starters, the panels on the sides and backs of fabricated enclosures are often too large to bend on a press brake or require multiple operators (more labor cost). An alternative would be to use a panel bender, which allows the sheet to lie flat during processing, producing a high-quality bend faster and more cost-effectively than the alternatives.

That’s because, as with cardboard play forts, fabricating large sheet metal enclosures comes with unique challenges vs. making smaller products. For starters, the panels on the sides and backs of fabricated enclosures are often too large to bend on a press brake or require multiple operators (more labor cost). An alternative would be to use a panel bender, which allows the sheet to lie flat during processing, producing a high-quality bend faster and more cost-effectively than the alternatives.

That’s because, as with cardboard play forts, fabricating large sheet metal enclosures comes with unique challenges vs. making smaller products. For starters, the panels on the sides and backs of fabricated enclosures are often too large to bend on a press brake or require multiple operators (more labor cost). An alternative would be to use a panel bender, which allows the sheet to lie flat during processing, producing a high-quality bend faster and more cost-effectively than the alternatives.

That’s because, as with cardboard play forts, fabricating large sheet metal enclosures comes with unique challenges vs. making smaller products. For starters, the panels on the sides and backs of fabricated enclosures are often too large to bend on a press brake or require multiple operators (more labor cost). An alternative would be to use a panel bender, which allows the sheet to lie flat during processing, producing a high-quality bend faster and more cost-effectively than the alternatives.

That’s because, as with cardboard play forts, fabricating large sheet metal enclosures comes with unique challenges vs. making smaller products. For starters, the panels on the sides and backs of fabricated enclosures are often too large to bend on a press brake or require multiple operators (more labor cost). An alternative would be to use a panel bender, which allows the sheet to lie flat during processing, producing a high-quality bend faster and more cost-effectively than the alternatives.

That’s because, as with cardboard play forts, fabricating large sheet metal enclosures comes with unique challenges vs. making smaller products. For starters, the panels on the sides and backs of fabricated enclosures are often too large to bend on a press brake or require multiple operators (more labor cost). An alternative would be to use a panel bender, which allows the sheet to lie flat during processing, producing a high-quality bend faster and more cost-effectively than the alternatives.