Sheet Metal Manufacturing
Sheet Metal Manufacturing
At
Edgeline, we specialise in
Sheet Metal Manufacturing and strive to provide our clients with excellent service by using premium
steel metal
material, therefore providing the client with exceptional investment value. We offer after sales support to all of our clients no matter the size of the project. Our products and services in
Sheet Metal Manufacturing carry a one-year warranty against faulty workmanship and material.
Edgeline is a multi-disciplined CNC manufacturing and product design solution provider and we make use of the latest
cad design
and CNC controlled equipment. Our 3D design studio ensures that our products are manufactured with precision, meeting our clients’ needs and requirements timeously.
HOUSING ENCLOSURES
High-quality, folded sheet metal customisable housings manufactured at our in-house sheet metal factory (mild steel, 3CR12 & Stainless Steel).
- Re-enforced hot dipped galvanised steel channel bases.
- Fully automated power-coating plant allows for the provision of any colour or texture.
- Fully segregated compartments for the Medium Voltage Ring Main Unit, transformer and Low Voltage compartments.
- Robust, removable roofs ensure easy access by authorised personnel.
Welding
Edgeline welding department specialises in the design, detailing and
manufacturing of all specialised steel work. We deliver customised steel work solutions that meet industry standards and exceeds client expectations.
We can fabricate to our customers’ needs using a diverse range of materials and knowledge, creating intricate and unique products. Through our in-house powder coating department we therefore coat to your requirements fast and efficiently which increases productivity levels, making our turn around time even quicker.
Our experienced coded welders complete intricate parts in the shortest time without compromising the quality of their work.
Our welding fields include:
- Tig
- Mig
- Brazing
BENDING
Edgeline offers a unique combination of performance and ease of use makes the ad-r an extremely economic press brake which helps to reduce the costs of your products from simple single bend to complex, large-scale bending parts. A tension-free
manufactured machine frame, huge daylight and large throat depth are just some of the highlights this machine offers to get a constant bending angle over the whole length also on longer work pieces a anti deflection system is used. All models are equipped with a motorised table anti deflection system which is controlled by CNC.
Due to the multiple purpose use of press brakes, point of operation guarding is the responsibility of the machine user. For this reason we offer the akas ram mounted “laser” style point of operation guard. The system is based off a location of the punch tip. Simply by pressing a button the system travels down and finds the safe setting relevant to the punch being used at the time.
Laser cutting
Laser cutting is a technology that uses a laser to cut materials, and is typically used for industrial manufacturing applications. Laser cutting works by directing the output of a high-power laser most commonly through optics. The laser optics and CNC (computer numerical control) are used to direct the material or the laser beam generated.
Most typical commercial laser cutting materials would involve a motion control system to follow a CNC or
g-code
of the pattern to be
cut onto the material. The focused laser beam is directed at the material, which then either melts or burns, away leaving an edge with a high-quality surface finish. Our industrial laser cutters are used to cut flat-sheet material as well as structural and piping materials.
This includes both traditional CO2 and Fibre laser technologies. All of this allows us to offer the best possible cutting solution, value for money and rapid turnaround times. Laser cutting offers very tight tolerances. Our laser cutting machines are able to cut a wide variety of materials.
We Laser cut a wide range of Materials:
- Mild steel
- Floor plates
- Hard wearing plates
- Copper
- Brass
- Tubes
- Stainless steel (various grades)
- Aluminum (various grades)
- Spring steel
Powder Coating
Powder coating is a type of coating that is applied as a free-flowing, dry powder. Unlike conventional liquid paint which is delivered via an evaporating solvent, powder coating is typically applied electrostatically and then cured under heat or with ultraviolet light. The powder may be a thermoplastic or a thermoset polymer. It is usually used to create a hard finish that is tougher than conventional paint. Powder coating is mainly used for coating of metals.
All completed products are chemically cleaned at our pickling and passivation plant. A five-stage dipping process forms the basis of our cleaning process, assisted by high pressure spray equipment for a final rinse cycle. Our powder coating plant boasts a Conveyer Line Oven & high-volume batch oven allowing for larger/heavier products. We can also process more than one colour at any given time.
Powder Coating Preparation
Powder coating is a type of coating that is applied as a free-flowing, dry powder
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Pre Inspection
ButtonThe job is inspected for fit and finish to ensure all components are fitted to final product.
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Degreasing Bath
ButtonThe product is submerged for 20 minutes in a degreasing solution at a temperature of 60 Degree Celsius. This removes all grease and oils. Then the product is rinsed in a clean water tank to remove excess chemicals.
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Descaling Bath
ButtonThe product is submerged for 30 minutes in an Acid solution at a temperature of 50 Degree Celsius. This removes all the scale from the steel. Then the product is rinsed in a clean water tank to remove excess chemicals.
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Zinc Phosphate Bath
ButtonThe product is submerged for 15 minutes in a Zinc Phosphate solution at a temperature of 60 Degree Celsius. This adds a fine corrosion resistant coating. Then the product is rinsed in a clean water tank to remove excess chemicals.
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Wash bay preparation
- Powder plant receives incoming job
- Material/job is inspected and signed for by supervisor.
- Parts are then put through 5 stage wash system by operator.
- Operator pack parts in designated area
Powder coating procedure
- Parts are then put through the paint and bake process.
- Production supervisor inspects completed parts for correct finish and paint thickness.
- Production supervisor performs hatch test if required by instruction.
- Hatch test sample is kept for reference.
- Parts are then placed in storage area.
- Production supervisor is given colour finish instructions.
- Powder material is drawn from stores and batch numbers are allocated.
- Linesman clean and prepare the parts and ensure all welds and joints are clear from dust and grit. All exposed threads are covered with masking tape.
- Production supervisor checks oven temperature and line speed is at correct settings for the parts.
Assembly procedure
- Assembly supervisor is given job instruction
- Relevant parts are drawn from the packing area
- Assembly team complete the task.
- Each assembly team completes a quality control document and then signs off on the project.
- Completed project is then stored in despatch bay are for collection or delivery.
Providing an air seal tight solution
Polyurethane foam sealing gasket machine
Our Dispensing system is designed for the dispensing of high-viscosity media, catering to various industries including Sheet Metal Manufacturing. The system is equipped with a volumetric pump, ensuring high precision on the dispensing quantity. The machine also has a 3-axis robot, providing excellent flexibility for the dispensing head. The machine is widely applied in the plastics and metal sheet manufacturing industries for sealing various products such as enclosures, converters, filters, lighting lenses, and household appliances. The Foamed-in-place foam gasket machine employs FIPFG (formed-in-place foam gasket) technology, foaming directly onto the part. This technology replaces traditional tape-affixed methods, delivering a uniform surface crust and excellent flexibility. It is widely used in electric power, lighting, automobile, electronics, filters, batteries, and other sealing applications.
Benefits of the FIP foam gasket application include:
- Complex gasket shapes can be produced following the form of the part.
- Sheet metal product component, ensuring a tight seal regardless of the complexity of the product.
- Greater cost savings. FIP gaskets are dispensed directly onto the sheet metal product component by CNC robots, providing significant cost savings.
- Less waste.
- Shorter lead times.
- Multiple material combinations to support countless applications.
- Excellent adhesion and greater precision and tighter tolerances.
- High repeatability; the formed-in-place-foam-gasket machine produces identical gaskets every time. Each gasket design is stored allowing exact replication from one batch to the next.
- The liquid gasket line provides a particular advantage in sheet metal.
- Manufacture of electrical distribution and control boxes.
Contact Us
Edgeline, market leaders in the design, manufacture and sales of electrical, electronic, and mechanical products to the commercial, industrial, municipal and mining market sectors.
Contact Us
Phone:
011 680 5492
Email:
sales@edgeline.co.za
Email:
Info@edgeline.co.za
Fax:
011 680 7705
Business Hours
- Mon - Thu
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- Friday
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- Sat - Sun
- Closed