Aluminium Fabrication industry is a huge concept where Aluminium is the raw material for the process of building or rebuilding anything from scratch or semi-built materials. This Aluminium fabrication includes laser cutting, metal bending, shaping, welding, reforming, assembling the Aluminium for specific needs.

From automobiles to space shuttles and solar panels, everything has at least a fraction of Aluminium in them, which is why the use of Aluminium is not likely to decrease in upcoming decades. Instead, it’s increasing and also every day new and new fabricators are finding their way into the everlasting industry. But one thing is for sure that only a few of them provides you with the best services with the assurance of quality of material and the quality of built and we are one of them. In fact, we are one of the pioneers in Aluminium fabrication, with years of experience since 1991.

Since then, we are constantly working towards developing a healthy relationship with our clients by satisfying them with the best service with quality in built and material. That’s why our track records is rich and versatile.

With a wide range of efficient tools and a skilled workforce, we intend to deliver the best machinery and products.

We also understand that each project requires a different perspective, effort, machinery, etc. and that’s why we are equipped with some of the best tools and equipment, operated by some of the most creative, and professional hands.

Cutting, Bending, and Assembling

With our efficient and versatile tools and skilled operators, we do the entire production of your project, starting from cutting, the Aluminium sheet, bending it as required and then assembling the pieces together to form the final product.

1. 1.     Cutting: The cutting process is done by chiseling, shearing, and sawing, both manually and automatically-powered. We also use hand-held torches like plasma torches or oxy-fuel torches. For delicate projects, we use water jets, mill bits, and laser for extreme precision.

Besides, we consider everything that affects the characteristics Aluminium while cutting. For example, Aluminium is a reflective metal. That’s why, when CO₂ laser cutting is used for cutting a piece from Aluminium, we ensure that the laser doesn’t reflect away from the surface and damage the other sides or parts of the project.

Another 2 important piece of information about Aluminium is they have a good thermal conductivity and a low melting point. This is why the Aluminium sheet we use to develop your project, is taken care of. We ensure that the heat at the cutting place doesn’t reach to Aluminum’s melting point, keeping the production safe & secure and the cuttings precise.

There are different types of machines available to cut Aluminium and among them, we use laser cutting.

Laser Cutting

Laser cutting machines are mostly known for cutting Aluminium. It is simply a machine that can direct the laser beam into the material in the laser cutting tools’ bed. The light beam heats out exact area while the nozzle pushes cutting gas onto the Aluminium to vaporize it, where it needs the cutting. This leaves a clear-finished edge. For more précised cutting, we turn down the laser to a minimum so that we get delicate cuttings done.

1. 2.     Bending: For bending Aluminium metal sheets, we use press brake and other modern tools, especially when we need to air bend or coin the sheet into a specific form. Sometimes we also bend and shape Aluminium metal sheet by hammering manually or automatically-powered. CNC controlled backgauges use hard stops for positioning cut parts to place the bend lines in the right place. But thanks to the off-line programming software, programming the CNC-controlled Press brake machines seamless and more efficient.

There are generally two type of bending that we do, bottom bending and air bending.

Bottom Bending: It is a simple operation of the punch or tool that is mounted in the ram press brakes. In this type of bending, the workpiece is forced down in the bottom of dies, which is mounted to the bed over the press brake. Typically, the tools is forced slightly closer to its die than sheet’s thickness. The overbending “coins” the metal and uniformly “seats’ the bend. The advantage of this bending is that the accuracy of bending depends mostly on the tools itself, rather than largely on the press brake.

Air bending: Air bending is a simple process of pressing down material into the die, just enough to achieve your desired angle. The material isn’t pressed up to the bottom of the die, which leaves an air gap. It is preferred between the two different bending types because, in this method, the die needs to change only when the thickness of the material is changed. But the main disadvantage of air bending is that the bending accuracy vastly depends on material thickness.

1. 3.     Welding or Assembling: Assembling is perhaps the most important part in Aluminium fabrication and that’s why in FMB Trading And Engineering Pte Ltd, we do not take the process for granted. Mainly we assemble the pieces by welding but sometimes, threaded fasteners, riveting, adhesives, etc. are used.

But most of the time, TIG welding is done to assemble in our facility, especially for Aluminium.  Here is something you might want to know about TIG welding.

TIG Welding

TIG or Tungsten Inert Gas is a welding process, which is known for utilizing non-consumable tungsten electrodes with the inert gas (usually, Argon). As Tungsten is a rare and provides a high purity, the welding quality is quite impressive, especially for Aluminium sheets. That’s why TIG welding is the most popular welding technique for Aluminium these days.

With TIG welding, the temperature is raised by running the electric current via any tungsten electrode, which creates an arc to be used for melting metal wire and create weld pool.

But why do we use TIG welding?

There are many different types and methods of welding. But we only use TIG welding? Why not MIG or Arc Welding?

Advantages of TIG welding:

-         Filler rod is not necessary

-         AC polarity of Magnesium and Aluminium

-         Suitable for any welding position

-         Better welding quality

-         Appropriate for very thin sheet of Aluminium

-         Fusion welding is possible

-         High efficacies

-         No spatter

-         No slag

-         Suitable for different materials

Why we are the best?

There are few distinct characteristics and motto of our company, which sets us apart from all the other competitors in the business.

1. 1.     We don’t just get the job done, we work to satisfy: In FMB Trading And Engineering Pte Ltd, we take your work seriously. Unlike others, we don’t rush and finish the production. Instead, we make sure that our clients are more than happy without service. We work to satisfy, not to get the job done, even if it means more manpower, machinery, and expense.
2. 2.      An array of automatic and manual tools and machinery: To provide a good service, it’s mandatory that we use versatile tools and machines for each unique and distinct need. That’s why we have a rich collection of powerful and efficient tools that are operated automatically and manually by our skilled workforce. Besides the versatility of our tools ensure that we can do projects of different sizes so that none of our clients are turned down.
3. 3.     Certified and skilled crew: At FMB Trading And Engineering Pte Ltd, we are not only enriched with our efficient tools and machinery but also blessed with some of the finest and skilled operators to get your job done precisely. Our crew has expertise in their each respective sectors with many years of experience and great knowledge of tools and fabrication processes like welding, bending cutting, etc.
4. 4.     Approval and certification: We strongly believe that production quality is mandatory to keep your clients loyal to way. So, what better way to ensure production quality than international evaluation?

That’s why we take the liberty to go through some evaluation test, which we came out victorious without any raised eyebrows. But you wouldn’t need the certifications to get to know our quality assurance, our previous clients will tell you about our service.

1. 5.     Quality of material and built: As a leading fabricator company, we need to give our best to maintain our reputation in the industry. That’s why we never compromise with the quality of the material. Besides, our team has some of the finest machine operators and certified welders who are dedicated to giving their 100% to ensure the clients get what they asked for. That’s why the built quality is also beyond bar like our assurance of material quality and this is what makes us a leading competitor in the fabrication industry.

Bottom Line

As we have mentioned earlier, there are tons of other Aluminium fabricators who have been in the business for last few years. But in this kind of delicate and sensitive work where even a millimeter of mismatch can ruin the entire project, experience takes the lead. That’s why we are still one of the biggest metal fabricators with skilled workforce and versatile equipment. Thanks to our years of experience in Aluminium fabrication, we are a name or trust, quality, and precision to our clients.