What it means here
Aluminum is unforgiving of a shop that treats it like steel. It moves under heat, it marks easily, and a weld that would pass on mild steel shows every fault. Most of what leaves this floor in aluminum is welded box section, formed panel and tread plate, welded and dressed so the part reads as one piece rather than a set of parts bolted together.
Steward Metal Fabricating is a precision sheet metal shop in O'Fallon, Missouri, serving the St. Louis metro and St. Charles County since 1968. We ship finished parts nationwide.
On the floor
- 01Fiber laser cutting on the 6kW Mitsubishi
- 02CNC press brake forming up to 12 feet
- 03MIG and TIG welding, welded and dressed
- 04Welded aluminum box sections and frames
- 05Aluminum tread plate trays, bins and covers
- 063-axis CNC milling of machined features
- 07Self-clinching hardware pressed into aluminum
- 08Anodizing coordinated through vetted finishing partners
On the laser
What the 6kW will cut in aluminum
Maximum
1/2 in.
Production sweet spot
3/8 in. and under
Assist gas
nitrogen
The figures below are the capability of a 6kW fiber laser, quoted at the conservative end. Most production work runs well inside them. Send the drawing with your material and thickness and we will confirm your part before you order.
Common questions
Aluminum Fabrication, answered
Do you weld aluminum in-house?
Yes. MIG and TIG, and aluminum is one of the shop's two declared specialties alongside stainless. Welded aluminum box-section members and tread-plate assemblies are regular work here.
How thick can you cut aluminum?
The 6kW fiber laser handles aluminum up to about 1/2 in., and most production work sits at 3/8 in. and under. Send the drawing with your thickness and we will confirm the part before you order.
Can you anodize aluminum parts?
We coordinate anodizing through vetted finishing partners, scheduled and inspected by us, so the part comes back here and ships to you finished on one purchase order.