SMF Inc. Steward Metal Fabricating
Hardware Installation at Steward Metal Fabricating in O'Fallon, Missouri

Capabilities

Self-clinching hardware installation

We insert self-clinching fasteners, weld nuts, studs and standoffs in-house, so parts arrive ready to assemble rather than ready to hand off.

What it is

From self-clinching fasteners and weld nuts to studs, standoffs, and specialty hardware, we provide fast, accurate hardware installation for components of all sizes. Our streamlined processes ensure consistent quality while reducing assembly time and delivering parts ready for final production.

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

  • 01Self-clinching fasteners (PEM-type)
  • 02Weld nuts
  • 03Studs and standoffs
  • 04Specialty hardware
  • 05Installed in-house on parts we cut and form
  • 06Components of all sizes

Common questions

Hardware Installation, answered

Is this hardware in the part, or installation at my site?

In the part. This is fastener insertion on the shop floor: self-clinching hardware, weld nuts, studs and standoffs pressed into your components before they ship. We do not send crews out to install finished assemblies on site.

Can you supply the hardware, or do I send it?

Either. Call out the hardware on the print and we will source and install it, or ship us yours and we will put it in.

Do the holes need to be sized for the hardware?

We cut the hole to suit the fastener you specify. Tell us the part number and we will take care of the hole size on the laser.

Also in the shop

Precision Fiber Laser CuttingWe cut mild steel, stainless, aluminum, brass and copper on a 6kW Mitsubishi fiber laser with a 60" × 120" bed, at our shop in O'Fallon, Missouri, from prototype quantities through full production runs.WeldingWe weld MIG, pulsed MIG, TIG and flux-cored, with the shop's specialty in aluminum and stainless steel, for components of virtually any size.Press Brake FormingFive press brakes from 6 to 12 feet and 60 to 230 tons, so your part goes on the machine that suits it instead of the only machine we own.CNC MillingWe run Haas CNC machining in the same building as the laser and the press brakes, so machined features and formed sheet metal come from one shop.Powder Coating, Plating and AnodizingWe manage powder coating, zinc plating and anodizing through a vetted network of finishers, so your parts arrive coated, inspected and ready for production.

Have a drawing?

DXF, DWG, STEP or PDF. Send it to sales@smfinc.net and we'll quote it.

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