At Shawton Engineering, our metalwork services encompass a broad range of solutions designed to meet the diverse needs of our clients across various industries. With a legacy of craftsmanship, precision, and innovation, we deliver metalwork projects that are functional and aesthetically impressive. Our expertise spans from bespoke architectural features to essential structural components, ensuring that each project is executed to the highest quality and durability standards.
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Our metalwork services include
- Custom Fabrication: we specialise in custom metal fabrication, producing unique components and structures that meet your exact specifications. Whether it’s a one-off piece or a large production run, our purpose-built 84,000-square-foot fabrication facility can deliver high-quality results.
- Architectural Metalwork: our bespoke architectural metalwork solutions enhance the aesthetic appeal of your building. We create stunning metal features such as canopies, railings, gates, and decorative panels that add detail and intrigue to any space.
- Structural Metalwork: we use advanced machinery and techniques to provide precision sheet metalwork services, including cutting, bending, forming, and welding. Our capabilities allow us to handle a wide range of materials and thicknesses.
- Machining and Finishing: from CNC machining to intricate finishing processes, we offer comprehensive machining and finishing services that ensure each piece meets exact specifications and high-quality standards.
Materials
Our expertise in working with a variety of metals allows us to offer versatile solutions tailored to different applications and environments. We are proficient in handling materials such as stainless steel, as well as general carbon steel section (S235, S275, S355) and high-yield sections under 460 N/mm ², ensuring the durability and strength required for both standard and high-performance projects.
We also offer in-house Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) services, including welding inspections, visual inspections, magnetic particle inspections, and liquid penetrant inspections. For radiography and ultrasonic testing, we collaborate with one of our approved suppliers, ensuring a comprehensive quality control process.
Advanced Techniques
- Laser cutting: precision laser cutting ensures clean, accurate cuts for intricate designs and detailed work.
- Welding: our certified welders use various welding techniques, including:
- MAG: ideal for all general carbon steel sections with a yield less than 35 N/mm², as well as stainless steel sections 305/316L.
- FCAW: suitable for all general carbon steel and high-yield sections below 460 N/mm², as well as stainless steel sections 304/316L.
- TIG: primarily used for general carbon and stainless steel sections, especially for thin-gauge materials.
- MIG: designed for the semi-automated welding of aluminium.
- MMA: predominantly used for our on-site welding operations.
- MCAW: suitable for general carbon steel and high-yield sections under 460 N/mm².
- Forming and bending: advanced forming and bending techniques allow us to shape metal components to exact specifications, ensuring a perfect fit and finish.
Quality and Compliance
Quality is at the core of everything we do. We adhere to stringent quality control processes to ensure that every piece of metalwork we produce meets the highest standards. We conduct thorough inspections and testing at every stage of the fabrication process to ensure compliance with specifications and standards.
We ensure that all our metalwork projects comply with relevant industry standards and regulations, providing our clients with peace of mind and assurance of safety and reliability. Shawton Engineering is ISO 9001:2000 certified, reflecting our high standards for quality management and continuous improvement.
Choose Shawton Engineering as your Metalwork Partner
Choosing Shawton Engineering for your metalwork needs means partnering with a company dedicated to excellence, innovation, and customer satisfaction. Our extensive experience, advanced capabilities, and unrivalled quality make us the ideal choice for projects of any scale and complexity.
To learn more about our metalwork services or discuss your specific project requirements, please get in touch with Shawton Engineering today. Our friendly, experienced team is ready to provide exceptional service and high-quality metalwork solutions that have made us a trusted name in the industry. Choose Shawton Engineering and elevate your project with our unparalleled metalwork expertise.
Welding Specifications
We adhere to the highest industry standards to ensure the quality, safety, and reliability of our welding processes. Our welding practices conform to the following key specifications:
- BS EN 3834 – Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials.
- BS EN 1090 – The standard for the execution of steel and aluminium structures, covering projects us to Execution Class 3 (EXC3).
- BS EN 9606 – Welder qualifications to ensure the competency and skill of our welding team.
- BS EN 15614 – The qualification of welding procedures to validate our welding processes for a variety of applications.
- BS EN 5817 – Specifies the acceptable quality levels for imperfections in fusion-welded joints.
- BS EN 1011 – Recommendations for welding of metallic materials, guiding our practices for optimal results.
Advanced Welding Processes
Our welding plant is equipped to perform pulse synergic or pulse welding, a transfer mode that delivers precise current pulses to detach identical molten drops of a predetermined size from the electrode wire. This method, combined with the optimised parametric settings that ensure stable wire burn-off, significantly reduces distortion by controlling heat input. Additionally, the waveform can be adjusted to control both the size of the molten droplets and the spacing between them, allowing for greater accuracy and consistency in the welding process.