V and F Sheet Metal Co Ltd

V and F Sheet Metal are a UK Hampshire based sheet metal fabrication, sheet metal work and sub-contract engineering company. We provide sheet metal manufacturing services including CNC punching, CNC laser cutting, CNC bending, welding and press work. Using the latest CAD/CAM software modelling for the best accuracy and speed of sheet metal blank development for our in house CNC punching and CNC laser cutting processes. Supporting a wide range of industries in the UK from electronics to lighting, heating and audio.

Established in Fareham, Hampshire in 1985, with the ability to handle engineering projects from one off small batches of bespoke sheet metal work to high volume power press work V and F Sheet Metal are flexible enough to offer you the complete sub-contract sheet metal fabrication service for your growing company. Regular deliveries to Portsmouth, Southampton, Winchester, Eastleigh, Andover, Basingstoke and other towns in Hampshire from our factory in Fareham is easy. Over-night pallet and small package deliveries right across the UK for those who need it is offered to ease sheet metal component supply.

We have grown to a size where we can offer a complete sub-contract sheet metal fabrication and sheet metal work service to our customers right across the UK. This can include advice on the suitability of sheet metal work designs for manufacturing, sub-assembly work or sub-contract finishing and treatments to your specification e.g. zinc plating, alocrom 1200 / 1000, iridite NCP, surtec 650, silver and black anodising, powder coating, wet painting and screen printing. Continually investing in the latest CNC manufacturing equipment and CAD/CAM software enables us to offer the best combination of quality and price to suit your sub-contract engineering and sheet metal fabrication requirements.

We have a long history of working with UK based lighting companies to reduce their sheet metal fabrication costs and improve the quality of their sub-contract engineering/sheet metal work projects. With many standard CNC punching tools and material set-up costs can be kept to a minimum when considering new sheet metal fabrication projects.

Sheet Metal Enclosures and sheet metal housings for the electronics industry
Reflectors and sheet metal fabrications for the UK lighting industry
Sheet Metal Perforated Ventilation and Speaker grilles for the heating and audio industries
Front panel electronics and rack mount sheet metal work
Welded assemblies - thin gauge to 6mm sheet metal fabrications in ferrous and non-ferrous materials
CNC punching using Trumpf CNC punch presses
CNC laser cutting with our Trumpf 3030 3KW fibre laser cutting machine
CAD/CAM processes supported by Radan 3D and 2D software to aid CNC punching and laser cutting
Sheet Metal CNC bending up to 3.0M long (7 press brakes), including 3 Trumpf 7036 CNC press brakes and a 3M Safan e-Brake CNC press brake
Tig, Mig, Gas, Spot and Stud sheet metal fabrication welding capacity
Power press sheet metal work up to 50 tons with custom press tools

Where can I get sheet metal work? Look no further if you are looking for CNC punching, CNC laser cutting, CNC bending and other sheet metal working processes:

For further information and to discuss your personal sheet metal project requirements call us on 01489 577786.

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SHEET METAL WORK WITH PRESSED INSERTS

1 February 2016

Mild steel chassis with bushes and studs

Great example of sheet metal work with pressed in bushes, studs and stand-offs. All parts are mild steel and zinc plated and will be powder coated on the final finished sheet metal components. These chassis sections are typical of the many designs we manufacture using a range of bushes, studs and stand-offs to make our customers lives a lot easier when it comes to assembling their products. The inserts are very robust and can cope with being degreased and the over temperatures involved with powder coating.

Sheet metal work with hank bushes

A range of Hank bushes inserted in a zintec chassis panel using our Haeger bush inserter machine. Bushes range form M2.5 to M12 in mild steel zinc plated and stainless steel and for a wide range of material sheet thicknesses. As shown here they can be inserted on both sides of the sheet and very close to each other if requited making them a versatile alternative to tapping threads or using separate nuts in assembly. We have inserted millions of hank bushes over the years and still find them to be the best most robust solution to having a captive thread in a sheet metal work.

Mild steel panels with flush head studs

We use flush head studs in a range of sizes, lengths and materials in hundreds of different sheet metal panels. The sheet metal work shown here is typical of the front panels we would make for people with flush head studs. We simple laser cut or CNC punch a hole in the sheet wherever the stud is needed and press the studs in place. If the studs head has to be completely invisible on the front face the a weld stud is used but if a small witness is not important then the pressed in studs are the best solution being cheap to buy, quick to insert and very accurately positioned as they have the hole predefined +/- 0.1mm by laser cutting or CNC punching.

If you have a sheet metal work project that needs bushes, stand offs or studs please give us a call and we will be happy to help. There are also a whole range of more specialist inserts that we can press into to speed up your assembly times and we are happy to discuss your needs and advise where needed.

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