Sheet Metal Design

Sheet Metal Design

Title:
Sheet Metal Designer – SMW: End-to-End Sheet Metal Engineering & Manufacturing Preparation

Starting Price:
$4,500 (Base Package — multi-part assemblies quoted separately)

Short Description

A complete sheet-metal engineering solution covering design, unfolding, manufacturability checks, automatic rules, and preparation for fabrication. Reduce design-to-manufacturing time while ensuring compliance with industry sheet metal standards.

Full Description

The Sheet Metal Design service provides a dedicated end-to-end solution for companies that need fast, precise, and standards-compliant sheet-metal engineering.

This service enables you to model both folded and unfolded sheet metal representations, perform rapid modifications, apply automated design rules, and prepare manufacturing deliverables — all on a unified workflow designed for industrial production.

By leveraging feature-based sheet-metal functions, automatic bend rules, tooling allowances, and manufacturing preparation tools, this service accelerates the entire process from concept to fabrication. It eliminates manual rework, reduces errors, and ensures that all parts comply with sheet metal design standards.

This is ideal for companies producing enclosures, frames, HVAC structures, machine guarding, brackets, cabinets, panels, and all formed sheet-metal products.

Key Features

1. Feature-Based Sheet Metal Modeling

• Associative modeling between folded & flat (unfolded) states
• Automatic bend creation, corner relief, joggle, hems, and flanges
• Parametric control for thickness, radius, tooling standards

2. Standards-Compliant Design

• Integrated industry rules and automated checks
• Consistent bend tables, K-factor standards, tooling constraints
• Eliminates non-manufacturable geometry early in the process

3. Manufacturing Preparation

• Unfolding, sheet layout, bend sequence readiness
• Data preparation for laser cutting, punching, or forming
• Tooling penetration and bend allowance management

4. Concurrent Engineering Workflow

• Real-time updates between folded and flat models
• Multi-user design on a single unified platform
• Eliminates delays and reduces decision time

5. IP Capitalization & Automated Rules

• Capture company-specific design rules
• Apply standardized workflows for faster design cycles
• Automated checks reduce design errors and rework

Benefits

• Accelerate design-to-fabrication workflow
• Reduce manufacturing errors through process-oriented features
• Minimize tooling design time with built-in prep tools
• Cut rework & modifications using rule-based automation
• Shorten decision cycles with concurrent engineering
• Ensure compliance with sheet-metal manufacturing standards
• Prepare fabrication-ready geometry faster and more accurately

What’s Included — Base Package ($4,500)

• Full sheet-metal design of one part
• Folded & unfolded modeling
• Application of bend rules, K-factor, manufacturing process constraints
• Automated checks for manufacturability
• Preparation of fabrication-ready export (DXF, STEP, STP, IGES)
• Two revision cycles
• Engineering compliance review

Advanced Options (Custom Quote)

• Multi-part sheet-metal assembly design
• Complex enclosures, cabinets, or machine frames
• Full production-ready fabrication drawings
• Creation of custom bend tables & company design standards
• Material optimization and nesting preparation
• Integration with laser/punch/CNC processes
• Onsite or remote engineering consultation