Sheet Metal Fabrication — Laser Cutting

Factorem
5 min readJun 30, 2021

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Here is an article written by our engineering team that will provide you background information about laser cutting that will help you design sheet metal parts. Sheet metal can be shaped into a myriad of shapes due to its flexibility as explained in our previous articles. However, certain design considerations must be kept in view when designing for sheet metal fabrication.

Do check out our previous articles on sheet metals listed below for a better understanding of how the sheet metal fabrication works.

  1. Sheet Metal Design Guidelines
  2. Tolerance Guidelines for Sheet Metal Design

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