Custom Hand Forming Services
Jones Metal offers expert hand-forming services for creating unique, low-volume parts without the need for expensive tooling. Our skilled team can shape metal to your specifications using various techniques, including shrinking, stretching, and rolling. Our pricing is based on the complexity of the part and the materials used. We specialize in high-value, low-volume production. Contact us for a quote for our hand forming metal services.
Why Choose Jones Metal for Hand Forming
- Ability to create custom parts without expensive tooling
- Capability to produce parts in as little as 2-4 weeks
- Experience with aerospace-grade parts and tolerances
- Expertise in working with a wide range of metals
- Flexibility to produce single parts or small batches
- In-house heat treating for aluminum parts
- We work from prints, CAD models, or even rough sketches
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5-Step Process for Getting Started With Hand Forming
Jones Metal follows a thorough, five-step process to ensure the success of every hand forming project. This comprehensive approach allows us to transform your ideas and specifications into custom-formed metal parts efficiently and with the highest quality.
Contact us with your part requirements
Provide prints, CAD models, or sketches of the desired part
Our team reviews your specifications and provides feedback
We discuss material options and any necessary additional processes (such as heat treating)
We provide a quote and timeline for your project
5-Step Process for Hand Forming Success
Select appropriate materials based on the part requirements
Use our press brake to create initial bends and shapes
Utilize our shrink/stretch machine to create complex curves and contours
Perform any necessary heat treating to achieve desired material properties
Conduct thorough quality checks and adjustments to meet specifications
Our Industry Expertise: Aerospace Repairs and More
Jones Metal has extensive experience in metal forming and can create hand formed parts for specific applications. We helped an aerospace customer by hand forming a single replacement part for an aircraft. The customer needed the part quickly and couldn’t wait for traditional tooling and production methods. We were able to produce the part in just a few days with our custom hand forming services, allowing the aircraft to return to service much faster than with traditional manufacturing methods.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
We can work with various metals for low-volume metal forming, including aluminum, steel, stainless steel, and some superalloys.
Depending on complexity, we can often produce parts in 2-4 weeks, with expedited services available for urgent needs.
Yes, we have in-house heat treating capabilities, which are particularly useful for hardening aluminum parts to T6 condition after forming.
We can produce as few as one part, making us ideal for prototypes, replacements, or very low-volume production.
Yes, we can work from various inputs, including rough sketches, as long as basic dimensions and requirements are provided.