Fabrication

Sheetmetal Parts

How to Submit Parts for Fabrication

Follow the steps below for proper modeling and submittal of parts.  It is critical to understand the type of part that is being made (sheetmetal or machined) as this will dictate the model generation along with the types of files that will be requried in order to physically make the part.  Any questions, please ask Amy Averill (aaverill ---AT--- harris --DOT-- com).

 

Step 1:  Determine if the part will be a sheetmetal part or a solid part

Sheetmetal parts:  flat parts with holes that go all the way through the material, bar stock that needs to be cut to length, flat parts that get bent into a shape

Machined parts:  pieces with intricate surfaces made from a block of aluminum

Step 2:  Model the part as a sheetmetal part or a machined from solid part in Inventor

 Examples of Sheetmetal parts:  flat parts, Sheetmetal parts: 

Click on the link  for general tips on bend radius and material thikness:  Sheetmetal Parts

Machined parts:   

Step 3:  Create the necessary supporting documentation for fabrication

Click here for steps on generating documentation forSHEETMETAL PARTS

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Click here for steps on generating documentation for MACHINED PARTS  

Step 4:  Email the required files to aaverill ---AT--- harris --DOT-- com. 

 

Step 5: Fill in the chart below with the date, requested item, your name and the quantity required.

 

Machined Parts (think parts made from blocks of aluminum with intricate surfaces)

 1) .dwg   

 2) .pdf

 3) .stp

Sheetmetal - think flat parts with holes, bar stock cut to length, sheetmetal that gets bent

  1) .dwg Do save copy as a autoCAD dwg.file. Must be 2000LT

  2) .pdf

  3)  .dxf Must be 2000LT

See links for what is required in each format and how to save the files.

                                   

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Files to be made

Date Files Emailed	Requested Item (Filename)	Requestor	Parts Ordered By/Date	Quantity Per Robot	Received Date
1/23/2014	P029 Cradle Bent Tube	Roseanne	A. Averill	2
1/23/2014	P031 Cradle Gusset	Roseanne	A. Averill	4
1/23/2014	P042 Linkage Trapezoid	Roseanne	A. Averill	2
1/23/2014	P053 Small Angle Support Bracket	Roseanne	A. Averill	1
1/23/2014	P055 Small Angle support Bracket Mirror	Roseanne	A. Averill	1
1/23/2014	P057 Battery Tray	Roseanne	A. Averill	1
1/23/2014	P069 U-Channel	Roseanne	A. Averill	1
1/23/2014	P073 U Mounting Motor	Roseanne	A. Averill	1
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