Marine vessels require high-quality custom-fabricated components to ensure reliable performance and long-lasting operation. Custom marine fabrication services can deliver these quality components without requiring you to source the raw materials by yourself. Because marine equipment manufacturing involves unique processes and materials, many companies benefit from partnering with a provider that specializes in custom marine metal fabrication.
This guide will walk you through the marine metal fabrication process, from initial bidding to final installation. We’ll also provide examples of marine metal components that fabricators like Atlantic Tool & Die can deliver to streamline your component procurement process.
The Marine Metal Fabrication Process
The marine metal fabrication process follows five primary steps from bidding to installation:
- Bidding: When selecting a marine fabrication partner from multiple companies, contact each prospective company with a general project outline. The companies will then bid on your project, providing basic plans, drawings, and details to complete the project. Consider the estimated costs, timeline, and associated risks of each proposal to select the best fit for your needs. If applicable, also review each company’s client testimonials for projects similar to yours.
- Design & Planning: After finalization of the agreement, your provider will begin working on the project. Based on your input and feedback, the company will refine and modify the initial design until it meets your exact requirements.
- Production: After the design is tested and verified to be structurally sound, your provider will start production runs of your custom marine fabrications.
- Quality Control, Inspection, and Testing: Every component is tested for durability, quality, and conformity to your standards. For marine metal fabricators, this step is critical to ensuring the ship, boat, or marine vessel is defect-free and safe.
- Assembly/Installation: After verifying the integrity and quality of the components or project, final installation begins. Depending on the terms of your agreement, the provider can provide final assembly and installation or ship the parts to you for your team to complete. The work is typically done in a shop, storage facility, or onsite marina, depending on the size and scope of the project.
Examples of Marine Metal Fabrication Parts & Components
A marine metal fabricator can deliver various custom components and parts for your marine application. At Atlantic Tool & Die, some of the custom components we deliver include:
- Aluminum Radar Arches: These fully trussed structures have a crowned or curved top section and gusseted corners that, unlike fishing arches, are custom-made for boats up to roughly 65 feet.
- Ship Superstructures: This is a vertical extension of an existing ship structure over the baseline. Superstructures may include any part of a submarine, passenger ship, fishing vessel, or sailboat that projects over the main deck.
- Metal Boat Frames: Metal boat frames are large formed metal pieces for boat and ship hulls. Aluminum is an ideal material for metal boat frames due to its ease of fabrication, allowing it to be shaped into unique designs as needed.
Marine Metal Fabrication From Atlantic Tool & Die
A reputable marine metal fabrication partner can guide you through the custom marine metal fabrication process, delivering a seamless and high-quality finished assembly. A good provider can source and fabricate marine-grade materials for your project, fully complying with all relevant marine standards.
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