01 / Shop footage
Built for clean, confident bends.
5052-H32 combines strength with excellent formability, making it a dependable choice for tight bends, multi-sided enclosures, brackets, covers, and other formed sheet metal parts.
Aluminum · 13 thicknesses
6061-T6 Aluminum
6061-T6 · ASTM B209
Structural aluminum with excellent machinability and strength. Ideal for brackets, chassis plates, and parts that get machined after cutting. Bends need generous radii — T6 temper cracks on tight bends.
Thickness & specs
Pick a thickness. Every number below is for that exact gauge.TRUMPF air bend, this gauge
Bend deduction at standard angles inches
Design rules, this gauge
Self-clinching hardware, this gauge
Countersinking, this gauge
Tap & clearance drill chart, this gauge
Deburring, Weber 1350 through-feed
5052-H32 Video Gallery
See 5052-H32 in motion.
A closer look at the alloy we rely on for formed enclosures, corrosion-resistant assemblies, and clean finished parts.
02 / Corrosion resistance
Made for demanding environments.
Its magnesium-rich chemistry gives 5052-H32 outstanding resistance to saltwater, weather, and many industrial environments without adding the weight or cost of stainless steel.
03 / Finished parts
Consistent surfaces. Repeatable results.
5052-H32 accepts anodizing and powder coating beautifully, helping visible panels, housings, and production assemblies hold a clean, consistent appearance from prototype through volume.
6061-T6 Video Gallery
See 6061-T6 in motion.
A closer look at a versatile structural aluminum alloy valued for its strength-to-weight balance, machinability, and dependable fabrication performance.
01 / Shop footage
Structural strength with machining flexibility.
6061-T6 delivers an excellent balance of strength, low weight, and machinability for structural brackets, fixtures, frames, plates, and precision aluminum components.
02 / Precision fabrication
Versatile performance for precision production.
6061-T6 supports accurate, repeatable fabrication for components that need structural rigidity, low weight, and dependable dimensional performance from prototype through production.
03 / Laser cutting
Clean laser-cut profiles, ready for production.
Precision laser cutting produces repeatable 6061-T6 profiles with accurate geometry and clean edges, creating a strong starting point for machining, finishing, and final assembly.
A36 / A1011 Hot-Rolled P&O Video Gallery
See A36 / A1011 hot-rolled P&O in motion.
Pickling removes mill scale and oil protects the exposed surface, giving structural hot-rolled steel a cleaner starting point for laser cutting, forming, welding, paint, and powder coat.
01 / P&O sheet metal
Structural steel without the mill-scale barrier.
A36 and A1011 hot-rolled P&O retain the strength, weldability, and economy of hot-rolled steel while providing a cleaner surface for fabrication and downstream finishing.
02 / Bending test
Hot-rolled P&O under real forming load.
A production-representative bend shows how A36 hot-rolled P&O moves through the press-brake operation, including the local deformation that develops around a hole placed close to the bend.
03 / Material overview
A36 / A1011 P&O steel in the formed state.
A closer look at the clean pickled-and-oiled surface and the practical formed geometry this material supports across structural brackets, weldments, frames, and production assemblies.
Corten Weathering Steel Photo Gallery
See ASTM A588 / A606-4 Corten in finished form.
Two laser-cut panel strategies, one material system: perforation controls openness and airflow, while larger cut geometry turns the weathering surface into architecture.
01 / Perforated panel
Perforation becomes part of the architecture.
A variable field of laser-cut holes gives the Corten panel controlled transparency, airflow, and visual depth while the protective patina supplies the finished exterior surface.
02 / Architectural cutout
Cut geometry and patina operate as one surface.
Large botanical cutouts demonstrate the design freedom of fiber-laser processing while the A588/A606-4 weathering surface develops the color and character that make Corten distinct.
A36 / A1011 Hot-Rolled Video Gallery
See A36 / A1011 mill-finish steel in motion.
A closer look at economical hot-rolled structural steel for thick parts, weldments, brackets, frames, and components headed to blasting, paint, or powder coat.
01 / Fabrication
Structural steel built for practical fabrication.
A36 and A1011 hot-rolled steel provide dependable strength, weldability, and forming performance for structural brackets, machine frames, supports, and heavy-duty fabricated parts.
02 / Production
Economical material for robust production parts.
Hot-rolled mill-finish steel is a cost-effective choice when strength, thickness, and production efficiency matter more than a cosmetic raw surface.
03 / Mill-finish parts
Mill scale intact, ready for the next operation.
The as-rolled surface protects parts during handling and works well for weldments or components that will be blasted, painted, powder coated, or otherwise finished after fabrication.
A1008 Cold-Rolled Steel Video Gallery
See A1008 cold-rolled steel in motion.
A closer look at smooth, tightly controlled cold-rolled steel for precision enclosures, panels, brackets, and powder-coated production assemblies.
01 / Precision fabrication
Smooth stock for precise fabricated parts.
A1008 cold-rolled steel combines tight thickness control with excellent formability, supporting accurate bends and repeatable geometry in enclosures, panels, covers, and brackets.
02 / Laser cutting
Clean cutting for detailed geometry.
The uniform surface and consistent gauge of A1008 help produce clean laser-cut profiles for detailed features, production blanks, and parts headed directly into forming.
03 / Finished parts
A finish-ready surface for visible assemblies.
Cold-rolled A1008 provides a clean base for powder coating and paint, helping visible housings and production assemblies achieve a consistent finished appearance.