Two quotes for “steel fabrication” can differ a lot because the scope behind the words differs. Before you compare prices, check which steps each price includes. This is the sequence we work in at Morshedi, in Dubai Industrial City.
1. Drawing and file review
Fabrication starts with your drawings or files. We process your Tekla structure model, PDF, DWG, DXF, STEP or IGES. We check sizes, material and the details that decide cost, such as holes, copes, bevels and bends, before cutting starts.
2. Laser Cutting
Laser cutting prepares the parts. Within our published ranges: structural beams up to 1,000 mm wide and 12 m long, tube up to 650 mm, and plate up to 50 mm in mild steel. Slots, holes, copes and weld bevels (up to 45 degrees) are cut on the part, so less marking and hand work is left for later.
3. Bending if required
CNC press-brake bending forms plate and sheet parts up to 3,000 mm long in mild steel, stainless steel, aluminium and other metals. We also bend chequered plates, treads and fixing brackets that are part of the structure.
4. Welding
Parts are assembled by MIG welding or laser welding. MIG suits structural and general fabrication; laser welding suits work where distortion and a clean visible seam matter.
5. Finishing and checks
Finishing depends on the job, and so do the inspection and certificate requirements. State them when you enquire, so they are priced from the start.
6. Delivery
One workshop for cutting, bending, welding and finishing means one partner and one schedule from drawing to delivery.
What a good steel fabrication quote states
Material and grade; sizes and quantities; which of the steps above are included; finishing; inspection or certificates; delivery date and site. If a quote leaves one of these out, ask before you accept it.
Our management system is certified to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018.
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Related reading: Choosing a Steel Fabrication Subcontractor in Dubai.