Hydram Sheet Metalwork is one of the largest subcontract precision sheet metal fabrication companies in Europe, and a leader in the UK sheet metal fabrication market.
Hydram offers the full range of subcontract metalwork services including laser cutting, CNC punching, panel bending and folding, tube laser cutting and tube bending, metal fabrication, CNC machining, powder coating and assembly.
As a sheet metal fabricator, Hydram supplies high quality manufactured metal fabrications and assemblies for the defence, renewable, industrial, rail and transportation sectors from its site in County Durham, UK.
Established in 1977, Hydram is a highly experienced supply chain partner, with an established and enviable reputation in the subcontract precision sheet metal fabrication marketplace in the UK.
By working closely with customers to establish long-term partnerships, Hydram has developed its sheet metal fabrication expertise, maintained multiple quality, ISO and associated certifications, and grown to be a leading subcontract sheet metal fabrication company and expert in metal manufacture.
Demonstrating an ethos founded on customer satisfaction, Hydram Sheet Metalwork aims to achieve maximum productivity, quality and level of service whilst maintaining competitive prices through its continuous improvement culture.
Quality metal fabrications for off-highway vehicle manufacturing: Metalwork subcontractor Hydram manufactures painted sheet metal and tubular components for earth-moving machinery to Caterpillar, JCB and Komatsu. As one of the leading UK sheet metal fabrication companies, Hydram's parts can be found in excavators, backhoe loaders and articulated trucks. Hydram manufactures light to medium-sized powder-coated metal fabrications from laser cut mild steel plate up to 20mm thick, down to small metal brackets and hydraulic hose clamps, and also tubular metal structures and machined metal parts.
Subcontract manufacturing for the transportation industry: Subcontract sheet metal fabrication company Hydram manufactures exterior panels, locker doors, grab poles and luggage racks for the bus and coachbuilding industry. Manufactured from aluminium, steel or stainless steel, parts can be powder coated, wet painted or supplied with a brushed stainless finish. Hydram, one of the UK's top sheet metal fabrication companies, is a trusted supplier of various metal fabrications, assemblies and metal components for trains, manufacturing both exterior fabrications and interior fit and trim panels.
JOSCAR registered sheet metalwork fabrications for the defence sector: Subcontract sheet metalwork manufacturer Hydram adhears to the stringent quality requirements of the defence engineering sector, supplying precision sheet metal fabrications on a subcontract basis. Supplying metal fabrications to prime contractors such as sub-assemblies and precision metal fabrications for various military vehicles, military HVAC systems and heat shield products, the metalwork company has a full understanding of the stringent quality requirements of the defence engineering sector.
Trackside infrastructure and rolling stock sheet metal fabrications: Hydram Sheet Metalwork supplies metal components and fabrications to companies in the aerospace, bus and coach industries, and has been working with rail trackside equipment (location cases/cabinets, LOCs) and rolling stock manufacturers since 2012. Adhering to multiple quality certificates including ISO 9001:2015, welding standards ISO 3834-2 and BS EN 15085-2 CL1 CWRVC, and bonding standard DIN 6701, one of the best UK sheet metal fabrication companies is proud to list Alstom, CAF, Hitachi and Siemens among its tier-one customers.
Subcontract laser cutting services and precision sheet metalwork: Laser cutting company and one of the UK's best subcontract sheet metalwork companies, Hydram provides a CNC laser cutting service as part of its sheet metal fabrication business. Metal laser cutting offers a flexible and economical means of precision sheet metal cutting and plate profiling. The sheet metal fabrication subcontractor bought its first CNC laser profiling machine in 1997 and has continually upgraded its metal manufacture capacity to keep up with technology developments, such as the latest fiber sources and automation systems.
Sheet metal CNC Punching services for metal fabrication: Precision sheet metal fabrication company Hydram Sheet Metalwork’s CNC punching service offers a cost effective precision metal profiling solution. Punch profiling sheet metal has rapid processing speeds and lower operating costs than laser cutting, and has the ability to create forms in the metal. Offering CNC punching since 1986 Hydram has continuously improved its metal manufacture machinery with automation options such as automated tool stores, part handling and sheet storage and retrieval systems. The latest punching machines are supplied by Trumpf.
Laser cutting hollow section metal tube for fabricated products: Cutting metal tube with a CNC laser machine is a highly productive and flexible method of metal tube processing, cutting both hole profiles along the tube and end profile shapes, all in one operation. Metal manufacture expert Hydram provides a tube laser cutting service employing a dedicated tube cutting laser machine from BLM as part of is precision fabrication service, which is capable of cutting round, square, oval, triangular and other special section metal tubes. Hydram also offers CNC tube bending to complement the tube laser.
Wet and powder coating facilities on site for metal fabrications: Metal fabrication company Hydram Sheet Metalwork offers powder coating and wet spray painting on steel and aluminium components and small fabrications on site. The sheet metal fabricator has three continuous conveyor-operated plants for powder coating, and a batch processing facility for powder coating or wet spraying larger fabrications. Before being painted, metal components are pre-treated to ensure that they are fully degreased and chemically-coated to give excellent paint adhesion. A full range of paint colours and paint finishes is offered.
Metal Fabrication and Welding Services: Precision metal fabrication company Hydram Sheet Metalwork provides welding of stainless steel, mild steel and aluminium products, components and custom precision sheet metal fabrications. Robotic and manual MIG welding and TIG welding, together with comprehensive metal dressing are offered. Three Panasonic PerformArc robot welding cells are employed to ensure consistency and economy on longer production runs. Approved to welding standards ISO 3834-2:2005, BS EN 15085-2 CL1 and CL2, and also the ISO 9001:2015 quality standard.
Hydram is one of the UK's top sheet metal and fabrication companies. Working in aluminium, stainless steel and mild steel sheet fabrication, Hydram has over 45 years of experience supplying OEMs with metal components, metal enclosures, metal products and fabrications. You can out more about the range of subcontract services, from laser cutting to powder coating, the variety of industries served, from the railway sector to HVAC equipment, and the numerous certifications held by this dependable supply-chain partner and one of the UK's top sheet metal fabrication companies.
ISO 9001 certified experts in sheet metal manufacture, Hydram supplies high quality precision metal parts, components and fabrications for the defence, railway, earth-moving, HVAC, transportation and industrial sectors.
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