Sheet metalwork subcontractor, Hydram Sheet Metalwork is a leading supplier of precision sheet metal components and fabrications in the UK, offers an extensive range of subcontract sheet metal fabrication services.
Hydram’s services include sheet metal profiling, sheet metal forming, fabrication and welding, and powder coating.
Hydram offers fully assembled sheet metal fabrications such as cabinets, enclosures and complete assemblies.
With multiple ISO certifications, Hydram aims for maximum productivity, quality, and excellent service by working closely with customers to establish long-term partnerships. The subcontractor supplies metal products, components and precision sheet metal fabrications to market leading companies in industries such as railway, public transport, lighting, furniture, earth-moving machinery/off-highway vehicles and white goods.
Discover more about subcontract sheet metalwork company Hydram’s precision metal fabrication services.
Subcontract laser cutting services and precision sheet metalwork: Subcontract sheet metalwork manufacture expert, Hydram provides a CNC laser cutting service as part of its subcontract sheet metalwork fabrication business. The sheet metalwork subcontractor bought its first CNC laser profiling machine in 1997 and has continually upgraded its capacity to keep up with technology developments, such as the latest fiber sources and automation systems. Metal laser cutting offers a flexible and economical means of precision sheet metal cutting and plate profiling.
Sheet metal CNC Punching services for metal fabrication: Subcontract sheet metalwork fabrication company Hydram Sheet Metalwork’s CNC punching service offers a cost effective precision metal profiling solution. Offering CNC punching since 1986, sheet metalwork subcontractor Hydram has continuously improved its machinery with automation options such as automated tool stores, part handling and sheet storage and retrieval systems. 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.
Panel bending and pressbrake sheet metal fabrication: Subcontract sheet metalwork fabrication company Hydram has a range of precision metal forming facilities including CNC sheet metal folding, CNC Salvagnini panel bending and NC rolling machines. With an impressive bending capacity of 14 pressbrakes from Amada, Bystronic, CoastOne, Ermaksan and Trumpf, which are rated up to 250 tonnes for sheet metal folding. Sheet metalwork subcontractor Hydram works in various metals including aluminium, steel and stainless steel. Maximum bend width is 4m.
Laser cutting hollow section metal tube for fabricated products: Sheet metalwork subcontractor 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. 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.
CNC bending of round tube up to 52mm diameter: Subcontract sheet metalwork experts Hydram Engineering offer tube bending as part of their sheet metal fabrication services. Tube that has been cut to length, complete with the necessary holes and slots on the tube laser machine, can be bent along different axis and radii in one single CNC operation. A combination of tubular and sheet metalwork can then be welded together to form a complete fabricated metal product.
Metal Fabrication and Welding Services: Subcontract sheet metalwork 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, spot welding, stud welding and projection welding, together with comprehensive metal dressing are offered. Certified to welding standards ISO 3834-2:2005, BS EN 15085-2 CL1 and CL2, and also the ISO 9001:2015 quality standard. Three Panasonic PerformArc robot welding cells are used on longer production runs.
Wet and powder coating facilities on site for metal fabrications: Subcontract sheet metalwork company Hydram Sheet Metalwork offers powder coating and wet spray painting on steel and aluminium components and small fabrications on site. The sheet metalwork subcontractor has three continuous conveyor-operated plants for powder coating, and a batch processing facility for powder coating or wet spraying larger fabrications. Extensive pre-treatment facilities are used to ensure that metal parts are fully degreased and chemically-coated to give excellent paint adhesion.
Final assembly of full integrated sheet metal products: Sheet metalwork subcontractor, Hydram Sheet Metalwork offers a large dedicated area for final assembly of full integrated sheet metal fabrications and fabricated metal products. With sheet metal and tube processing, from laser cutting through to fabrication and painting, Hydram offers fully assembled fabricated metal products such as cabinets, enclosures and complete assemblies. Finishing touches such as silk screen printing and product brand labelling can be undertaken so that complete finished fabricated metal products are delivered to end customers.
Hydram manufactures high volume metal components for the HVAC equipment industry and earth-moving vehicle sector. With 9 presses available, including coil feeding, mechanical and hydraulic presses, and tonnages up to 200 tonnes, Hydram offers considerable capacity, flexibility and efficiency as your manufacturing partner. Hydram has invested in a number of mechanical presses (with up to 200 tonne capacity) and hydraulic presses (with up to 80 tonne capacity) to cope with increasing demand for high volume powder coated metal components, a full service that Hydram can provide in-house.
Sheet metal subcontractor Hydram excels in precision sheet metal projects. Supplying industrial customers as a key supply chain partner, Hydram engages with customers right from design through to manufacture and delivery, paying the utmost attention to quality, cost control and delivery performance. Hydram has a long history of developing successful long-term partnerships with customers, working closely to provide outstanding manufacturing services in the custom precision sheet metal fabrication market.
