Fabrication

Fabrication is the process of making parts from raw steel.

The workers use detailed prints to determine where the metal needs to be cut or broken (a term that really means to bend the material) and where holes need to be drilled.

During fabrication, specialized parts are made to be used later in the assembly process.

Parts are made and modified at a number of machines in the fabrication part of the shop. Let's look at a duplicator...