CERTIFIED SHEET METAL FABRICATION COMPANY IN VICTORIA
ISO 9001 Certified SYSTEM
Australian General Engineering is proudly ISO 9001 certified. The ISO 9001 standard is designed as a framework to guide an organization towards continual improvement and an increase in customer satisfaction.
The basic intention behind this standard is to provide an international baseline for quality management, which can be used by companies around the world. ISO 9001 is the most widely used and implemented quality management system in the world.
ISO 3834 Welding Integrity Assured
Australian General Engineering is proudly ISO 3834 certified. ISO 3834 Certification specifies the quality requirements expected for fusion welded products globally.
AS/NZS ISO 3834 certification controls the entire lifecycle of the welding process, from design right through to inspection. AS/NZS ISO 3834 considers all aspects that could affect weld quality. This type of approach is essential because it is impossible to undertake complete verification of a welded joint without destroying it.
35 YEARS EXPERIENCE
If you're looking for a general engineering business in Melbourne that can provide a comprehensive range of metal fabrication services, then you're in the right place.
Here at Australian General Engineering (AGE) we have established ourselves as a market leader, and pride ourselves on providing our clients with tailored services. We can also provide full product design and development services including turnkey solutions from concept to the final product.
Metal Rolling
MIG and TIG welding
CNC Machining
CNC Tube Bending
Metal Spinning
Aluminum Sheet Metal Fabrication
When assisting our customers with the design, development, and production of their products and components, our experienced team is dedicated to providing the highest level of customer satisfaction.
At every stage, we ensure that best manufacturing practice is applied. This guarantees the most efficient form of production while keeping in mind key criteria requirements such as visual aesthetics and quality.
CNC Laser Cutting
CNC Turret Punching
CNC Metal Folding, Rolling and Pressing
CNC Machining
CNC Robotic Mig and Tig Welding
DESIGN CAD/CAM
Our professional design team are knowledgeable in the design and redesign of a variety of products and components. Whether you need to design from scratch or improve upon an existing design for cost efficiency, we have the solution. Using both CAD and CAM technology, we can provide quality options for your metal fabricated products at the best possible value.
BAND SAWING
Band and drop sawing using our range of programmable saws provides our team with the ability to process batches and mitre cutting with a capacity of 230 x 230mm. This process is ideal for pipe and tube batch cutting.
LASER CUTTING
Thanks to our state-of-the-art laser cutting technology and computer software, we can precision laser cut a range of materials including:
Mild steels up to 20mm
Stainless steels up to 16mm
Aluminium up to 10mm
Our flexible equipment is ideal for small batch and large production runs of a diverse range of components.
TURRET PUNCHING
Here at Australian General Engineering, we fully appreciate that along with accuracy, time is one of our clients' main concerns. That is why we are dedicated to delivering fast and efficient CNC turret punching using our high tech and modem equipment.
TUBE BENDING
We employ the latest technology and expertise for consistent and accurate tube bending to a range of metals. From vehicle exhaust and handrails to frameworks and portable generators, our pipe benders will deliver the high-quality results that you are looking for.
BRAKE PRESSING / FOLDING
Fast and accurate brake pressing/folding of a range of metals is facilitated with our sophisticated CNC brake press machinery. Through easy to set up and operate methodology, we can quickly tum out precision workmanship that aids the smooth and timely fabrication of our clients' components.
PRESSING & STAMPING
In an industry where precision is a key factor to success, we are dedicated to providing consistently high-quality pressed and stamped components in ongoing and large production runs. Our state-of-the-art equipment has the capacity to produce virtually any stamped or pressed metal component that you need.
CNC MACHINING
If your products require accurate and efficient turning or milling, you need our highly professional CNC machining services. Every step of our CNC machining processes is audited for quality and accuracy.
METAL SPINNING
Our metal spinning services are highly cost-effective for smaller batches of components. They are also ideal for decorative and complex items that can be manufactured without using costlier pressing methods.
WELDING
If you are looking for precision welding across a range of disciplines that include MIG, TIG, spot, stud, and projection methods, you couldn't be in a better place. Our highly skilled welders and sophisticated welding machines consistently tum out top-grade welding to even the most complex components. Learn about the difference between welding and soldering.
TOOL ROOM
We are committed to providing the metal fabrication Melbourne solutions that our clients need to bring their components to the market. To this end, we have invested in a dedicated tool room. Our skilled tool makers can fabricate tool-specific solutions for a diverse range of general and fabrication engineering services.
METAL SHEET ROLLING
Here at Australian General Engineering, we have the capacity to roll sheet profiles up to 4mm thick and 1300mm in length. Our modern rolling machinery is ideal for applying curvatures to a range of sheet metals before further processing.
METAL FINISHING
From durable metal coatings and treatments to anodizing and powder coatings, we offer a diverse range of quality finishes to suit every component application. With every process available including hot dip, spray painting, and electro-coat finishes, we are confident that we can complete your components to the highest of standards.
GUILLOTINING
With our range of sophisticated and programmable guillotine, we can rapidly cut sheet steels up to 6mm in thickness and 3000mm in length. When used in conjunction with our brake presses, rollers, and other processes, these machines ensure rapid and accurate metal fabricated results.
ASSEMBLY
Here at Australian General Engineering, we pride ourselves on our ability to deliver much more than just basic metal fabrication and general engineering services. We can also efficiently assemble your finished components using our skilled team and dedicated assembly lines.
LOGISTICS & DISTRIBUTION
From dedicated warehousing and transportation to fabrication-ready materials, we are committed to ensuring that your product is fabricated when you need it and delivered to its destination on time, every time. Our warehousing facility provides us with the opportunity to offer our customers inventory and stock for Kanban-style call ups.
OFFERING SOLUTIONS TO ALL SHEET & METAL FABRICATION REQUIREMENTS
PRECISION LASER CUTTING
The team here at Australian General Engineering can provide you with both high-quality and high-speed results for all your metal CNC laser cutting requirements.
We utilize a state-of-the-art, Swiss-made Bystronic 5200W CO2 laser cutting system with transfer processing table and automated sheet loading to reduce costs and increase output. Using this high grade equipment, we provide quality precision work with efficient turnaround times. Materials typically cut on our Bystronic 5200W CO2 include:
- Mild steels up to 20mm
- Stainless steels up to 16mm
- Aluminium up to 10mm
COST EFFECTIVE TURRET PUNCHING
Our highly experienced team of machinists and engineers offers an all in-one fully automated turret punching and sharing service. It is fast, accurate, and more cost-effective than laser on most materials up to 6mm thick.
So if your sheet metal components require piercings such as round holes, square holes, rectangular holes, dimples, or other perforations, we recommend you explore the option of having your components made by our fu11y automated CNC turret punch line.
In many cases, turret punching allows us to offer you a lower cost per component than laser cut parts. Send us your inquiry and our team will inform you of the best options.
HI-TECH BRAKE PRESSING & FOLDING
The team here at Australian General Engineering utilizes state-of-the-art LVD CNC press brakes. These have a patented laser angle measurement with the Easy-Form® in-process laser angle monitoring and correction system.
Thanks to their integration with a full offline program and process simulator via CADMAN-B 3D software, complex jobs are now made easy. Quick change-over is supported by upper and lower hydraulic tool clamping and a user-friendly control panel, making it easy for any operator to quickly set up the machine.
FABRICATION SERVICES
When it comes to providing quality metal fabrication in Melbourne, you don't have to look any further than the team here at Australian General Engineering. Our professional team are dedicated to providing our services on time and within the agreed budget.
From precision laser cutting, turret punching, folding and CNC machining to heavy metal fabricated components, we have every aspect of your metal fabrication needs covered.
Since our inception, Australian General Engineering (AGE) has expanded to a market-leading sheet metal and general metal fabrication service provider/manufacturer. Operating with production and logistics facilities of over 4,000m2 in Melbourne and similar in Vietnam, we are ideally positioned for increased manufacturing demands.
CNC MACHINING
At Australian, General Engineering can cater to your CNC machining requirements. Whether it's a job for our bar-loader-equipped or stand alone CNC lathes or a more complex task for a CNC machining center, we have your needs covered.
At our Melbourne facility, we offer a range of CNC machining services including precision turning and milling of various materials and components. We are able to provide cost-effective results by best utilizing our plants here and in Vietnam.
This ensures our customers have the best of both worlds, including low-cost items with quality and delivery guaranteed. With little fuss, our expert machinists can turn your ideas into high-quality components.
Our Sheet Metal & General Fabrication Services in Melbourne
The team here at Australian General Engineering focuses on efficient production processing and adheres to 'lean manufacturing' practices. We incorporate our latest in-house technology production equipment, MRP software, dedicated management, and customized warehousing facility so that we can manufacture economically, and manage stock for immediate availability.
The Melbourne sheet metal fabrication we offer at our Melbourne and Vietnamese facilities include:
- CNC Laser Cutting
- CNC Turret Punching
- CNC Brake Pressing/Folding
- Cutting services using Band Saws, Guillotines, Shears, and Cold Drop Saws
- Height access equipment
- Mechanical and electrical enclosures
- Truck and utility service bodies
- HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning) components
- Power generation components
- Street and park furniture
Metal Forming
- Bending: During bending, the workpiece is bent to form flanges, contours, curls, seams, corrugations and other geometries by means of applying force through hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical machines.
Shearing
- Conventional shearing: Shearing is a metal cutting process through which flat surfaces cut using a scissors-like action, usually in straight lines.
- Turret Punching: Turret Punching creates shapes in sheet material by successively punching a series of basic shapes. Edges are cut by the shearing action of a punch and die.
Material Removal
- Sawing: Sawing is a type of cutting in which the cutting tool is a blade that has a series of teeth, with each tooth removing a small amount of material. Sawing is typically used to shape raw material to the approximate size of the part, prior to additional processes.
- Tapping: Tapping produces internal threads in the workpiece. This involves the use of a tool with multiple cutting teeth.
- Boring: Boring produces circular internal profiles in the hollow workpiece or on a hole made by drilling or another process.
- Turning: Turning rotates the workpiece about its axis while applying cutting tools to create a desired shape.
- Drilling: Drilling produces holes in a workpiece using a fluted cutting tool.
- Milling: Milling removes small chips using a rotating cutter that moves in three axes.
- Grinding: Grinding is a chip removal process in which the cutting tool is an abrasive grain wheel. Different types of grinding include Surface grinding, Cylindrical grinding, Internal grinding, and Centerless grinding.
- Laser Cutting: Laser cutting involves focusing a beam of high-density energy on the surface of the workpiece. The beam evaporates portions of the workpiece in a controlled manner.
Welding
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Modern Engineering & Fabrication Facilities Located in Melbourne's South East
Our Melbourne-based ISO 9001 certified facility spans over two adjoining buildings totaling over 4,000m2. Ideally positioned in the southern industrial hub of Melbourne, we have easy access to local and national transportation.
We have also duplicated our facility and the services we offer at our facility in Vietnam. This allows us to provide further cost effective options for customers.
No matter which industry sector you are in, Australian General Engineering should be your choice of supply partner for all your metal component manufacturing requirements.
Some typical applications and sectors include:
- Heavy vehicle applications including drivetrain, chassis, body, and accessory components
- Department of Defence component and product requirements
- Automotive (OEM and aftermarket), shop-fittings, and point of sale (POS) displays
- Rail infrastructure and train components
- Recreational vehicles and caravan components
- Agricultural and farming
With a continual improvement approach and dedication to achieving the highest possible standard in customer satisfaction, Australian General Engineering is focused on delivering the highest quality products, on time and at market competitive rates.
Melbourne's Best Metal Fabricators
Our commitment to service has made us one of Melbourne's fabricators of choice for prompt turnarounds. Our teams will work with you to ensure timelines are kept and, if required, we will organize and manage transportation logistics to guarantee your product arrives safely, on time, exactly where it needs to be.
To ensure we deliver products consistently to your specifications, we maintain strict quality control procedures at all stages of our manufacturing. The products or components are audited at each stage before progressing to the next level of production.
