Metal fabrication. Metal fabrication is the building of metal structures by cutting, bending, and assembling processes: Fabrication comprises or overlaps with various metalworking specialties: Fabrication shops and machine shops have overlapping capabilities, but fabrication shops generally concentrate on metal preparation and assembly as described above.
By comparison, machine shops also cut metal, but they are more concerned with the machining of parts on machine tools. [edit] Metal fabrication is a value added process that involves the construction of machines and structures from various raw materials. Die-casting. Vacuum Forming. Injection Moulding of Plastics.