Precision welding is a metal-joining process employed across a broad range of industries, including production, shipbuilding, and automotive maintenance. One of the steps involved in welding is fabrication, the processing of raw stock materials using advanced welding techniques to achieve high-quality results for a range of industrial parts and products. Other steps in the fabrication welding process include design, punching, stamping, casting, machining, cutting, and forming.

Incorporated in 1983 in New York State, Phoenix Metal Fabricating, Inc. is a customer-focused company committed to quality and innovation across our product and service offerings. We are experienced in steel, stainless steel, and aluminum welding and have the capabilities to cater to specific welding requirements.

Types of Welding

With decades of proven industry experience, Phoenix Metal offers a broad range of fabrication welding services, from spot welding to MIG welding and stick welding.

Spot Welding

At Phoenix Metal, we can use this method for automotive welding solutions, along with aerospace, construction, heavy equipment, and various other applications. Spot welding can incorporate advanced systems and welding tools to deliver precision welding solutions. It is the most common type of joining process and remains a primary welding application for producing steel cars in high-volume manufacturing lines.

Low-carbon steel is most suited to spot welding, due to its high electrical resistance and low thermal conductivity. However, we can use this technique with a number of materials to meet application-specific requirements.

MIG Welding

With Metal Inert Gas (MIG) welding, we can use a welding gun to form joints in various materials. To protect the weld pool from airborne contaminants, the welding gun feeds a shielding gas along with the electrode.

MIG welding is a versatile method suitable for sheet metal and various steel components. The arc is struck between the end of a wire electrode and the workpiece, with the wire serving as both a heat source (via the arc at the wire tip) and filler metal for the welding joint.

TIG Welding

Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding is also known as Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW). The process relies on a non-consumable tungsten electrode, which delivers a current to the welding arc. An inert gas (usually argon) cools and protects the weld puddle and tungsten.

TIG welding services from Phoenix Metal are suitable for applications requiring precise, high-quality welds, especially on thin metals like stainless steel.

Stick Welding

Stick welding, also known as Manual Metal Arc (MMA) welding, uses a power source to ignite an electric arc between a workpiece and flux-covered electrode to create the weld. The flux covering on the electrode acts as a protective coating for the weld, eliminating the need for protective gas. Additionally, the covering leaves behind a topcoat on the weld, which is removed to ensure a clean weld.

Laser Welding

Laser welding uses a highly focused laser beam to join materials by melting them at the weld point. This technique offers high precision, minimal heat distortion, and fast processing speeds, making it suitable for automotive and medical applications, among others.

Phoenix Metal’s Advanced Welding Capabilities

Phoenix Metal offers deep expertise and a comprehensive approach to our welding services. As an American Welding Society (AWS) certified welder, our capabilities include the above welding types (spot welding, MIG welding, TIG welding, laser welding, and stick welding), as well as graining for stainless steel materials and secondary grinding on all listed materials.

Some of the materials we can work with include:

• Aluminum
• Steel
• Stainless steel

Depending on the application’s requirements, we can fabricate custom industrial panels, housings, and enclosures for a broad range of customers across industries. We can also provide in-house powder coating finish services, along with screen printing and subcontract plating.

Contact Phoenix Metal for Your Welding Needs

At Phoenix Metal, we fabricate a wide variety of weldments for a diverse range of applications and industries, with vast experience working with aluminum, stainless, and steel materials. From grating, trenches, and support brackets for office furniture to stainless steel tops, control boxes, and other industrial-related products, we offer precision welding services to ensure the highest quality results. As a custom precision metal fabricator, we have the resources and knowledge to handle the unique needs of each project from prototype to production, providing our customers with parts or products that match their exact specifications.

Contact our welding experts today to learn more about Phoenix Metal and the top-quality fabrication welding services we provide.