Sheet Metal Fabrication Cost Starts With the Same Quote Scope
Sheet metal fabrication cost is the total on a quotation. Public calculators ask for a material price and a shop rate, then print a unit price. This page does not publish those rates. It lists the lines two quotations have to share before the totals can be compared.
Material, thickness and quantity
Public cost calculators start with the blank size, the material, the thickness and the quantity, then multiply by a material price the calculator owner typed in. This page does not publish a material price. Put the grade, the thickness and the quantity on the drawing package so each factory prices the same blank.
The process steps on the part
Calculators then ask how many cuts, bends, welds or holes the part needs, and they multiply those counts by a shop rate. Ask each factory which of cutting, bending, welding, machining and finishing are in the quotation. Steadfab confirms the schedule and the price on the quotation, after an engineer reviews the drawing.
Finish, hardware, inspection, packaging and delivery
A lower total can omit the finish, the hardware, the inspection, the packaging or the delivery responsibility. The Suzhou manufacturing team completes high-temperature bake painting in-house. Powder coating of finished parts is outsourced, and returned parts are checked for color, film thickness and adhesion. Those checks are part of the scope, not a published rate.
Build the scope you will send
Online sheet metal fabrication cost calculators use the counts below to multiply a rate. Here the same list is only a scope. Leave a line selected when your drawing needs it, and ask every factory to price it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will this page calculate a sheet metal fabrication cost?
No. Public calculators output a unit price from rates this site does not publish. The checklist below only lists the lines that have to match before two quotations can be compared. The price is on the quotation.
When does Steadfab state a price?
Steadfab returns engineer-reviewed DFM feedback and a quotation within 2 business days of a complete drawing package. That quotation is the price. This page is not a substitute for it.
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