Often referred to as a sheet metal shear or power shear, a guillotine machine is used by metal fabrication workshops to cut various widths of sheet metal. LSG Machine Tools offers a wide variety of manual, mechanical and hydraulic guillotine machines ideal for the sheet metal fabrication industry.
Importance of a Guillotine Machine in Metal Fabrication
A guillotine machine cuts sheets of metal into specific shapes and dimensions for fabrication. These machines prepare the metal sheets to be shaped or to be used as is. Manual or mechanised machines can cut sheet metal with exact measurements and angles. The blades of each guillotine machine have been uniquely designed for fixed or variable cutting depending on fabrication requirements.
Industries that Rely on Precision Cut Sheet Metal
To better understand the function of a guillotine machine, LSG Machine Tools would like to highlight some of the industries that rely on the accuracy these machines produce:
- Construction
Fabricated sheet metal is often applied to the exterior of buildings however it is also used internally. Steel-framed buildings require guillotine precision for the support beams and columns. In fact, construction wouldn’t be complete without sheet metal producing the screws and nails that hold the building together.
- Signs, tracks and more
Without realising it, sheet metal forms a part of daily transport and some of the rules that govern the roads. The signs along the road that indicate speed limits and caution drivers are all made from sheet metal that makes use of a guillotine machine to cut the required shapes. Train lines are dependent on metalworkers to fabricate the tracks that transport commuters. Even bridges make use of sheet metal fabrication to reinforce them.
- Modes of transport
Whether made from steel or aluminium, a guillotine machine is responsible for the major components of vehicles, busses, trains and aeroplanes. Frames, doors, rails, engines and wings are but a few of the parts that sheet metal fabrication produces.
With over 30 years of experience in the industry, LSG Machine Tools stocks a wide variety of quality refurbished engineering and sheet metal machinery. Each machine that enters our premises is thoroughly inspected and tested ensuring that the machine you receive is of the utmost quality. Contact us and we will gladly assist you with a guillotine machine to suit your needs.