Search Catalog   By KeywordBy Item #         All Categories    Custom Machining and Fabrication All Categories > CNC Machining > Custom Machining and Fabrication      Printable Page       Email This Page       Save To Favorites    larger image The heart of Southern Machine and Fabrication's business is the custom machine shop and custom fabrication works. These areas produce single parts or small numbers of the same part according to drawings or other client supplied information.  Machine Shop   Fabrication Shop   Capabilities   Equipment List   Quality Control   Industrial Contracting    Paint Shop SMF has a sandblasting area that is capable of producing finishes to all SSPC standards. SMF's painters employ various painting techniques including spray painting to produce a variety of finishes in a range of coatings including epoxies and other industr Assembly Area SMF personnel are skilled in assembling machined parts and purchased items to produce complete working machines. The assembly area is equipped with electrical power allowing most machines to be test run. Closely allied sub-suppliers program PLC and computer controls if required. Raw Materials SMF keeps a large supply of structural steel, flat plate, sheet metal, bar stock and other materials in different grades of carbon steel, alloy steel, and other materials. If materials are not in stock they can be obtained from suppliers in Atlanta and Chattanooga within one day. Materials are cut using the latest automatic saws and electric eye flame cutting tables Engineering Southern Machine and Fabrication Company provides complete engineering services to support SMF's manufacturing operations and local industry. The engineering group has engineers with extensive experience in industry. In cooperation with quality control, SMF engineers “reverse engineer” parts to produce drawings and specifications so existing parts can be properly reproduced. SMF's engineers are capable of providing design and drafting services to turn a customer's ideas into drawings and specifications that can be used to produce the final product in our shops. In addition to machining and fabrication, the SMF engineering group visits customer's facilities and assist with problems affecting day-to-day operations as well as plant expansions and modifications. We provide technical expertise to remove production bottlenecks, increase efficiencies and production rates, update obsolete and under performing processes and install new production lines. These plant support services include engineering, design, cost estimating for budgeting and project costs, procurement and expediting, and project management. SMF has expertise regarding the full breadth of mechanical and electrical applications including processing equipment, fluid transfer, conveying systems, bulk storage and distribution systems, etc.  DOWNLOADS    SMF CNC Division (PDF, 29KB)