Hydram Sheet Metalwork is one of the largest subcontract precision sheet metal fabrication companies in Europe, and a leader in the UK sheet metal fabrication market.
Hydram offers the full range of subcontract metalwork services including laser cutting, CNC punching, panel bending and folding, tube laser cutting and tube bending, metal fabrication, powder coating and assembly.
As a sheet metal fabricator, Hydram supplies manufactured metal fabrications and assemblies for the defence, renewable, industrial, rail and transportation sectors from its site in County Durham, UK.
Established in 1977, Hydram is a highly experienced supply chain partner, with an established and enviable reputation in the subcontract precision sheet metal fabrication marketplace in the UK.
By working closely with customers to establish long-term partnerships, Hydram has developed its sheet metal fabrication expertise, maintained multiple quality, ISO and associated accreditations, and grown to be a leading subcontract fabrication company and expert in metal manufacture.
Demonstrating an ethos founded on customer satisfaction, Hydram Sheet Metalwork aims to achieve maximum productivity, quality and level of service whilst maintaining competitive prices through its continuous improvement culture.
Quality metal fabrications for off-highway vehicle manufacturing: Metalwork subcontractor Hydram manufactures painted sheet metal and tubular components for earth-moving machinery to Caterpillar, JCB and Komatsu. The sheet metal manufacturer's parts can be found in excavators, backhoe loaders and articulated trucks. Hydram manufactures light to medium-sized powder-coated metal fabrications from laser cut mild steel plate up to 20mm thick, all the way down to small metal brackets, tubular metal structures, hydraulic hose clamps and machined metal blocks.
Subcontract manufacturing for the transportation industry: Subcontract sheet metalwork fabrication company Hydram manufactures exterior panels, locker doors, grab poles and luggage racks for the bus and coach industry. Manufactured from aluminium, steel and stainless steel as per customer requirements, parts can be powder coated, wet painted or supplied with a brushed stainless finish. Hydram has also supplied heat shields and metal brackets for cars and aircraft, and is a trusted supplier of various metal fabrications, assemblies and metal components for train interiors.
JOSCAR accredited sheet metalwork fabrications for the defence sector: Subcontract sheet metalwork manufacturer Hydram adhears to the stringent quality requirements of the defence engineering sector, supplying precision sheet metal fabrications on a subcontract basis. Supplying metal fabrications to prime contractors such as sub-assemblies and precision metal fabrications for various military vehicles, military HVAC systems and heat shield products, the metalwork company has a full understanding of the stringent quality requirements of the defence engineering sector.
Trackside infrastructure and rolling stock sheet metal fabrications: Hydram Sheet Metalwork supplies metal components and fabrications to companies in the aerospace, bus and coach industries, and has been working with rail trackside equipment (location cases/cabinets, LOCs) and rolling stock manufacturers since 2012. Adhering to multiple quality accreditations including ISO 9001:2015, welding standards ISO 3834-2 and BS EN 15085-2 CL1 CWRVC, and bonding standard DIN 6701, the fabrication company is proud to list Alstom, CAF, Hitachi and Siemens among its tier-one customers.
Subcontract laser cutting services and precision sheet metalwork: Laser cutting company and metal manufacture expert, Hydram Sheet Metalwork provides a CNC laser cutting service as part of its sheet metal fabrication business. Metal laser cutting offers a flexible and economical means of precision sheet metal cutting and plate profiling. The sheet metal fabrication subcontractor bought its first CNC laser profiling machine in 1997 and has continually upgraded its capacity to keep up with technology developments, such as the latest fiber sources and automation systems.
Sheet metal CNC Punching services for metal fabrication: Precision fabrication company Hydram Sheet Metalwork’s CNC punching service offers a cost effective precision metal profiling solution. Punch profiling sheet metal has rapid processing speeds and lower operating costs than laser cutting, and has the ability to create forms in the metal. Offering CNC punching since 1986 Hydram has continuously improved its machinery with automation options such as automated tool stores, part handling and sheet storage and retrieval systems. The latest punching machines are supplied by Trumpf.
Panel bending and pressbrake sheet metal fabrication: Metal fabrication company Hydram has a range of precision metal forming facilities including CNC sheet metal folding, CNC Salvagnini panel bending and NC rolling machines. With an impressive bending capacity of 14 pressbrakes from Amada, Bystronic, CoastOne, Ermaksan and Trumpf, which are rated up to 250 tonnes for sheet metal folding, Hydram Sheet Metalwork are metal forming experts, working in aluminium, steel and stainless steel. Maximum bend width is 4m.
Laser cutting hollow section metal tube for fabricated products: Cutting metal tube with a CNC laser machine is a highly productive and flexible method of metal tube processing, cutting both hole profiles along the tube and end profile shapes, all in one operation. Metal manufacture expert Hydram provides a tube laser cutting service employing a dedicated tube cutting laser machine from BLM as part of is precision fabrication service, which is capable of cutting round, square, oval, triangular and other special section metal tubes. Hydram also offers CNC tube bending to complement the tube laser.
Wet and powder coating facilities on site for metal fabrications: Metal fabrication company Hydram Sheet Metalwork offers powder coating and wet spray painting on steel and aluminium components and small fabrications on site. The sheet metal fabricator has three continuous conveyor-operated plants for powder coating, and a batch processing facility for powder coating or wet spraying larger fabrications. Before being painted, metal components are pre-treated to ensure that they are fully degreased and chemically-coated to give excellent paint adhesion. A full range of paint colours and paint finishes is offered.
Precision sheet steel fabrication services: Precision fabrication company Hydram Sheet Metalwork provides welding of stainless steel, mild steel and aluminium products, components and custom precision sheet metal fabrications. Robotic and manual MIG welding and TIG welding, together with comprehensive metal dressing are offered. Three Panasonic PerformArc robot welding cells are employed to ensure consistency and economy on longer production runs. Accredited to welding standards ISO 3834-2:2005, BS EN 15085-2 CL1 and CL2, and also the ISO 9001:2015 quality standard.
ISO accredited experts in sheet metal manufacture, Hydram supplies precision metal components and fabrications for the defence, railway, automotive, transportation and industrial sectors.
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