Making Sheet Metal Transitions

Part 4 of different ways to make sheet metal transitions in solidworks.

Making sheet metal transitions.

Sheet metal parts have a special file type in solid edge so you have to create a file that is dedicated as a sheet metal part from the start. We have proudly served hundreds of thousands of customers helping them save time and money by buying their products direct. Some viewers just want to see the steps performed. Layout and fabrication of a sheet metal transition for adding a booster fan and horizontal heating coil to an existing heating system is shown in simple step.

This is a long video with an almost continual verbal description of all the steps of the layout. Aluminum and galvanized steel are the most popular materials for the construction of sheet metal duct transitions. You can model a part like this in solid edge sheet metal and flatten it. Because metal can be formed into thin sheets the metal needs to processable.

The kits contain sheet metal pieces and an instructional dvd video to show you how to make sheet metal transitions. In 2002 alpine home air products became the first company to sell heating air conditioning and indoor air quality products online. To do this metals are melted into a processable uniform ingot to be later pressed and flattened into a sheet. A sheet metal transition is a custom fabricated duct to connect a new furnace or air hander to existing ductwork.

A sheet metal transition is generally a piece of duct work that changes in cross section from one shape to another typically from a rectangle to a circle. Specifically aluminum is comparatively light and facilitates ease in installation. In addition they are as well the least probably to host hazardous molds or growths since their surfaces are non porous.