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Machines Needed to Set Up a Ductwork Workshop?
Machines Needed to Set Up a Duct Workshop
Introduction
Ventilation duct production is the process of cutting sheet metal to size, forming it, joining the parts and preparing them for shipment. When setting up a new workshop, knowing which machine comes into play at which stage helps you plan your investment correctly and start production without interruptions.
1. Sheet cutting and preparation
Production starts with cutting galvanized sheet coils or plates. A guillotine shear is used for straight cuts, and CNC plasma cutting for complex shapes.
2. Square and rectangular duct production
Seams and bends are formed on the cut sheet; the duct body is shaped on the auto duct former and locked on the seam closer. The lock former gives the edges of the parts their joining profile, and the flanging machine prepares the male side of the Pittsburgh joint; the Pittsburgh seam closer then tightly closes the Pittsburgh seams of elbows and straight duct parts over the flanged edge. Edges are bent on the folding machine, and the flange cutting machine cuts flange profiles supplied in long lengths to the required duct size.
3. Round duct production
Round ducts are produced continuously on the spiral duct machine. Elbows are made on the round elbow machine, while the connection details at the pipe ends are prepared on the trimming (beading) machine. The automatic cylinder machine rolls the sheet for fittings such as round and oval parts, elbows and reducers, and the gasket shaper machine fits rubber gaskets onto parts such as couplings, improving the airtightness of the system.
4. Joining and welding
Spot welding machines are used to join the parts. The stitch welder joins round pipes, elbows, couplings and flat sheets with a copper wire, producing a clean seam along the weld without burning the sheet.
5. Quality control and shipment
Production is completed with dimensional inspection, labelling and packaging.
How to get started?
First, decide which duct type you plan to produce (square, round or both) and your daily capacity target. Then set up the machine sequence that matches this target. Choosing machines that work on the same line and complement each other makes maintenance and operator training easier.
At DFC Makine, we offer machine solutions for every stage of ventilation duct production. Contact us to plan the right line for your needs together.
