Metal Sheet & Plate Cutting
Competitive Metals stocks a wide variety of metal products to meet the needs of various industries and their operations. Our high-quality metal materials combined with our various metal finishing services, including multiple methods of custom sheet and plate cutting, to produce the components you need and streamline your ordering process. Discover the Competitive Advantage with customized solutions for your applications.Have questions about our custom metal sheet and plate cutting? Contact us or fill in a quote form to begin, and one of our knowledgeable representatives will be available to help you.
Custom Cut Steel Plate Capabilities
We offer a range of metal sheet and plate cutting capabilities. With various techniques available in-house and others outsourced to provide the best quality product for your application, we can custom-cut steel plate components to your specifications.Waterjet Cutting
Using a high-pressure stream of water, typically mixed with an abrasive, waterjet cutting easily cuts steel plate and sheet to required tolerances. Waterjet cutting can cut through the material with minimal heat-affected zones for intricate and precise cuts. It can also create complex shapes or designs without thermal distortion.Flame Cutting
Flame cutting uses a high-temperature flame from a mixture of oxygen and acetylene to heat the steel to its ignition point. It creates a clean cut by applying oxygen to the heated area, oxidizing unwanted steel material, and melting it away, making this process ideal for trimming thick steel plates to size.Plasma Cutting
Plasma cutting quickly melts the material and then blows it away, producing high-accuracy cuts in thick or thin steel that can be used to create complex or intricate designs. This process is incredibly fast and efficient.Laser Cutting
Focusing a high-powered beam of light to vaporize material, laser cutting delivers highly precise cuts for your projects. Laser cutting uses a computer-controlled system for intricate, detailed designs with reduced material distortion, providing a process that is popular for its accuracy, cleanliness, and complex capabilities.Advantages of Custom Metal Sheet & Plate Cutting Capabilities
Each cutting technique offers a variety of benefits to metal finishing and processing operations. Depending on the needs of your application, one option may provide greater advantages over another or may be the only technique available for cutting sheet or plate to the desired specifications. Benefits of metal sheet and plate cutting processes include the following:Flame Cutting:
- Lower cost and investment
- Only process for cutting thick steel
- Cuts through large metal surfaces
- CNC technology can be integrated
- High precision capabilities
- Exceptional cutting versatility
- Low-cost operations
- Superior finishing capabilities
- High-quality, precision cuts
- Able to create shapes and designs
- Efficient and precise cutting tolerances
- Portable and versatile
- Reduced distortion and minimal loss
- Fast, precise, and cost-effective metal processing
- Can be used in water to reduce noise and heat-affected zones
Custom Cut Steel Plate Industrial Applications
Metal sheet and plate cutting serves various industries, providing custom metal components for your application. Delivering high accuracy cutting, we use flame, plasma, laser, and waterjet cutting to meet application requirements, either outsourced or in-house, depending on your requirements. Some industries served by metal sheet and plate cutting include:- Automotive
- Processing & Handling
- Art & Architecture
- Medical & Surgical
- Aerospace
- Electronics
- Industrial
Contact Competitive Metals for Precision Metal Cutting Services
At Competitive Metals, we provide metal sheet and plate cutting for all items we stock within our cutting capabilities. Our expert staff can cut metal sheet and plate to your exact specifications using various cutting methods to create the components you require. We maintain a vast inventory of metal products kept indoors to preserve the material integrity. Supported by logistics services and a host of other metal fabrication services, Competitive Metals offers same-day or next-day shipping throughout Southern California, including San Diego, Orange County, Riverside, and Imperial County, or prompt nationwide shipping via FedEx or LTL Freight.Contact Competitive Metals to discuss your project requirements or request a quote to get started. Our team is available 5 working days a week, Monday through Friday, to assist you.