Sheet metal work in the Netherlands
Perfection with passion
Sheet metal, machining, welding and assembly under one roof. What makes a product good is decided before the first cut is made.
About us
Since 1987. From Almelo.
Baas Metaal has been making parts and assemblies from sheet, tube and section in Almelo since 1987. Cutting, bending, welding, machining, finishing and assembly all happen within the same organisation, so a question about a part does not have to be chased between suppliers.
The hall holds, among other things, three TRUMPF laser cutting machines, seven press brakes and a fully automated sheet store, and production runs 24 hours a day. The earlier we are involved in a design, the more of it is still open to choose.
- Cutting
- Bending
- Welding
- Machining
- Finishing
- Assembly
Laser cutting
Laser cutting cuts sheet material with a focused laser beam. The cut is narrow and heat input stays limited, so parts hold their dimensions and the cut edge usually needs no finishing.
Techniques
The operations that turn a sheet into a product. They follow one another, and each determines what the next can still do.
- Laser cuttingLaser cutting cuts sheet material with a focused laser beam. The cut is narrow and heat input stays limited, so parts hold their dimensions and the cut edge usually needs no finishing.Laser cutting head cutting sheet metal, with sparks
- Tube laser cuttingTube laser cutting cuts sections and tubes to length and puts holes, cut-outs and joining shapes into them in a single set-up.The tube laser's cutting head cuts a profile clamped in the chuck, sparks flying, seen through the yellow safety window
- Laser weldingLaser welding puts the heat into the material very locally. That gives a narrow weld and little distortion, and often a joint that needs hardly any finishing.Welder with the helmet down works a seam by hand on a sheet-metal part in the jig, a bright flare at the point of contact
- Sheet metal bendingBending turns flat sheet into the shape the product needs. The bending sequence decides whether a part can be made at all, which is why we look at it during preparation.Sheet metal part being bent on the press brake
- Robot weldingIn robot welding a programmed robot lays the weld, which gives the same speed, angle and heat input from the first product to the last.Welding cobot welding a vertical seam on a sheet metal box clamped to the welding table, with arc and sparks
- TIG, MIG and MAG weldingManual welding with TIG, MIG or MAG. Which process fits depends on the material, the sheet thickness and on how the weld has to look in the end.Welder in a welding helmet and white glove welding a seam with the TIG torch on the welding table
- CNC millingMilling removes material with a rotating tool. It is the operation for faces, slots, pockets and holes that need to be more accurate than cutting or drilling allows.Milling cutter in the CNC milling machine with flying chips
- CNC turningTurning produces round shapes: shafts, bushings, flanges and transitions. The workpiece rotates, the tool stays put.Workpiece spinning in the chuck of a CNC lathe, with the tool from the turret against it
- RollingRolling bends sheet into a curve: a cylinder, a cone or a segment of one. Unlike bending, the curvature continues across the whole sheet.A Baas Metaal colleague at the plate rolling machine
From part to assembly
Request
You send a drawing or a description. If information is missing we ask, rather than assuming.
Preparation
We set the route: which operations, in what order, from which datum. If we see a more robust route, we put it to you.
Production
Cutting, bending, welding, machining and finishing, within the same organisation and therefore the same schedule.
Delivery
As a part, as an assembly, or as a complete assembled product. What you need is agreed when the request comes in.
People make the difference
Machines do what they are programmed to do. What makes a product good is the choice someone makes beforehand: which fixture, which sequence, which datum.
So when you have a question about your product, you talk to someone who knows how it is made.
Who we work for
Not every sector asks the same thing. What changes is not the machine but the way we prepare the work.
- Machine and equipment buildingParts that have to fit into a larger whole, often in varying quantities and with drawings that still change during the build.
- Transport and automotiveStructural parts that carry load and return in series, where the welding has to stay identical from one product to the next.
- MechatronicsEnclosures and frames in which components, cable looms and cooling all have to find their place, and where the fixing points have to be right to the millimetre.
- High-techSmall quantities with demanding dimensions and finish, and with drawings that are often still developing.
- MedicalParts that have to be cleanable: stainless steel, a surface without scale, and transitions where nothing gets left behind.
- FoodStainless steel, fully welded seams and a surface that can be cleaned and kept clean, in an environment that is washed down daily.
- AgricultureParts that live outdoors, have to cope with wear and weather, and must not fail in the middle of a season.
- DefenceSheet metal parts, frames and machined components where drawing, material and records are fixed in advance and do not change along the way.
Quality and certification
ISO 9001
Laser cutting, sheet metal and structural work, and the manufacture of semi-finished products and machine parts.
Bending or laser cutting? A price within minutes
Through Plaatweb, the online platform of Baas Metaal, you have a price for laser cutting and bending within minutes, and you can order straight away.
- Upload your drawing
- Enter material and quantities
- Your price within minutes, then order directly
plaatweb.online
Working at Baas Metaal
Work in metal, in Almelo, with colleagues who know what they are doing.
There are no open vacancies right now. A speculative application is always welcome.
Send us your drawing or description
If you do not know everything yet, we will look at it with you. That is usually faster than working it out alone first.
- Phone
- +31 546 577 300
- info@baas-metaal.nl