Plastic Fabrication
At The Metal Shop, we provide plastic cutting, machining, and additive manufacturing solutions to support both production and custom applications.
Capabilities
Waterjet Cutting – Precise cutting of plastics such as polycarbonate, PVC, and Acetal.
CNC Machining – Milling and turning of engineered plastics like Delrin into complex parts.
3D Printing – Our Stratasys Fortus 400 offers a large build volume (16″ × 14″ × 16″) for producing durable, industrial-grade parts in ABS and polycarbonate.
Applications
Wear Parts for assembly lines (e.g., AO Smith).
Custom Fixtures & Jigs to support production efficiency.
Prototypes & Short-Run Production of complex plastic components.
Molds & Replacement Parts to reduce lead times.
With a combination of traditional machining and industrial-grade 3D printing, we can deliver plastic components that are functional, precise, and production-ready—limited only by your design imagination.
The Metal Shop was started in 2002 by Duane Swift. After spending 30 years in the Navy and working for another exhibit company, the opportunity to start a small business was offered.