Metal Fabrication

Iron Forge Creations (IFC) in Mahim, Mumbai operates as a full-service metal manufacturing and design facility. The workshop integrates modern CNC sheet metal processing with traditional artisan metalworking to produce architectural features, luxury furniture frames, and bespoke structural elements.

Core Fabrication Processes & Capabilities

  1. Precision Cutting & Vector Profiling
  • CNC Laser Cutting: High-precision profiling for mild steel, stainless steel, brass, copper, and aluminum sheets. Ensures clean edges and tight tolerances for intricate jali screens, decorative panels, and complex components.
  • Shearing & Mechanical Sawing: Straight-line sizing of sheet metal, solid bars, box sections, and tubes prior to forming or welding.
  1. Forming, Bending & Rolling
  • Press Brake Bending: Air bending and bottoming for accurate V-bends, box profiles, and sharp angular folds across various gauge thicknesses.
  • Section & Profile Rolling: Sweeping continuous curves, rings, and cylindrical forms in pipes, channels, flat bars, and structural sections.
  • Mandrel & Hydraulic Tube Bending: Forming smooth, kink-free bends in hollow tubing for custom furniture legs, railings, and structural frames.
  1. Metal Casting Services
  • Hot Metal Casting: High-temperature foundry casting for non-ferrous and ferrous metals to produce custom hardware, sculptural pieces, and complex architectural accents.
  • Cold Metal Casting: Resin-bound metal powder casting techniques used for lightweight decorative panels, detailed embellishments, and textured surfaces.
  1. Precision Joining & Welding
  • TIG (GTAW) Welding: High-aesthetic welds on stainless steel, brass, copper, and aluminum where seamless joint appearance is critical.
  • MIG (GMAW) & Arc Welding: Heavy-duty structural joining for internal frameworks, load-bearing metal structures, and sub-assemblies.
  • Brazing & Soldering: Specialized non-ferrous joining for decorative brass and copper inlay work.
  1. Chemical Etching & Surface Engraving
  • Controlled chemical milling to produce recessed or raised patterns, textures, branding signage, and artistic motifs on sheet metal surfaces without mechanical stress.
  1. Surface Finishing & Polishing
  • Buffing & Mirror Polishing: Multi-stage abrasive polishing ranging from satin/brushed finishes to high-gloss mirror polishes on brass, copper, and stainless steel.
  • Patination & Chemical Distressing: Custom antiquing, blackened steel effects, and verdigris finishes for high-end interior applications.
  • Protective Coatings: Clear lacquering, powder coating preparation, and anti-oxidation treatments.

Technical Process Overview

Process Phase

Equipment / Technique

Typical Applications

Preparation

Vector CAD Layout, Laser Cutting, Shearing

Flat sheet profiling, base blanks

Shaping

Press Brake, Profile Rollers, Mandrel Benders

Enclosures, curved frames, furniture legs

Foundry

Hot Crucible Casting, Cold Resin Casting

Handles, hardware, 3D art models

Assembly

TIG / MIG Welding, Brazing

Structural joints, seamless frames

Finishing

Chemical Etching, Buffing, Patination

Decorative screens, polished trims, signage