Metal Fabrication

In 1983, G&H was a simple metal stamping shop

providing hard-tooled sheet metal stamped parts

produced on flywheel punch presses. Today we offer vastly

wider fabrication capabilities, allowing us to produce

complex weldments, CNC punched components, sheet

metal enclosures, highly-detailed and accurate laser cut

components and many other sophisticated fabrications.

Combine our fabrication capabilities with the CNC

machining expertise and our customers have a complete

one-stop shop for their project needs.

More specifically, G&H offers fabrication expertise in the

following disciplines:

•Flat and tubular laser cutting

•CNC sheet metal stamping

•Hard-tooled stamping

•Tool and die services

•Hard tooled forming

•Brake forming

•Tig, Mig and FluxCore welding

•CNC tube bending (round and N-shaped)

•Sawing

•Grinding

Fabricating accounts for 120,000 sq. ft. of our total of

170,000 sq. ft. of shop space. All of this space is dual-

crane equipped and is flexible to allow us to handle

large weldments or tens of thousands of 1/2” steel clips.

We are comfortable with 1” thick steel plate or 0.005”

thick stainless foil. Over the 54 years of our existence,

there is not much we have not seen in the metals

fabrication industry.

ENGINEERING SUPPORT

G&H takes a very advanced approach to weldments

and assemblies. We use our Solidworks design software

and our MasterCam CAD/CAM to engineer Slot and Tab

designs, which are the preferred construction method for

sheet metal joints because they provide the most accurate

positioning at the lowest cost.

LASER CUTTING

G&H operates a state-of-the-art contract laser production

facility. In the processing of tubular materials, we have

no equal. Our capability is an advanced manufacturing

process – computer-controlled to produce parts with

precision and repeatability at very affordable prices.

G&H has complete production design systems with up to

4,000 watts of cutting power, allowing for the process of

round, square, rectangular and N-sided tubular products

in lot sizes ranging from as small as five pieces up to

thousands.

Our laser machines often provide the most effective

process for cutting plate or sheet metal for sheet metal

fabrication, including carbon steel, stainless steel,

aluminum and many other alloys. Our latest Trumpf

TruLaser 7000 Tube is one of the fastest laser tube cutting

machines on the market today. It allows us to cut very

complex products such as tubular charge tubes for the

oil & gas industry in a matter of seconds. G&H offers

complete contract and custom laser cutting services, total

engineering capability, and full CAD/CAM capability.

Large Diameters and Wall Thickness: Our Trumpf TruLaser

Tube 7000 offers plenty of advantages. It cuts tubes and

profiles with large diameters and wall thicknesses without

sacrificing productivity. It processes tubes and profiles up

to 10” in diameter with wall thicknesses of up to 0.3” in

mild steel.

Most Economical Solution: G&H has traditional flat cutting

systems with table sizes up to 72” x 144”, power up to

3,000 watts, and material exchange tables for increased

productivity. Each machine is a 4-axis cutting system

ready for tubular cutting, and is also equipped with an

auto-handling fixture. These dual mode machines provide

the most economical solution for metal cutting.

Advanced Flat Cutting: We have the most advanced flat

cutting machines in the industry with 4,000 watts of laser

cutting power. These machines have “super-speed” flying

axes that minimize cut-to-cut times to a fraction of the

traditional machine move times. The high power allows

these cutting systems to process 1/2” stainless steel

with burr-free precision or thin gage steel with unbounded

speed.

Cost Efficient and Ultimate Flexibility: Our laser cutting

equipment includes long bed, 4-axis lasers with power

ranging from 1,500 to 3,000 watts to deliver cost efficient

flexibility. Each machine is equipped with through-bore

chucking up to 6” diameter. The 1,500 and 1,800 watt

machines cut thin wall tubing up to 3/16” with better

accuracy, no burrs and a smooth finish, while maintaining

a competitive cost in comparison to other mechanical

processes. All cutting systems are equipped to process

tubular materials up to 5/8” thick and up to 24” in

diameter, and they allow for cutting up to 24’ in length

without indexing.

Cutting Large Volumes of Tubular Products: G&H has

automatic production tube cutting cells with 3,200

watts of cutting power. Each machine is equipped with

fully-automatic tube feeders up to 30’, minimizing the

challenges and cost of producing large volumes of tubular

products. These machines offer the ultimate in power,

accuracy and cost reductions as well as tolerances of

+/- 0.005” in profiling or cut-to-length.

WELDING

G&H offers a variety of welding services supported by

advanced welding equipment and skilled craftsmen. We

are ISO and AWS certified with many years of experience

in both Gas Metal Arc Welding/Metal Inert Gas (MIG

Welding) and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)/Tungsten

Inert Gas (TIG Welding). The MIG and TIG welding

processes grant our highly-skilled operators greater control

for stronger, more consistent welds.

Specialists in Mig and Tig Welding: G&H has a large

in-house capability for aluminum, carbon steel, stainless

steel, cast iron and bronze welding. We have the ability to

handle stock up to 40’ long, 12’ square, with a minimum

thickness of 0.0030” and we have the equipment to

handle pieces up to 20,000 pounds. We can build custom

fixtures for production and no job is too small. G&H

provides field fabrication services for clients who need

welders on-site for their projects. Our highly-experienced

team of welding technicians can certify to any standards

required.

METAL STAMPING, TOOL & DIE

G&H has been building hard tooling and producing

production stampings since 1958. Today we continue

to be leaders in this area of fabrication with tonnage

Metal Fabrication

capabilities ranging from 25 through 175 tons. All of

these machines are coil-ready with modern servo-drive

feeds and straighteners. Our wide range of press tonnage

and bed sizes can produce metal stamping solutions to

meet virtually every challenge. We also offer four-slide and

multi-slide capabilities, as well as standard progressive

and compound produced parts.

We are a complete metal stamping supplier with in-house

hard tooling expertise. Our tool builders are experts in

producing stage, progressive, compound or drawing tools

and associated fixturing for efficient production.

Combining our tooling and stamping capabilities with our

in-house EDM, heat treating, and precision machining

capabilities makes G&H a single source for tooling

construction, repair and maintenance. Whether our

customers are blanking, forming, or drawing, we can

supply quality hard tooling at a reasonable cost.

Our four-slide/multi-slide capabilities for producing high

volumes of small sheet metal parts take G&H customers

well beyond traditional punch press stamping. These

machines allow our customers to acquire low cost

stampings with minimum tooling charges due to the

inherent flexibilities of these machines. For high volume

users of sheet metal stampings this option will more than

meet their needs.

Finally, G&H is equipped to produce low volume stampings

and sheet metal components using low-cost “quick tools,”

press brakes and other sheet-metal equipment.

TUBE BENDING

Tube bending has long been a need to many across a

broad range of industries from oil & gas to structural

engineering to automotive and sport utility vehicles. G&H

has invested capital as well as maintained a team of

experienced operators to provide the highest quality tube

bending services.

Because our tube benders are capable of bending and

forming both round and square bars and tubes, we offer

the most flexible and broad range of services for our

customers. In addition, we are capable of both roll and

push bending, as well as having the ability to stack our

tooling. This allows for multiple diameters to be bent on

the same part simultaneously providing the most cost

effective solution for multiple bends per part.

G&H provides the following tube bending benefits:

•Both round and square capabilities; able to roll and push

bend tubing

•Ability to bend up to 3.15” round and 2.36” square

tubing with a maximum length of 240” long

•Stackable tooling allows for simultaneous bending of

multiple radii on the same part

•Repeatable accuracy of 1/100th of a degree with

electric machinery making it more reliable than a

hydraulic bender which is effected by ambient and

machine temperatures

CNC PUNCHING

G&H has variety of different punch presses including a

fully-automated CNC punching center. Our Trumpf TruPunch

2020 center is extremely fast and can not only punch

holes, but will tap threads, mark, offset, emboss, form

flanges and even deburr parts. It punches 900 holes per

minute and travels at speeds in excess of 4,000 inches

per minute. This advanced equipment allows us to produce

high quality, sheet metal fabrications in high volumes at a

reasonable cost and in a timely fashion.

Metal Fabrication

11660 Brittmoore Park Drive

Houston, Texas 77041

Phone: 800-922-4223

Email: info@ghdiv.com

Web: www.ghdiv.com

Metal Fabrication

Versatility In Volumes: Whether you are looking for a

prototype or a production run, G&H has the equipment

and personnel to handle any job. We can process the

most intricate formed features, perforations and patterns

with high speed precision. In many cases, CNC punching

is the most efficient way to produce precision fabricated

metal products with many holes. In addition, we can deal

with components that range up to 50” in width and 98”

in length with a maximum 1/4” sheet thickness. G&H

punches parts for different industry OEMs from a variety of

materials including stainless steel, aluminum and copper.

SHEET METAL AND PLATE FORMING

G&H offers press braking services for customers needing

sheet and plate metal forming. This is one of the most

technically challenging operations in metal fabrication.

We use only CNC-controlled machines which result in tight

tolerances and repeatability for our customers.

All Sizes and Shapes: We can handle a variety of sizes of

material as well as produce a wide variety of shapes. We

have tonnage capacities up to 125 tons and can form

metals up to “.500” Carbon Steel up to a part length of

36” long/thick. We are capable of press braking parts with

a bed size of up to 80” in length. We can work in a variety

of metals including aluminum, cold-rolled steel and all

alloys of steel.

SURFACE AND CENTERLESS GRINDING/HONING

G&H provides a wide range of grinding services from

precision surface grinding to centerless grinding to honing.

We have highly skilled operators to provide precision

ground surfaces, either to achieve a critical size or surface

finish. Our honing equipment can handle parts with an ID

of 3” to 27”.

Our automated Chevalier FSG3A1224 surface grinding

machine produces high tolerance parts with a mirror-like

surface finish, while meeting flatness, parallelism and

squareness requirements. G&H also has two manual

Chevalier surface grinders. Known as the “workhorses of

the grinding industry,” these machines provide slip-free,

smooth and accurate table movement, superior accuracy

and finish, and excellent rigidity and superior dampening

during heavy machining. We regularly achieve tolerances

of +/- 0.0001”.

SAW CUTTING

From lasers to band saws, G&H has a solution for most

metal cutting needs. We have machines that can cut

almost any material including wood, plastic and steel. We

regularly cut a wide variety of material from shim stock to

heavy plate. We have the ability to cut titanium, inconel,

hasteloy, cobalt, brass, bronze and many more metals.

Our horizontal band saws can cut various types of tube,

rod or extrusions. Many of these saws are automated

and programmable for repeatable quality and increased

throughput. In addition, we have shearing capabilities

most often used in conjunction with another cutting

process such as laser cutting in order to make long

straight cuts. By having in-house cutting capabilities, G&H

saves time and money for its customers.