Monday, October 6, 2014

A. Zahner


A. Zahner

Who is A. Zahner?

A. Zahner is a metal fabrication company that primarily seeks out challenging projects.

Products & Services:

A. Zahner designs, produces and installs custom metal products for customers such as roofing, signs, artwork or even siding. In some cases these projects are needed to resist different types of abuses and treatment like vandalism or weather.

Markets:

A. Zahner provides services for museums, art centers, contractors, sports teams and other companies all over the world.

Materials:

There are many different alloys and variations of metals that are used that depend on what the project is meant for.  To name a few basic materials, copper, zinc, steel, stainless steel, titanium commercial bronze (brass) and aluminum.

Cutting Technologies:

-8’x20’ waterjet that uses a mixture of garnet and water at approximately 80,000psi to cut through metal.

-Sheer

-Punch

-CNC

Joining Technologies:

Edges are angle cut to provide a smooth transition at corners.  To combine different pieces of metal either joining hardware or welding is used.

Forming Technologies:

-15, 150 and 250 ton metal breaks

-Slip roll

-Press

Finishing Technologies:

To finish the project there are endless techniques that can be applied.  Some of these are acid treatments, heat to discolor metal, paint, buffing and in some cases absolutely nothing. A. Zahner is constantly looking for new methods of creating different styles for projects. To do this research they often set up different projects around the property to experiment with and observe how the metal reacts with time and under the elements.







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