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Fabrication

Forming
Variety of press brakes with up to 20’ between the housings, 24’ die space, 1000 ton, variety of dies
½” x 10’ Plate Roll
Multiple Iron workers
Many mechanical punch presses of various types
Tube Bending: Max Tube: 2.0” x .125 Wall Mild Steel; Max Centerline Radius: 10”; Tube Length Over Mandrel: 8’

Shearing
Multiple shears with up to ¾” x 12’ and ½” x 20’ on A36 steel

Saw Cutting
Many types of large capacity automatic cut-off saws, up to 20”H x 20”W, band saws, etc.

Laser Cutting
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CNC 6000 watt laser w/ Nitrogen package
Max Thickness: .75” Mild Steel, .5” Aluminum and stainless
Min Tolerance Capability: ± .002”
Max Bed Size:    Width: 120” Length: 300”


Plasma Cutting

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  • Multiple hand held plasma
  • CNC Plasma and Oxy fuel burn table:
  • Size: 144”W x 480”L
  • Max Thickness: 4” Mild Steel & SS


Water-jet Cutting

Max Thickness: 4” Mild Steel & SS, 6” Aluminum
Max Bed Size:    Width: 144” Length: 144”
60,000 PSI

Welding
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MIG, TIG and Submerged Arc
Over 180 MIG welders
Robotic MIG Welding:
IGM 5 Axis robotic welder – 10’x53’ Gantry
Fanuc 5 Axis robotic welder w/ turntable
CNC Seam welding machines
Cells equipped with turntables and rollers
ASME ‘R’ and ‘U’ Stamp Certified, procedures and personnel certified to AWS and ballistic standards using various weld processes; including: SMAW, GTAW, FCAW, SAW and GMAW
X-ray testing, spot or continuous, available in our plant

Turning Rolls
Multiple Sets - 24,000 lb.

Material Handling and Shipping
Crane Capabilities:

Drive through undecking hoist
Multiple overhead 10 Ton hoists – 58’ span – 20’ hook height
Multiple fork trucks with capacity up to 10 ton


BAE Systems contracted Somerset Welding & Steel to manufacture the primary weldments for the ARV 22-ton crane. Click on image to see more pictures.

Armored Recovery Vehicle (ARV) Cranes

The ARV vehicles have a two-man or three-man crew and carry equipment and spare parts to conduct on-site vehicle repairs. ARV has an integrated crane and recovery winch for use in helping right overturned vehicles and recovering mired vehicles. It is capable of towing Manned Ground Vehicles, Armed Reconnaissance Vehicles, and Multifunction Utility/Logistics and Equipment vehicles. It also supports all field maintenance tasks that require lifting, welding, cutting and heating.

Photos and description are courtesy of BAE Systems.

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