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Here’s a small selection of manufacturing we’ve done recently.

All of this was designed, laser-cut, pressed, rolled, fabricated and assembled at our factory in Te Atatu South.

Whether its Mild Steel, Stainless or Aluminium, Big or Small, we’re all about the end result. Starting with making sure we understand exactly what you (the customer) require, we can ensure everything is perfect before it gets out the door.

Got dust in your factory? Fumes? Some sheet-metal parts you need made? Whatever it is, we can help.

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#welding #assembly #sheetmetal #steel #extraction

Viking are the largest manufacturer of Spray Booths in New Zealand.

We have a huge range of standard Spray Booths, or we can customise them to your specification.

Our range includes:

• Mixing & Working Rooms
• Spray & Bake
• Container Booths
• Preparation Rooms
• Open-Face
• Truck Booths

These are all compliant with AS/NZ4114.

Over the years we’ve made booths for many of New Zealands largest businesses, we’d love to know if you’ve seen any of them around!

If you’re after a Spray Booth, or even just interested in finding out more then give us a call today at 0508 XTRACT.

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On top of our range of custom products, Viking supply an enormous range of Modular Ducting to industry in NZ.

Some key benefits of Modular Ducting include:

• Fast Turnaround (all off the shelf!)
• Simple & Quick to Install
• Compatible with other systems
• Competitive Pricing

We have everything. Branches, Dampers, Clamps and everything in between.

If you need an extension to your existing ducting, replacement parts, or even an entirely new system then we can help.

Get in touch with us today at 0508 XTRACT

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#modularducting #ductingsystems #vikingironcraft #sheetmetal

With so many options now-days… why choose us?

Our difference is that while we do sell standard products, each project we undertake is tailored to that specific customer. We visit your site, find out exactly what you’re after, then 3D model the entire thing in Solidworks so we can manufacture on-spec, every time.

We also innovate on our parts continuously. Take this baghouse door handle as an example:

This is a part we use in our systems all the time. The first iteration was made up of several pieces, including some flat-bar which needed cutting to size, some welds to join everything together, and hot-dip galvanising to complete.

The iteration we use today is made entirely from sheetmetal, needing only a small amount of laser-cutting, and a few bends on the press before final assembly. This means we do everything in one room, instead of using precious time and money on additional processes.

Baghouse Handles Version 1 to 3 (left to right)

What this means is you’re getting a product that is customised for you. Our consistent innovation reduces cost while also improving the look and feel of our systems, benefits we pass on to you.

If you’re after an extraction system that we guarantee will suit your needs, get in touch with us today at 0508 XTRACT

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#sheetmetal #extractionsystems #vikingironcraft #dustextraction 

With the recent opening of our Sheetmetal division, we’ve had a chance to apply our 4o+ years of learning as a business to an entirely new venture.

While we’ve been making sheetmetal products for the entire lifetime of Viking, we haven’t been offering this as a service until now.

Cutting Direct from 3D Models

This has been a challenge for many years in the sheetmetal industry. With the popularity of 3D CAD software such as Solidworks and Inventor, many engineering businesses are designing everything on their computers. Traditionally, most laser-cutting machines will take a 2D Flat-Pattern of a sheetmetal part, in the form of a DXF or DWG file.

Having to export these files from 3D to 2D for every single part is tedious. If the responsibility for exporting these files lies on the engineering business, it becomes a huge time-sink for their employees. If the sheetmetal service provider does this for them, it comes at additional cost.

How do we solve this?

Metalix

Viking decided to purchase licenses of Metalix’s CAD/CAM Sheetmetal package several years ago, and we’ve found huge benefit in using this to drive our laser-cutting and press machines.

Metalix AutoNest – Nested Flat Patterns from 3D Models

Upon opening the sheetmetal division, we began to automate this process even further. We can now take 3D Models directly from a customer along with a bill of materials (BoM), and using the Metalix package go directly to manufacture.

Metalix takes in 3D models of various formats, recognises whether bending is required, and automatically generates flat-patterns for the laser.

Metalix MBend – 3D Visualisation of Bent Part & Required Tooling

The MBend add-on performs a similar task for our press machines, turning 3d Models directly into press-programs that are sent to the machines. This removes the need for our operators to manually programme each step (a tedious process), and even selects appropriate press tooling from our catalogue.

This Add-on, like the the rest of the package, will take many 3D formats such as .STEP, Parasolids (.X_T) along with most native outputs from CAD packages such as Solidworks and Inventor (.SLDPRT & .IPT).

Our Promise

With all this technology, we will save you exceptional amounts of time if you come to us with your sheetmetal needs. Automation helps us to keep pricing competitive, with lead-times generally a matter of days.

Lastly, because we manufacture directly from your 3D model, you can be sure that the parts will be made exactly as intended.

If you have a project you’re interested in discussing with us then get in touch today!

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#sheetmetal #vikingironcraft #automation #lasercutting #bending

Most of us buy fans for when the weather gets warm at home, why not have them in your factory as well?

At Viking we manufacture a huge range of Fans, some of which remove hot air and fumes. These can be made to suit your specific requirements, or picked from our standard range.

We’ll handle the whole process, including installation, supports and watershed flashings.

Our range is extensive:

Flow Rates : 800 m³/hr to 65,000 m³/hr

Material Options :

• Pre-Galv
• Hot-Dipped Galvanised
• Stainless

Types :

• Hazardous Area Fans
• General Ventilation Fans
• Hi-Temperature

If you’re interested in hearing more, or have any other sheetmetal projects you’d like to talk to us about then get in touch today!

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#roofventilation #rooffans #axialfans #vikingironcraft #sheetmetal

Happy New Year,

From all of us at Viking, we hope those of you that got a holiday in are well-rested and are as excited as we are for 2024.

We’ve got a number of huge projects that we’re already getting stuck into for the year, some of which we’ll be sharing a bit more about over the coming months.

If you’ve got any ideas for a sheetmetal project you’ve been sitting on for awhile, give us a call.

Whether we end up being the right solution for you or not, we’d love to have a discussion!