Parts don't ship themselves. Lasertech's in-house assembly capabilities take fabricated components the final mile — PEM hardware insertion, tapping, riveting, sub-assembly, kitting, and packaging. One shop, one invoice, ready-to-install product at your door.
Assembly at Lasertech isn't a separate department — it's the next station on the same floor. After parts are laser cut and formed, they move directly to hardware insertion and sub-assembly without leaving the building. That keeps the workflow tight, the lead times short, and the coordination handled by one team.
There's no handoff to a third party, no separate PO to track, and no risk that a vendor's schedule affects yours. When Lasertech quotes fabrication and assembly together, both are committed on the same delivery date.
PEM mounting holes, tapped hole locations, and rivet clearance holes are all programmed into the flat pattern and cut to the correct diameter at the laser. Hardware is specified before cutting, so the flat part arrives at assembly ready to receive it — no additional drilling required.
Press brake forming happens before hardware insertion. Inserting PEM hardware into a flat blank before forming can crack the clinch zone during bending. At Lasertech, the sequence is enforced: cut → form → insert. No rework, no wasted fasteners.
PEM clinch nuts, studs, and standoffs are pressed into the formed part. Tapped holes are threaded at the correct torque. Rivet nuts and blind rivets are set where called out. Each operation is inspected before the part moves forward.
After hardware insertion, parts move to welding then powder coating. Threaded holes, standoff bores, and stud threads are masked before coating to keep them clear and correct to spec. Masking is handled in-house as part of the standard workflow.
After coating, parts are assembled into sub-assemblies, organized into BOM-verified kits, and packaged for shipment. Hardware, purchased components, and fabricated parts are pulled together per assembly — verified, labeled, and ready for your production line or end customer.
Every step between raw sheet metal and a ready-to-install assembly introduces risk — a coordination gap, a scheduling conflict, a part lost in transit. Keeping assembly in-house at the same facility as fabrication eliminates those gaps.
Fabrication, hardware insertion, welding, powder coating, assembly, and kitting — quoted and invoiced on a single PO. One point of contact, one delivery, one accountability. No managing multiple suppliers across the same job.
Parts don't wait for a truck to an outside assembly shop. The moment a batch comes off the press brake, it's moving to hardware insertion. In-house assembly compresses the total fabrication-to-delivery timeline significantly versus split-source workflows.
Hardware goes in after forming, threads get masked before coating, rivets get set before the coating cures around them. In-house assembly means the sequence is controlled by the same team that controls fabrication — no vendor skipping a step.
Kits leave Lasertech with every component accounted for. Your team receives one verified package per assembly, eliminating line-side component management and reducing assembly errors from missing or wrong hardware.
If you have parts from another source that need PEM hardware, tapping, riveting, or sub-assembly work done, we can take them in and turn them around — same quality, same sequence discipline, no fabrication required.
Six in-house capabilities that take a fabricated part from cut and formed to delivered and installed — all on the same floor, on the same schedule, and on the same purchase order as fabrication.
Self-clinching nuts, studs, standoffs, and captive panel screws pressed permanently into sheet metal. Full thread engagement in any gauge of steel, stainless, or aluminum — without welding or tapping thin material. Mounting holes are cut to size at the laser; no drilling required.
Clinch Nuts · Studs · Standoffs · CPSCNC-tapped holes in steel, stainless, and aluminum where material thickness allows reliable thread engagement — generally 3/16″ or thicker. Inch and metric sizes from #4-40 through 1/2-13 and M3 through M12. For thinner gauges, Lasertech recommends PEM hardware.
Inch + Metric · All Standard SizesBlind rivet installation for panel joining and structural connection. Rivet nut installation for adding threaded attachment points accessible from one side only. Pop rivet and structural rivet sizes in aluminum and steel. Correct tooling and pull force used for every fastener type and size called out on the drawing.
Blind Rivets · Rivet Nuts · StructuralMulti-part assemblies joined, fastened, or fitted together before delivery. Panels mated to frames, covers attached to enclosures, brackets fastened to structures — assembled to drawing and delivered ready to install. Quoted as part of the complete fabrication workflow or as a standalone operation on customer-supplied parts.
Multi-Part · Customer-Supplied OKAll parts and hardware for each assembly organized, verified against the BOM, and packaged in labeled kit boxes. Fabricated parts, inserted hardware, and purchased components arrive together — one package per assembly, nothing missing. Kitting eliminates line-side inventory management and reduces assembly errors from missing or wrong hardware.
BOM-Verified · Labeled · JIT-ReadyFinished assemblies and kits packaged per your spec — shrink-wrapped, bagged, boxed, or palletized. Custom labeling with part numbers, revision levels, quantities, and barcodes. Protective packaging for powder-coated or finished parts. Packaging is quoted as part of the complete workflow, not an afterthought.
Custom Labels · Protective PackagingAssembly isn't a standalone operation — it fits at a specific point in the fabrication sequence, and the sequence matters. Doing steps out of order ruins parts and hardware. At Lasertech, the correct sequence is built into how every job is routed.
PEM holes and tapped hole locations cut to size at the laser
Press brake bending before hardware insertion to protect clinch zones
PEM, tapping, rivets installed in the formed part
Welding after hardware insertion
Threads masked before coating — clear and clean after cure
Sub-assembly, BOM-verified kitting, labeling, and delivery
Kitting is what happens when assembly stops being just parts and becomes a system. Instead of receiving a box of panels, a bag of hardware, and a purchase order for fasteners you have to source yourself — your team receives one verified package with everything needed to build one complete assembly.
Lasertech kits to your BOM. If your job includes fabricated parts, PEM hardware, and purchased fasteners, we source or receive all three and package them together — verified, labeled, and staged for JIT delivery to your line.
The most common assembly error is missing hardware — not wrong hardware, missing hardware. A kit that's been counted and verified before it leaves Lasertech ensures your assembler has everything before they start. Missing a #8-32 clinch nut on a 200-unit run is a line stoppage. A verified kit prevents it.
Your assemblers open one kit per assembly and build. Inventory management stays at the source, not at your facility.
Kit labels include part number, revision, quantity, job number, and any barcode format your receiving process requires.
Kitted assemblies are staged and shipped to meet your production schedule — reducing the need to hold large component inventories at your facility.
Wherever fabricated sheet metal components require hardware and assembly before installation, Lasertech's in-house capabilities add value — across every industry the shop serves.
Enclosure panels with PEM hardware, internal bracket sub-assemblies, and complete kitted generator housing assemblies ready for field installation.
OEM electrical cabinet panels with clinch nuts and standoffs installed, lids riveted, and full enclosure sub-assemblies delivered ready to wire.
Commercial kitchen component assemblies — panels, doors, frames, and hardware kitted and packaged to OEM specifications for final assembly downstream.
High-volume production kitting for OEM supply chains — consistent, BOM-verified kits delivered on schedule to support production line throughput.
Target frame assemblies and range structure components with hardware inserted and sub-assemblies joined — packaged for field installation.
Decorative panel assemblies, framing systems, and mounting bracket kits for architectural applications requiring precise hardware placement and clean finishes.
Custom fabricated and assembled brackets, enclosures, and structural components — delivered race-ready with hardware installed and no assembly required.
Air handler panels, plenums, and component assemblies with clinch hardware installed and sub-assemblies joined, ready for integration into mechanical systems.
Common questions about assembly services at Lasertech Metal Works.
Lasertech provides in-house PEM self-clinching fastener insertion, tapping, blind rivet and rivet nut installation, sub-assembly and component assembly, kitting (parts and hardware organized into per-assembly packages), and packaging and labeling — all performed at the same facility as laser cutting, forming, welding, and powder coating.
PEM fasteners are self-clinching hardware — nuts, studs, standoffs, and captive screws — that are permanently pressed into sheet metal. The clinching action displaces material around the fastener shank and locks it flush, creating a permanent, reusable threaded attachment. PEM hardware is the standard solution for thin sheet metal — typically anything under about 3/16″ thick. For a complete breakdown of hardware types, installation mechanics, and material compatibility, see our Fastener Insertion page.
Tapping is appropriate when the material thickness provides at least 4 full threads of engagement. For most sheet metal gauges (10 ga. and thinner), tapping produces insufficient engagement and PEM hardware is the right choice. Lasertech can review your drawing and recommend the correct fastening method based on material, thickness, and load. Call 770-461-9941 — a quick conversation can prevent a costly design revision later.
Kitting is organizing all parts and hardware for a single assembly into one verified package. Your team receives one package per assembly — BOM-verified, labeled, and complete — rather than managing fabricated parts, hardware, and purchased components from separate shipments. Kitting eliminates line-side inventory management, reduces assembly errors, and significantly speeds up assembly throughput.
Yes. Lasertech can perform hardware insertion, tapping, riveting, and assembly on customer-supplied parts or components sourced from other fabricators. Contact us with your parts and assembly requirements and we'll assess the scope and provide a quote.
Call 770-461-9941 or use our online contact form. Provide your part drawings, assembly BOM, hardware specifications, and quantity. We'll review and respond with a detailed quote — and can combine assembly with fabrication, welding, and powder coating for a complete single-source solution on one purchase order.