Judson Smith also brings 50+ years of tube fabrication experience to solve our customers tube design and manufacturing challenges. Judson Smith not only fabricates tubes using standard “off the shelf” machines and equipment but also has the unique ability to design and build custom equipment to automate higher volume production. This capability minimizes the processing steps required to manufacture complicated tubing shapes and features and delivers significant per unit cost savings to our customers.
Processes
Tube Cutting: ECM (burr free), 4-Slide (shear cut), CNC Swiss Lathe (special radius), Score (light walls), Saw
Tube Forming: Press (rotary or single station), 4-Slide, Swaging, Bending, Punching, Die Reducing, Custom
Tube Machining: CNC Swiss Lathe, ECG Grinder, Driller
Tube Finishing: Bead Blasting, Bright Dipping, Tumbling, Passivation
Materials
Aluminum
Copper & Copper Alloys
Brass & Brass Alloys
Stainless Steel
Nickel Alloys: Includes Monel, 42 and 52 alloy, & 29-17 (Kovar®).
Tube Shapes

Fabrication Operations to Round, Rectangular, Square, or Custom Shape Tubing Include:
Notching, Rounded End, Flaring, Flatten & Piece, Beading, Slotting, Dimpling, Lancing, Bending, Rolled Grove, Reducing/Expanding, Special Machining
Size Ranges
- Fabricated Shapes: OD: .010" to .750"
- Wall: .001" to .065
Lengths
From .040" to 6 ft