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Fire trucks production in US Pierce Manufacturing At fire truck plant Fire Truck Metal Fabrication Process Parts of a fire truck body on the Pierce Manufacturing assembly line is first step in fire truck manufacturing involves several metal fabrication processes. To start, sheet metal is cut into parts using a combination of lasers, turret punches and water jets; this includes cab and body components, subassemblies that go into the frameup, such as bumpers and cross members, and cab doors and sidewalls, to name a few. Once the flat sheet metal cutouts are completed, parts are formed according to the engineering specifications using a combination of machinery including press brakes and fully automated worldclass panel bending equipment. Once metal fabrication is complete, a fire truck begins to take shape in welding operations. Welding Operations Once the parts for an assembly or subassembly are fabricated, the welding process begins. The video below walks through the metal fabrication and w