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Industrial craftsmen often fabricate sheet metal cabinets as enclosures for machinery or components in a controlled work environment such as an automotive assembly line. Typically manufactured using machine-based equipment like punches and shears to shape, drill, bend, weld, tap, sawcut and coat sheet steel or other metal with various finishes such as paint or chrome. A basic cabinet includes an external shell constructed from rigid panels of folded sheet material typically attached at seams via welding techniques. Some examples may also include interior trays made up of similar components for increased access to items inside, drawers made from multiple panes which pull open for tool stashing, handles to enable user interaction. In many contexts they serve functional or esthetic purposes such as mounting an HVAC component on the exterior or displaying information using a graphic display panel within the compartment area created.