Telecommunications
RF, thermal, and enclosure hardware for communications equipment.
Communications teams use MASA FabWorks for die-cast RF enclosures and radio housings, machined heat sinks, waveguide, and filter components, molded antenna housings, and fabricated outdoor cabinets. We combine EMI shielding, thermal management, and ingress protection in parts built to your drawings.
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Processes
EMI + thermal
In one casting
Al / brass
RF metals
1–10k+
Piece volumes
Engineering depth for telecommunications programs
EMI shielding and thermal in one casting
Die-cast aluminum attenuates RF while cooling fins are cast into the same wall, so a single housing can shield a high-power radio module and dissipate its heat.
Conductive, corrosion-resistant finishes
Chromate conversion coatings give a conductive, corrosion-resistant surface where the housing also acts as a ground plane or shield, with IP-rated gasketing for outdoor units.
RF-transparent housings where needed
Antenna housings and radomes are molded in UV-stable, RF-transparent polymers, so the enclosure protects the electronics without attenuating the signal.
Telecommunications parts, by process
Representative parts we manufacture for this industry. Every part is quoted to your drawings and materials.
Die Casting
Die casting produces RF shielded enclosures and finned radio housings that combine shielding and cooling in one part.
Explore Die Casting servicesRF shielded enclosure
Die-cast aluminum, EMI walls
Radio-unit housing
Die-cast aluminum, finned
CNC Machining
Machining produces heat sinks, waveguide components, and cavity filters to tight flatness and dimensional tolerances.
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Heat sink
Machined aluminum cold plate
Waveguide flange
Machined aluminum, plated
Cavity filter
Machined aluminum, silver-plated
Sheet Metal Fabrication
Fabrication delivers outdoor cabinets and rack panels in powder-coated steel and aluminum.
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Cabinet panel
Folded steel, powder-coated
Rack panel
Folded aluminum, anodized
Injection Molding
Molding produces RF-transparent antenna radomes and connector housings in UV-stable ASA, PC, and glass-filled polymers.
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Antenna radome
Injection-molded, RF-transparent
Connector housing
Injection-molded glass-filled polymer
Where we help most
Common material grades
Aluminum
- A380 / ADC12 cast
- 6061
- 6063
RF metals
- Brass
- Plated aluminum
RF-transparent polymers
- ASA
- PC
- Glass-filled nylon
Sheet metal
- Powder-coated steel
- Stainless
- Aluminum
Standards & responsibility
ISO 9001 quality systems are held by the manufacturing facilities. FabWorks supplies custom enclosures, thermal, and RF hardware; product compliance such as FCC and CE remains owned by your team.
Related technical guides
Design-for-manufacturability guides and references most relevant to telecommunications parts.
Designing for Die Casting: A DFM Guide
Wall thickness, draft, fillets, ribs, bosses, parting lines, and tolerances for aluminum, zinc, and magnesium die castings, with the numbers we use.
Read the guideDesigning for Sheet Metal Fabrication: A DFM Guide
Bend radius, flange length, hole placement, K-factor, cut methods, and tolerances for sheet metal parts, with the numbers we use, keyed to material thickness.
Read the guideSurface Finish Reference: Ra, SPI, VDI, and Coatings
How surface finish is measured (Ra, Rz, Rq), the SPI and VDI mold-texture scales, and how to match platings and coatings to aluminum, steel, and stainless.
Read the guideMaterials Selection Reference: Alloys and Resins
The metal and plastic families we work in, the properties that separate them, and how to narrow from a family to a grade that both performs and manufactures cleanly.
Read the guideDesigning for CNC Machining: A DFM Guide
The design rules that matter most for CNC milling and turning, with the numbers we use and why: walls, radii, pockets, holes, tolerances, and finish.
Read the guideStart a telecommunications project
Upload your files. We measure your model against per-process, per-material rules and send a DFM review before you commit to a quote.