How to Get a Weldment Quoted in Two Days, Not Two Weeks
A STEP file, a flat pattern, weld symbols on the print, and an annual quantity. That is most of it. Here is what slows estimators down and how to avoid it.
Heavy Steel, Built Right. Shipped When We Said.
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P: (815) 555-0137 Plant: 2750 Harrison Avenue, Rockford
Cut to Assembly
Every process under one roof
OEM Trusted
Suppliers to 30 equipment brands
On-Time Delivery
97.8% trailing twelve months
Sixty Years In
Family owned since 1962
Built for the Machines That Build Everything Else
Weldments, Frames, and Finished Assemblies
We make the heavy steel inside farm, construction, and energy equipment: frames, booms, tanks, and complete subassemblies that arrive painted, plumbed, and ready to bolt into your line. You send the print. We cut, form, weld, machine, coat, and assemble it here in Rockford.
ISO 9001:2015 registered, with AWS certified welders and two CWIs on every shift.
64+ Years of building for equipment makers
- Cut
- Form
- Weld
- Machine
- Coat
- Assemble
Six processes, one roof, one quality system. Rockford, Illinois.
Industries We Serve
Who We Build For
3.2k
Active part numbers
97.8%
On-time delivery
180k
Square feet under roof
210
People on two shifts
Manufacturing and Production
One Purchase Order. One Supplier. Every Process.
Most of our customers came to us with a part moving between four vendors and a week of freight in between. We pulled it under one roof, cut the lead time in half, and took the finger-pointing out of the corrective actions.
Request a QuoteFactory Projects
Proof on the Shop Floor
Robotic Weld Cell Conversion
Planter toolbar weldment moved from manual to robotic
Laser Nesting for a Boom Program
Plate utilization and cut quality on 3/4 in steel
Formed Panel Tolerance Recovery
Long panels that finally fit the first time
Complete Hydraulic Subassembly
Frame to plumbed module, shipped line-ready
Building the heavy steel that equipment makers trust. Serving OEMs since 1962.
Prairie ImplementAgriculture
Rock River HydraulicsFluid Power
Keystone LiftMaterial Handling
Northfield PowerEnergy Systems
Meet Our Team
The People You Will Actually Talk To
Walt Tolliver
President
Third generation. Started on second-shift deburr in 1988 and still walks the floor every morning.
Renee Okafor
Operations Manager
Runs scheduling across both plants. Your delivery date is her number and she guards it.
Marcus Bell
Manufacturing Engineering Lead
Fixturing, robot programming, and DFM feedback on new prints before they are quoted.
Quality You Can Audit
Measured Before It Leaves the Building
Every new part gets a first article inspection report. Critical dimensions are checked on our CMM, welds are visually inspected by a CWI, and paint is tested for film thickness and adhesion on every lot. You get the paperwork with the parts, not three weeks later.
- First article inspection on every new part number
- PPAP to level 3 on request
- Lot traceability from mill cert to ship ticket
Articles and Resources
Notes From the Floor
Robotic or Manual Welding: Where the Crossover Really Is
Robots pay back on repeat parts with consistent fit-up, not on volume alone. The fixture is the investment. The robot is almost the easy part.
Why Your Painted Parts Fail in the Field
Most coating failures start before the paint. Mill scale, weld spatter, and a rushed pretreatment stage cost more in warranty than the whole finish did.