From mezzanines and support structures to dollies and equipment skids, metal fabrication is foundational in many industries. While there are often store-bought or cookie-cutter solutions for metal fabrication needs, having your equipment customized to your exact needs and specifications will result in a more reliable, safe, and efficient work environment.
Custom Metal Fabrication vs. Standard
Purchasing ready-made equipment, framing, and shelving for your facility can sometimes feel like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. You may be able to squeeze it through, but it will never fit as well as something designed to fit perfectly. Custom metal fabrication brings together all the experts you need to design, build, and install perfectly tailored solutions for your facility.
AWS Certified Welders
You never know the quality you can expect from ready-made metal fabrications, but with high-quality custom metal fabrication, you know only the best are cutting and welding your equipment. At Mathews Mechanical, all of our custom metal fabrication welders are AWS Certified, giving you peace of mind knowing that real experts are on the job.
Enhanced Safety
Safety is the name of the game in the industrial sector, and with customized solutions, you can rest assured that the highest level of safety and precaution is being undertaken! With quality welds and solutions made for your needs, your workplace has never been safer.
Precise Fit + Functionality
Custom metal fabrication ensures solutions for the most unique applications, providing platforms and support structures that exactly fit your space, equipment that functions precisely as you need, and even ornamental designs. At Mathews Mechanical, we use plasma cutting to precisely cut sheets and beams to the exact sizes and shapes needed for a custom build, leaving a smooth finish that creates an even stronger fit in tandem with our superior welding.
Custom Metal Fabrications for Every Industry
At Mathews Mechanical, we have custom metal fabrication solutions to meet a variety of industry needs. Industries that may benefit from custom metal fabrication include:
- Industrial manufacturing
- Construction
- Material handling and logistics
- Biomedical and Food Processing
- Transportation
- Agriculture
- Automotive
- And Aerospace
Here are some industrial needs that are better suited to custom metal fabrication:
Process Equipment Skids
Process equipment skids—or “modular process skids”—are among the best fabrications to customize and adapt to your processes. Many industries take advantage of these self-contained skids for their easy integration with various systems and applications. Process equipment skids can enhance water treatment, oil compression and filtration, power generation, pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals, and several individual processes like pumping, heating, and cooling. Rather than looking for a pre-built process equipment skid that may or may not work for your needs, a custom-fabricated design is guaranteed to work for you!
Steel Support Structures
From construction sites to factories to the automotive industry, many labor-intensive and high-risk job sites make use of steel support structures. These structures need to be stable and safe for workers to traverse and able to bear heavy loads when parts and machinery are atop weight-bearing supports. Rather than jerry-rigging steel supports that may not fit safely in your facility, Mathews Mechanical’s team of engineers, assemblers, and AWS Certified welders will fully customize steel support structures that are reliable, strong, and ready to take on all of your support needs.
Customized Railings, Stairs, and Ladders
Slips, trips, and falls are the primary cause of lost work days, ranking third among top employer-related workplace injuries. Many of these injuries are preventable through a combination of quality fall protection systems and the use of railings, stairs, and ladders customized exactly for your facility’s needs. Rather than using ladders that are too short or too tall, traversing tall stairs without railings, or installing staircases that are too steep or narrow for safe functionality, lock your railings and stairs in place with high-quality welds from the best custom metal fabrication team at Mathews Mechanical.
Dollies and Carts
Also known as “hand trucks” or “box carts,” dollies are a staple for many industrial facilities, where loads are manually transported throughout the facility. Since many dollies and carts are available in standard sizes, dollies aren’t often considered custom metal fabrication. However, a standard L-shaped dolly isn’t effective for handling loose materials or large, unwieldy parts and products. In these scenarios, a customized cart can make a world of difference in increasing efficiency in your facility.
Custom Metal Fabrication Tailored to Your Needs
The possibilities are endless with custom metal fabrication. Any metal fabrication you can dream up is possible, and our team at Mathews Mechanical is eager to make your vision a reality. From the initial drafting and design to integrating the final custom build into your facility to maintaining your fabrications for years to come, Mathews Mechanical is with you every step of the way and beyond! Contact us to learn more about our custom metal fabrication process.
