Chief Fabrication offers full-range steel fabrication capabilities, equipped for nearly every component.

Chief Fabrication Capabilities

One of the leading midwest providers
of custom steel fabrication.

As one of the largest and most diverse metal fabricators in the Midwest, Chief Fabrication offers multiple shift operation and state-of-the-art fabrication technologies including programmable CNC equipment. This makes nearly any project possible and helps to assure uniform results in a timely manner.


Assembly
  • Contract manufacturing
  • Specialized packaging and containerization
Forming: Tubing
  • Diacro CNC programmable tube bender (up to 1-1/4" 16 ga.)
  • Wallace manual tube bender (up to 3-3/8" wall)
  • Star Bend 450 CN6 tube bending machine (up to 1.75" 12 ga. mild steel)
    • Fully CNC programmable with off-line programming capabilities
    • On-board PC controller with Windows-based software
    • Capable of bending 900 cycles an hour on 90° bends
    • Can convert from left-hand to right-hand bending
    • Dual drive rotary draw and 3 – axis interpolation CNC bending capabilities

Forming: Press Brakes
  • Trumpf 7036 (40-ton 40-inch bed all electric high production brake)
    • Full library of Trumpf segemented tooling and also compatible with Wila tooling
    • 6 axis CNC programmable back gage with off-line programming capabilities
  • Cincinnati 90-ton 10' hydraulic brake
    • 2 axis CNC programmable back gage
  • Accurpress 100-ton 10' hydraulic rocker style brake
    • 4 axis CNC programmable back gage
  • Promocam 110-ton 12' hydraulic brake
    • 2 axis CNC programmable back gage
  • Trumpf 5130 143-ton 127" hydraulic brake
    • Wila Auto Crowning with 1 – access bottom bed positioning
    • 6 axis CNC programmable back gage with off-line programming capabilities
    • Full library of Trumpf segmented tooling and also compatible with Wila tooling
  • (2) Cincinnati 230-ton 14' hydraulic brake
    • 2 axis CNC programmable back gage
  • Accurpress 485-ton 16' hydraulic brake
    • Wila Auto Crowning bottom bed
    • 5 axis CNC programmable back gage
    • Full library of Wila segmented tooling and also compatible with Trumpf tooling

Machining
  • Haas VF6 with 64 x 32 bed vertical machining center
    • CNC off-line programming
  • Mori Seiki NC vertical machining center
  • (4) Bridgeport vertical milling machine
  • Cincinnati vertical milling machine
  • Chevalier CNC programmable vertical milling machine
  • (6) Single head drill press
  • Fosdick Auto advance single head post drill press
  • Natco 16 spindle drill press
  • Carlton Cincinnati radial arm drill 4' x 11'
  • (2) manual turning lathe

Machining

Precision Cutting
  • Trumpf 6000kw C02 Trulaser 30/30 L20 laser cutting machine
    • Dual 60" x 120" shuttle tables
    • CNC off-line programmable utilizing Trumpf Trutops software
    • Capabilities up to 1" mild and .75" stainless steel plate
  • Mazak Super Turbo – x 510 Mark II hybrid 2500kw C02 laser cutting machine
    • 3 – axis 60' x 120" table with load and unloading flexibility with FMS
    • Capable of lights out operation
    • Off-line programmable utilizing Sigma net software
  • Mazak HTX 4000kw hybrid C02 laser cutting machine
    • 3 – axis 60' x 120" table with load and unloading flexibility
    • FMS (flexible manufacturing system) load/unload with 10-shelf tower storage system
    • Capable of lights out operation
    • Off-line programmable utilizing Sigma net software
  • C & G Taurus CNC Plasma and Oxy fuel multi-head cutting system
    • (2) 200 watt CNC-controlled high definition plasma heads
    • (4) CNC-controlled Oxy fuel torch heads
    • Off-line programmable utilizing Sigma net software
    • 8' x 26' water table cutting bed

Precision Cutting

Punching/CNC Equipment
  • Peddinghaus 1170 CNC (3) tool station punch
    • 170-ton up to 1.25" plate 30" x 60" & 8" x 1.125" angle
  • Trumpf 5000 25-ton high speed punch with 21 tool station
    • Dual 6600# load and upload tables max sheet size .1875" x 60" x 176"
    • Sheetmaster full automation load, unload, part sort with scrap and slug removal
    • CNC off-line programmable controller
    • High-speed lights out operation with tapping capabilities
  • Trumpf 5000 25-ton high-speed punch with 21 tool station
    • Dual 6600# load and unload tables max sheet size .1875" x 60" x 120"
    • Sheetmaster full automation load, unload, part sort with scrap and slug removal
    • CNC off-line programmable controller active die feature with part form capabilities
    • High-speed lights out operation with tapping capabilities

Punching CNC Equipment

Roll Forming
  • Buffalo #1 3 roll with 10" dia. rolls and max. 10" width
    • Max. capability .25" x 10" x 4' dia.
  • Davi 4 roll plate roll with 9" dia. Rolls and max. 14' width
    • Max. capability 11 ga. X 14' x 6' dia.
Shearing
  • Wysong – 12' cut
    • 3/16" maximum material thickness
    • CNC front and rear back gage
Stamping
  • Bliss 45-ton mechanical – straight side press
    • Bed area 13.5" x 18" on coil with .1875" 18 ga. maximum capacity
  • Bliss 150-ton mechanical – straight side press
    • Bed area (LR-FB) 36" x 48" on coil with 6.75" 11 ga. maximum capacity
  • Niagara 150-ton mechanical – gap frame press
    • Bed area (LR-FB) 50" x 30" with air cushion
  • Pacific 200-ton hydraulic gap frame press
    • Bed area 20" x 20"
  • Chicago – Dreis & Krump 250 ton mechanical gap frame press
    • Bed area 8' x 30"
  • Rousselle 300-ton mechanical – straight side press
    • Bed area (LR-FB) 96" x 48" coil Fed Max width 18.875" 10 ga.
  • Pacific 400-ton hydraulic straight side press
    • Bed area (LR-FB) 96" x 48" with air cushion ram knockout bar
Welding
  • 50 MIG weld stations utilizing Miller and Fronius short circuit and Pulse systems
  • 3 Seam weld stations
  • 3 Spot weld stations
  • 3 Robotic weld stations
  • 2 TIG weld stations
  • Aluminum welding stations
  • Stainless steel weld stations

Welding

Miscellaneous
  • Gemini 1000 – roto finishing
    • Vibratory finishing machine for deburring and scale removal
  • Blanchard rotary surface grinder model 18
    • 42" table with magnetic chuck. Daylight to max. 10"
  • (2) HyD-Mech S – 20A horizontal band saw
    • Capacity for rectangular stock 13" x 18" and round 12" dia. @ 45°
  • Straightening press 15-ton straight side with 4' x 5' table and 36" adjustable stroke
  • Straightening press 10-ton gap frame with 1' x 3' table and a 6" stroke