New England Steel Fabricators Inc

About New England Steel Fabricators Inc

New England Steel Fabricators operates a metal fabrication and machine shop in Alfred, Maine, a small town in York County. The business was founded in 1983 and has remained family-owned since its inception, building a reputation over four decades for practical, hands-on metalwork in Southern Maine and the broader New England region. The shop combines cutting, forming, welding, machining, and assembly under one roof. Core equipment includes a 60-by-120-inch CNC plasma table with 1-inch capacity, a matching CNC flame-cutting table rated for plate up to 3 inches thick, press brakes with CNC back gauges, CNC milling and turning centers, manual machining stations, a surface grinder, shearing, tube and pipe forming, rolling, and sawing. This range lets the team take projects from a napkin sketch or CAD file through prototyping to short-run production without outside handoffs. Customers include contractors, manufacturers, equipment owners, municipalities, tradespeople, and engineering teams across York County, the Portland area, and greater New England. Typical work spans custom stainless vessels, welded pipe assemblies, precision brackets, structural steel frames, equipment repair parts, and short-run production components. The shop explicitly welcomes one-off parts, prototypes, and small-to-mid volume runs that fit its equipment envelope. The company positions itself in a deliberate middle ground: more capable than a welding-only shop, more approachable than a large contract manufacturer, and more flexible than a high-volume specialist. Its stated values — quality work, honest communication, a steady Maine work ethic, and long-term relationships — are framed as the reason customers return rather than a marketing slogan.

Equipment

• 60x120 CNC plasma cutting table (1" capacity)
• 60x120 CNC flame cutting table (3" capacity)
• Press brake with CNC back gauge
• CNC milling machines
• CNC turning machines
• Manual machining equipment
• Surface grinder
• Shearing equipment
• Tube and pipe forming equipment
• Rolling equipment
• Sawing equipment

Company details

Location

Alfred, Maine

Company type

Manufacturer

Founded

1983

Ownership

Family-owned

Production volume

One-off parts and prototypes to short-run production

Listed under

• Metal Fabrication & Machining in Maine

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