Structural Steel
North Iowa Fabrication
1149 215th St, Rockford, IA 50468, United States
About North Iowa Fabrication
Based in Rockford, Iowa, North Iowa Fabrication operates as a laser-based fabrication shop. The shop provides in-house laser cutting, CNC machining (milling, drilling, tapping, boring, turning), CNC brake press forming, welding (MIG, TIG, spot), powder coating, painting, and assembly. Equipment includes two networked Mitsubishi 4,000-watt lasers with automated load/unload on 5-by-10-foot tables, two AWEA vertical machining centers (BN-1600 and BN-1200), four Cincinnati CNC press brakes ranging from 60 to 230 tons, a Yama Seiki horizontal lathe with live tooling and bar feeder, a 10-foot shear, a conveyorized powder-coat line with a 30-foot oven, and limited tube-bending capacity up to 1.5-inch diameter. North Iowa Fabrication serves agriculture, construction equipment, exercise equipment, grain transfer equipment, food processing, and medical equipment manufacturers. The company emphasizes turnkey contract manufacturing, handling projects from prototype through finished, assembled, and coated assemblies. Management highlights employee involvement and continuous improvement as cultural pillars, and points to its integrated workflow—fabrication, welding, finishing, and assembly under one roof—as a way to control quality and reduce lead times. Automated "lights-out" laser cutting and nitrogen-assisted cutting for scale-free edges are cited as cost and time advantages.
Manufacturing capabilities
Core processes
Finishing & coating
Inspection & quality
Assembly & services
Industries served
- Agriculture
- Construction equipment
- Exercise equipment
- Grain transfer equipment
- Food processing
- Medical equipment
Materials
Carbon steel (up to 1") · Stainless steel (up to 0.5") · Aluminum (up to 0.25")
Equipment
- Two Mitsubishi 4000W lasers with load/unload, 5x10 ft table
- AWEA Vertical machining center BN-1600 (67" x 31.5" table)
- AWEA Vertical machining center BN-1200 (51.2" x 23.6" table)
- 230 Ton 6-axis CNC Cincinnati Autoform 16' press brake
- 175 Ton 5-axis CNC Cincinnati Proform 12' press brake
- 90 Ton CNC CB2 Cincinnati 8' press brake
- 60 Ton CNC CB2 Cincinnati 6' press brake
- Yama Seiki Horizontal lathe with 3" thru chuck, live tooling, bar feeder
- 10' x 1/4" shear
- Tube bending up to 1.5" diameter
- Manual vertical machining
- MIG, TIG, spot welding equipment
- 72" x 48" inspection table with manual inspection tools
- Conveyorized powder coat line with 30' oven
- 11-shelf material tower (66,000 lb capacity)
Company details
- Location
- Rockford, Iowa
- Company type
- Contract manufacturer / job shop
- Tolerances
- Press brakes accurate to ±0.0004 in
Frequently asked questions
Where is North Iowa Fabrication located?
North Iowa Fabrication is located at 1149 215th St, Rockford, IA 50468, United States.
What does North Iowa Fabrication do?
North Iowa Fabrication is listed under Structural Steel, and its listed capabilities and products include CNC machining (milling, drilling, tapping, boring, turning), CNC brake press forming, MIG welding, TIG welding, Spot welding and Powder coating.
What industries does North Iowa Fabrication serve?
North Iowa Fabrication lists Agriculture, Construction equipment, Exercise equipment, Grain transfer equipment and Food processing among the industries it serves.
How do I request a quote from North Iowa Fabrication?
Use the Request a quote button on this page to send North Iowa Fabrication your requirements through FirmsLedger, or call (641) 756-3478 and visit northiowafabrication.com.
What companies are similar to North Iowa Fabrication?
Other Structural Steel companies in Iowa listed on FirmsLedger include R Star Metals, D & S Sheetmetal Inc and Des Moines Metal Fab.