Custom Weldments and Welded Assemblies in Southern California

Complete welded assemblies — frames, chassis, skids, enclosures and structures — cut, formed, welded and machined under one roof in Fontana, California.
Welded tube assembly clamped on a fixture table after TIG welding

Weldment capability

Typical assembliesFrames, chassis, skids, enclosures, structures
Welding processesTIG and MIG, manual and robotic
MaterialsSteel, stainless and aluminum
Robotic cellFANUC ArcMate 210iD/12L long-reach robot, Lincoln Power Wave source
Manual stations5 × Millermatic 252 MIG; 3 × Syncrowave 350 LX and 4 × Everlast TIG
Fixture tables4 ground 5 × 10 ft tables
Maximum weldment sizeFits through 14 ft wide doors and on a semi trailer
Upstream in-houseTube laser, plate laser, press brake, CNC machining
VolumePrototype through production
Post-weld machining3, 4 and 5-axis, in-house
InspectionZeiss Spectrum CMM, Keyence WM-C6025 wide-area CMM, Keyence VL 3D scanner
Quality systemAS9100D and ISO 9001 certified
Lead timeQuoted with every job

A weldment is where every other department's work either pays off or falls apart. Because the tube laser and plate laser cut the parts, the press brake forms them and the welders assemble them in the same building, a frame that does not fit gets solved on the floor the same day instead of becoming a three-vendor argument.

The parts arrive at the weld bay already carrying keys, tabs and etched part numbers cut into them. Assemblies locate themselves, which means less fixturing, less measuring off a print, and far fewer mistakes on long or complex structures.

We build frames, chassis, skids, enclosures and structural weldments from prototype through production, and we can machine critical features after welding rather than fighting distortion beforehand.

The weld department runs steel, stainless and aluminum, including large, heavy-section aluminum assemblies. Manual work goes to five Miller Millermatic 252 MIG stations and seven TIG stations on four ground 5 × 10 ft fixture tables; production and repeat weldments run in a FANUC ArcMate 210iD/12L robotic cell on a Lincoln Power Wave source. Finished assemblies are checked on a Zeiss Spectrum CMM, a Keyence WM-C6025 wide-area CMM and a Keyence VL 3D scanner under our AS9100D quality system.

The practical size limit is what fits through our 14 ft wide doors and on a semi trailer. We build for customers across the Inland Empire, Los Angeles and Orange County, and ship across Southern California. ITAR or export-controlled files should not go through the instant quote; email them to sales@calwestmfg.com.

Common questions

What kinds of weldments do you build?

Frames, chassis, skids, enclosures and structural weldments, from prototype through production.

Can you machine critical features after welding?

Yes. Critical features can be machined after welding on our 3, 4 and 5-axis mills rather than fighting distortion beforehand, all in the same building.

Which operations happen in-house?

Tube laser cutting, plate laser cutting, press brake forming, TIG and MIG welding and CNC machining all happen in one Fontana facility, so a frame that does not fit gets solved on the floor the same day.

How do I get a weldment quoted?

Send the assembly model in Parasolid (.x_t), STEP or IGES and we quote cutting, forming, welding and machining as one job.

How large a weldment can you build?

Size is limited by transport and our doors: if a weldment fits through a 14 ft wide door and on a semi trailer, we can build it. That includes large, heavy-section aluminum assemblies.

What welding equipment do you build weldments on?

Steel, stainless and aluminum, TIG and MIG, on five Millermatic 252 MIG stations and seven TIG stations over four ground 5 x 10 ft fixture tables, with a FANUC robotic welding cell for production and repeat runs.

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