What OEM Fabricators does

OEM Fabricators is a privately held custom metal fabrication company headquartered in Woodville, Wisconsin, founded in 1986 by S. Mark Tyler. The company operates three Wisconsin manufacturing facilities — Woodville, Neillsville, and Phillips — totaling approximately 138,000 square feet of production space and employing 278-300 team members. It serves original equipment manufacturers across eight industrial verticals — construction, mining, rail, oil and gas, power generation, forestry, agriculture, and military/defense — producing large structural fabrications, precision-machined components, sub-assemblies, and finished products such as complete rail car cabs, motor and generator shells, mobile military training facilities, and heavy-lift crane components.

The company's service portfolio is structured as six integrated competencies: Design for Manufacturability (DFM) engineering using SolidWorks, Mastercam XD 3D, Surfcam, and SigmaNEST; fabrication including 5-axis high-definition plasma cutting, laser cutting, tube laser, and CNC forming; precision machining across vertical and horizontal machining centers up to 146 inches of travel and horizontal turning centers up to 27.5 inches in diameter by 70 inches long; certified welding across 100+ stations including four robotic welding cells with ABB IRB 4600 robots, servo skyhook coordinated motion, and laser seam searching; expert finishing including military CARC painting, phosphatizing, blast rooms, and paint ovens to 180°F; and mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic assembly. Measurement quality is supported by a Leica Absolute Tracker with ±10 microinch accuracy, and the company maintains ISO 9001:2015 (ANAB-accredited across all locations), AWS D1.1, EN 15085-2 railway welding, ISO 3834-2, and NDT Level II certifications. A differentiated Localization and Technology Transfer service helps European OEMs port designs into North American production under ISO, EN, and DIN standards.

The business operates a project-based contract manufacturing model with quote-driven pricing tied to specifications, materials, and volume, generating revenue through direct enterprise sales to OEM customers across the United States and Canada, with products in service on six of seven continents via customers with international footprints. Approximately 60% of 2023 revenue came from customers with international footprints, and cumulative sales since founding crossed $1 billion in mid-2023. Go-to-market is exclusively direct: a Director of Business Development, sales managers, sales representatives (including a Texas-based rep), and sales engineers manage OEM relationships across US and Canadian markets.

Name

OEM Fabricators

Legal name

OEM Fabricators, Inc.

Website

https://oemfab.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

OEM Fabricators is a Wisconsin-based custom metal fabrication company operating three facilities and serving original equipment manufacturers across construction, mining, rail, oil and gas, power generation, forestry, agriculture, and defense with integrated design, fabrication, machining, welding, finishing, and assembly services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Woodville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Contract Manufacturing Services: OEM Fabricators operates as a custom contract manufacturer providing metal fabrication, machining, welding, painting, and assembly services to OEM customers. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts for custom components of varying sizes for industrial applications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

OEM Fabricators is a custom metal fabrication and contract manufacturer providing end-to-end services for Original Equipment Manufacturers, including Design for Manufacturability engineering, fabrication (laser, plasma, flame, CNC forming), precision machining, certified robotic and manual welding, expert finishing and CARC painting, and mechanical/electrical/hydraulic/pneumatic assembly. The company additionally offers a localization and technology-transfer service that helps European OEMs establish compliant North American production to ISO, EN, and DIN standards. Operations run from three Wisconsin facilities totaling 138,000 square feet under ISO 9001:2015, AWS D1.1, EN 15085-2, and ISO 3834-2 certifications.

Product overview

OEM Fabricators is a custom metal fabrication company providing end-to-end manufacturing services as a one-stop shop for original equipment manufacturers. The core offering combines Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Fabrication (laser, plasma, flame cutting, forming), Precision Machining, Advanced Welding, Expert Finishing/Painting, and Assembly Services into an integrated workflow. The company also offers specialized Localization and Technology Transfer services for European companies entering the North American market. All facilities operate under ISO 9001:2015 certification with additional rail (EN 15085) and welding (AWS D1.1) certifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Metal Fabrication Services

Quantifiable outcome

• $1 billion in total sales since 1986
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles8 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Manufacturing SOS AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2022Financial supporter of Manufacturing SOS Alliance founded by Chippewa Valley Technical College teacher Wade Lutz. The program focuses on providing paid training and equipment for local High School Technical Education teachers and their programs, in collaboration with business and government to invest in high schools and develop future workforce.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mayville Engineering Company (MEC): Publicly traded (MEC) Wisconsin-based contract metal manufacturer serving heavy equipment OEMs with fabrication, machining, welding, coating, and assembly. Directly comparable to OEM Fabricators in services, customer verticals (construction, mining, ag, defense), and Midwestern footprint.
• BTD Manufacturing: Minnesota-headquartered contract metal fabricator offering design, fabrication, welding, machining, powder coating, and assembly to industrial OEMs. Similar full-service one-stop-shop model and heavy-industrial OEM customer base to OEM Fabricators.
• Kaspar Companies: Texas-based diversified contract metal manufacturer with fabrication, machining, and assembly capabilities serving industrial OEM customers. Comparable one-stop-shop model and OEM customer base to OEM Fabricators, with regional differences.
• MetalTek International: Wisconsin-based metal casting and fabrication group serving heavy industrial OEMs worldwide. Overlaps with OEM Fabricators in metal manufacturing services and heavy-industrial customer base, though MetalTek is more casting-centric.
• Huron Industries: Michigan-based contract metal fabricator serving heavy equipment, defense, and industrial OEM customers with welding, machining, and assembly. Comparable in scale and customer mix to OEM Fabricators.
• Stolle Machinery Company: Colorado-headquartered contract manufacturer of large fabricated metal systems serving can-making and industrial OEM customers. Comparable in large-format metal fabrication and OEM contract model, though serving a narrower vertical.
• Wagstaff Metal Works: Washington-based contract metal fabricator specializing in large aluminum and steel structures for industrial and aerospace customers. Comparable in heavy-plate fabrication capabilities and OEM-direct contract model.
• Precision Industries: Contract metal manufacturer with fabrication, machining, and assembly services for heavy-equipment and industrial OEM customers. Comparable service portfolio and contract manufacturing model to OEM Fabricators.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/oemfab
• Facebookfacebook.com/288659131151739
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oem-fabricators-inc.

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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