Tech Fab

What Tech Fab does

Tech Fab, Inc. is a precision metal fabrication services provider headquartered at 1 West Main Street in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Founded in 1946 as Hadley Metal Stamping and renamed Tech Fab in 1999, the company is an independent, family-owned business currently led by second-generation owner W. Ken Cordes. Tech Fab serves customers ranging from small independent shops to Fortune 500 companies, primarily within Massachusetts and the surrounding region, offering custom steel and aluminum fabrication, CNC machining, laser cutting, turret pressing, press brake forming, robotic and conventional welding, stamping, finishing, and engineering/design assistance.

The company's core technology stack centers on industrial CNC equipment, including three CNC lasers (most recently the Amada Quattro 2000 with fourth-axis tubing capability), CNC turret presses, CNC press brakes, a robotic welding system, a Haas VM-2 vertical mold making CNC machining center, conventional MIG/ARC/TIG/spot welding stations, an Amada precision shear, and Amada and Komatsu stamping equipment. Tech Fab supports its fabrication operations with engineering and CAD/CAM design services, prototyping, job tracking, and computerized shop management. Recent capital investments in 2020 added a third laser, a precision band saw, and a CNC machining center to broaden capability and capacity.

Tech Fab generates revenue through project-based, quote-driven custom fabrication services billed as one-time orders, with quotes provided within one business day. The company operates exclusively through direct sales, with no marketing campaigns or digital channels beyond an informational website, and prefers phone, email, or in-person engagement with customers throughout the quotation and production process. Pricing is custom per project and not publicly disclosed, and the firm does not sell software, subscriptions, or APIs.

Name

Tech Fab

Legal name

Tech Fab, Inc.

Website

https://techfabinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tech Fab is a family-owned precision metal fabrication job shop in South Hadley, Massachusetts, founded in 1946. It serves small independent shops through Fortune 500 companies in the region with custom steel and aluminum fabrication, CNC machining, laser cutting, welding, stamping, and engineering services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

South Hadley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Metal Fabrication Services: Project-based custom metal fabrication including steel and aluminum fabrication, CNC machining, welding, cutting, stamping, and finishing services. Revenue is generated through one-time project quotes and repeat customer orders. The company provides job quoting and prefers direct customer contact for quotation and production processes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Tech Fab is a contract metal fabrication shop that produces custom precision parts and assemblies from steel, stainless steel, aluminum, galvanized, and brass for industrial customers. Its offering spans CNC machining, robotic and conventional welding, CNC laser cutting, press brake forming, turret press work, stamping, precision shearing, PEM insertion, finishing, and supporting engineering/design services, delivered on a project, build-to-print basis.

Product overview

Tech Fab is a precision metal fabrication services provider offering a comprehensive suite of manufacturing capabilities as a single unified service offering. The core portfolio centers on precision metal fabrications with supporting processes including CNC turret pressing, CNC press brake forming, robotic and conventional welding (MIG, ARC, TIG, spot), CNC laser cutting (3 lasers), CNC machining, precision shearing, metal cutting, stamping, and pem insertion. Value-added services include engineering and CAD/CAM design assistance, finishing services (painting, plating, silk screening), just-in-time manufacturing, job tracking, and computerized shop management. Recent equipment additions include the Amada Quattro 2000 laser, Amada HKA-400 band saw, and Haas VM-2 CNC mill to expand capacity and capability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CNC Machining Services Computer-controlled precision machining of customer-specified metal components for industrial buyers, produced from steel, stainless steel, aluminum, galvanized, and brass workpieces.
• Robotic Welding Services Automated robotic welding of steel, stainless steel, and aluminum components for industrial customers requiring consistent, repeatable weld quality on production runs.
• Conventional Welding Services Manual welding of custom metal components for prototypes, short runs, and weld types or geometries that require hand-driven techniques.
• CNC Laser Cutting Services Computer-controlled laser cutting of flat-sheet steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and other metals to customer-specified profiles.
• CNC Press Brake Forming Services Computer-controlled press brake forming of sheet metal into bent parts and brackets per customer specifications.
• Turret Press Services Turret press punching of sheet metal for hole patterns, cutouts, and formed features across a range of gauges and materials.
• Metal Stamping Services Stamping of sheet metal components in steel, stainless steel, and aluminum for industrial customers.
• Precision Shearing Services Precision shearing of sheet metal to dimensional tolerances as a blank preparation step prior to further fabrication.
• Metal Cutting Saw Services Saw cutting of metal stock to required lengths and sizes as a preparatory step for downstream machining or fabrication.
• PEM Insertion Services Insertion of PEM (self-clinching) fasteners into sheet metal components as part of the fabrication and assembly process.
• Finishing Services Finishing operations applied to fabricated metal parts prior to shipment to industrial customers.
• Engineering and Design Services Engineering and design support provided to customers in support of their custom metal fabrication projects.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Fictiv: Fictiv is a digital manufacturing platform specializing in CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, and injection molding with automated quoting and DFM feedback. It competes with Tech Fab for custom metal parts orders from industrial customers, offering a software-led alternative to traditional job shops.
• Hubs: Hubs (formerly 3D Hubs) is a global manufacturing platform offering CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, and injection molding with instant online quoting. It serves the same industrial customer base as Tech Fab with overlapping capabilities (laser cutting, CNC machining, finishing) via a digitally-enabled workflow.
• Xometry: Xometry operates an on-demand manufacturing marketplace connecting buyers to CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, and other custom manufacturing services. It directly competes with Tech Fab in custom metal fabrication for industrial customers, with a digital-first marketplace model that contrasts Tech Fab's phone-and-email approach.
• East West Manufacturing: East West Manufacturing is a contract manufacturing services company offering metal fabrication, machining, and assembly across multiple US and offshore facilities. It competes with Tech Fab for custom metal parts and assemblies for industrial customers, with broader scale and geographic diversification.
• Mayville Engineering Company: Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) is a US contract manufacturer providing metal fabrication, machining, welding, and assembly services to industrial customers. Like Tech Fab, it serves a mix of small and large customers with custom metal parts and assemblies, but at substantially larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Protolabs: Protolabs is a digital manufacturing services provider offering CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, injection molding, and 3D printing with automated quoting—directly comparable to Tech Fab in custom metal fabrication services. Unlike Tech Fab's regional, manual sales motion, Protolabs operates a global digital platform serving similar industrial customers with broader scale.
• Weiss-Aug: Weiss-Aug is a US precision metal stamping and fabrication company producing custom components for industrial, medical, and electronics customers. It overlaps with Tech Fab in stamping and custom metal fabrication capabilities, serving similar industrial customer segments with comparable equipment-driven processes.
• O'Neal Manufacturing Services: O'Neal Manufacturing Services is a large US contract metal fabricator offering laser cutting, machining, forming, welding, and finishing to industrial customers. It provides the same custom fabrication services as Tech Fab but at significantly greater scale and geographic reach across multiple US facilities.
• Shiloh Industries: Shiloh Industries is a US manufacturer specializing in metal stamping, blanking, and engineered metal components, primarily serving automotive and industrial customers. It overlaps with Tech Fab in metal stamping and fabrication capabilities but operates at significantly greater scale in higher-volume industrial end markets.

Broad incumbents

• Magna International: Magna International is a global tier-1 automotive supplier with a broad portfolio that includes metal forming, stamping, welding, and assembly operations. While not a direct competitor to Tech Fab's regional job-shop model, it represents the scaled, incumbent end of the custom metal fabrication space serving industrial customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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