Industrial fabrication in Chillicothe, Ohio
About half an hour north of the shop.
- The shop
- Piketon, Ohio
- From here
- About half an hour north of the shop
- Hours
- Open 24 hours
- Scope
- Commercial and industrial
Chillicothe is close work for us, roughly the same short run north that Portsmouth is south, and it is served directly from the Piketon shop.
Chillicothe sits comfortably inside the range where we can be useful on short notice. The shop is about half an hour south, which means a look before quoting is realistic, a return trip to check a fit is not a lost day, and being open 24 hours is a genuine option rather than a line on a listing.
The industrial work here is the same as anywhere else we operate. Setting and aligning production equipment, mechanical repair on site or back at the shop, on-site fabrication where a part cannot leave the floor, pipe welding in steel and stainless, and the whole run of job shop work in aluminum, steel and stainless.
Fleet work is worth calling out separately, because a lot of it comes from this direction. Service bodies, dump bodies, decks, skirts and structural repair. Rebuilding a body is usually a fraction of replacing the unit, and the truck comes back to work rather than going to auction.
As everywhere, the scope is commercial, industrial and fleet work, with handrails, gates and fences built for anyone.
Because the shop is close, the 3D CAD and printing side is genuinely usable here too. On a complicated part we can model it, print a check piece, and bring that up to your machine before we cut any metal. At half an hour away that is an afternoon rather than a project.
If you are not sure whether a job is one for us, send a photograph through the job form. We would rather tell you honestly at the start than find out together halfway through.
Half an hour is close enough that the whole range of what the shop does is practical here, including the parts of it that need more than one visit.
That matters most on modeled work. On a complicated part we can draw it, print a check piece and bring that up to your machine before any steel is cut. At this distance that is an afternoon rather than a project.
Fleet work runs the other direction just as easily. A unit dropped with us in the morning is being worked on by lunchtime.
Work we take in Chillicothe
The four capabilities that come up most often in this market. The full list is on the services page.
Millwright services
Machine setting, alignment and installation, with the fabrication shop behind it when a part has to be made.
Truck and trailer modifications
Service bodies, dump bodies, decks and structural repair, for fleets that need the truck back rather than replaced.
On-site fabrication
Cutting, welding and fitting done at your facility, for the work that cannot leave the floor.
Aluminum, steel and stainless fabrication
Custom parts made to your print, or reverse engineered from the broken one you send us a photo of.
| Type of work | Fit | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Fleet and vehicle work | Strong | A large share of the shop's work comes from this direction |
| Millwright and alignment | Strong | Close enough that a night or weekend window is workable |
| Modeled and printed check pieces | Strong | At half an hour we can bring a check piece to your machine before cutting |
| On-site fabrication | Strong | A second trip to check a fit is not a lost day |
| Look before quoting | Strong | Realistic at this range and it produces a better number |
Questions about working in Chillicothe
Do you take fleet work from Chillicothe?
Yes. Truck and trailer bodies are a large share of the shop's work and Chillicothe is an easy run for it.
Can you get here for a night shutdown?
We are open 24 hours and Chillicothe is about half an hour away, so night and weekend windows are workable. Tell us the window when you send the job.
Do you come to Chillicothe or do we bring work to you?
Both. On-site fabrication, millwright and mechanical work happen at your facility. Shop fabrication and vehicle bodies are built in Piketon, about half an hour south.
Do you take residential work here?
Handrails, gates and fences, yes. What we do not take is home improvement work like decks and remodels. Fleet and equipment repair is a different thing and we do want that.
