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Mechanical Build & Fabrication

We established our mechanical division in 2022 to control the quality of what leaves the shop. We design the mechanical package, run the machining, fabrication and finishing through suppliers we have qualified and hold to our own drawings, and assemble, test and validate it here before it ships. You deal with one contractor from CAD to commissioned equipment.

Two PH Engineering staff assembling a large powder-coated frame structure on the shop floor
Fig. 01 · Assembly on our floor, before anything ships

01What the work involves

  • Mechanical design in-house, drawn to our own drawing standards
  • Machining solutions and custom fixtures
  • Frame and guarding fabrication
  • Powder coating and anodizing finishes
  • Assembly, testing and validation before shipment
  • Integration with our own controls, so the metal and the controls answer to one contractor

02Common questions

Do you machine and fabricate in your own building?

The design, the assembly and the testing are ours, here. The machining, fabrication and finishing go to suppliers we have qualified and hold to our own drawings. Either way you deal with one contractor: we carry the schedule and answer for the whole machine, rather than handing you three vendors to chase.

Can you build to our drawings, or do you design too?

Either. We build to customer drawings, and we carry full projects from our own CAD through build, finish and commissioning. The prep-table case study started as our drawing number PH-2368.

Do you take mechanical-only work?

Yes. Machining, fabrication and finishing jobs without a controls scope are welcome. Roughly 40% of our business is mechanical.

On the floor
In-house CAD assembly render of the inverter prep table, drawing PH-2368
Fig. 02 · 01 · It starts as our drawing, PH-2368
Raw welded steel weldment for a machine base, uncoated, on the fabrication floor
Fig. 03 · 02 · Fabricated in steel, welded and drilled
Welded steel frame strapped to a pallet awaiting finishing
Fig. 04 · 03 · Off the fabrication floor, ready for finish
Powder-coated machine frames lined up on the shop floor after finishing
Fig. 05 · 04 · Powder coated, cured and back in the shop
Fabricated articulating tool-balancer arm and powder-coated cabinet built in the PH shop
Fig. 06 · 05 · Assembled, wired and run off as one machine
Powder-coated fabricated lifter arms palletized for shipment
Fig. 07 · 06 · Palletized for ship

Issue for construction

Have a mechanical build & fabrication project?

Send the drawings, the spec, or just a description of the problem. You'll get a straight answer on whether it's something we should be quoting.