Haas VF and Hurco VMX vertical machining centers and Hurco and Daewoo CNC lathes inside a fabrication plant — machined flanges, bushing pads, plates, bushings and fittings finished on the same floor as the tank, structure or cabinet they go into.
Most fabricated products have a few surfaces that have to be machined: a tank cover flange that must seal, a bushing pad that must be flat, a base plate with a precision hole pattern, a shaft or bushing in a conveyor drive. Sending those parts out means a second supplier, a second schedule and a fit-up that happens after the parts come back. FabTek machines them in-house, in a cell of CNC mills and lathes that sits beside the welding and finishing departments.
The cell runs Haas VF-series and Hurco VMX42i vertical machining centers for milling and Hurco TM10, Daewoo 230B and Sharp CNC lathes for turning, with manual mills, lathes and a Bridgeport for secondary and one-off work. Machining is scheduled with the fabrication it belongs to — a cover is machined after welding, before it is fitted to its tank — so tolerances are held on the finished weldment rather than on a part that will move when it is welded later.
Flange faces, bushing pads, gasket surfaces, base plates and precision hole patterns on Haas VF and Hurco VMX vertical machining centers.
Bushings, shafts, spacers, rollers, fittings and threaded parts on Hurco, Daewoo and Sharp CNC lathes.
Welded assemblies machined after welding so the finished surface is true.
Bosses, pads, flanges and fittings machined for tanks, cabinets, conveyors and structures.
Parts machined to print for customers who need them without the fabrication.
Tolerances held on the finished weldment, not a part that will move.
Flanges faced, patterns drilled and tapped, pockets and slots milled.
Shafts, rollers, bushings and fittings.
Checked, then fitted to the tank, structure or conveyor it belongs to.
Transformer tank covers, conservator flanges and bushing pads; conveyor shafts, rollers and bushings; base and connection plates for substation structures and tubular poles; fittings and bosses on enclosures and bus duct.
| Milling | Haas VF-series vertical machining centers; Hurco VMX42i vertical machining center; manual mills and Bridgeport for secondary work |
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| Turning | Hurco TM10 CNC lathe; Daewoo 230B CNC lathe; Sharp 1800LV precision lathe; engine lathes for secondary work |
| Materials | Carbon and alloy steel, stainless, aluminum, copper and brass, plastics |
| Work | Flange and gasket faces, bushing pads, hole patterns, bushings, shafts, spacers, fittings, threaded parts, machined weldments |
| Programming | From FabTek engineering's models; STEP, SolidWorks and Inventor accepted |
| Inspection | Dimensional inspection per drawing; ISO 9001:2015 |
| Also specified as | CNC machining services, CNC milling, CNC turning, machine shop services, precision machining, machined weldments, contract machining |
Representative capabilities — exact ranges, ratings, and finishes are confirmed per project. Send drawings for a firm quote.
A cover flange machined flat and then welded to its stiffeners won't be flat when the weld cools. FabTek welds first and machines second — the cover is fabricated, stress-relieved where the drawing calls for it, and then its flange is machined on the VMC as a finished weldment. The same sequence applies to bushing pads, base plates and any surface that has to be true on the finished part. It is only practical when the machine shop and the welding shop are in the same building, which is the point of having one.
Built at four production sites in Hazlehurst, Mississippi.
ISO 9001:2015 quality management, AWS-certified welding, OSHA-compliant facilities.
In-house powder coat backed by an IEEE 2000-hour salt-spray certification.
Reserved-line capacity and the automation to grow with your volume.
Haas VF-series and Hurco VMX42i vertical machining centers for milling, Hurco TM10 and Daewoo 230B CNC lathes and a Sharp precision lathe for turning, plus manual equipment for secondary work.
FabTek Industries machines covers, flanges, pads and plates on its own CNC mills and lathes at its Hazlehurst, Mississippi plants, after welding, so surfaces are true on the finished part.
Yes. Parts are machined to print for customers who need machined components without the fabrication.
Standard machining tolerances per the drawing on the VMCs and lathes; tell us the critical dimensions and we will confirm before quoting.
Explore related lines: Transformer tanks · Covers & conservators · Conveyor systems · Tubular steel poles
Further reading: Conservators, covers and tank accessories · Metal fabrication machines and equipment guide · The build-to-print spec package
Have parts to machine? Send the drawings and the critical dimensions — we'll come back with a plan and a firm price, typically within one business day.
