At Ferguson Engineering Co., we consider the design, materials, budget, and the intended applications to find the right processes for your project. These processes may include any one of several varieties of welding and fabrication services depending on your project’s unique considerations.

What’s the difference between welding and fabrication?

Welding is used in almost every industry to create parts, structural components, and equipment. Aerospace, construction, and automotive industries frequently turn to our welding team to construct everything from large pieces to unique assemblies.

Fabrication is the broad term for the industrial processes that take raw or partially finished materials and turn them into finished parts. Metal fabrication, specifically, refers to manufacturing processes that shape sheet metal and other forms of metal into usable products.

Welding is a commonly used technique in metal fabrication to create products such as pipe fittings, automotive parts, tools, and more. Professionals use welding throughout commercial fabrication, industrial fabrication, and structural fabrication processes. Some of the types of metal fabrication may offer include: