Do you work with abrasion-resistant (AR) plate?

Yes. AR plate is one of our standard raw materials for wear parts, ground-engaging components, and chute liners. Tell us the grade and thickness your application calls for when you submit your drawing.

What's your typical lead time for undercarriage or structural frame work?

Similar to our general lead time, 3–6 weeks from approved drawings, depending on complexity and material availability.

Heavy equipment and mining fabrication at Cutting Edge Fabrication — abrasion-resistant plate housings welded on the Milwaukee shop floor

Heavy Equipment & Mining — Milwaukee Metal Fabrication

Structural Weldments for Equipment That Can’t Fail in the Field

Frames, undercarriage components, equipment housings, and wear parts for OEMs building machines that work in mining, earthmoving, and heavy construction — where a weld failure means downtime nobody budgeted for.

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What We Build in This Market

Heavy Equipment & Mining Components We Fabricate

Structural frames, undercarriage components, equipment housings, wear parts, and custom weldments for OEMs building heavy equipment used in mining, earthmoving, and heavy construction.

Structural Frames & Chassis

Structural frames, chassis assemblies, and custom weldments built to print.

Undercarriage & Wear Parts

Undercarriage components, wear parts, and AR plate work for ground-engaging applications.

Housings & Ground-Engaging Structures

Equipment housings, enclosures, buckets, blades, and other ground-engaging structures.

Materials We Process for This Market

Structural steel Carbon steel AR plate (abrasion resistant) Armor plate Heavy plate High-alloy steel Stainless steel Aluminum Manganese Nickel-based alloys Iron Sheet metal

Full materials detail at our Materials List.

Recent Work

Heavy Equipment Jobs We’ve Completed

Real fabrication work from our shop floor in this market.

Heavy equipment and mining project stories are being added. See all CEF project work in the meantime.

All Heavy Equipment projects

Built for These Jobs

Scale and Process Control for Heavy Equipment Work

Capacity & Equipment

Parts and structures to 20,000 lb, lengths to 60 feet, certified welders across all major processes, and on-site CNC machining for mounting faces and critical tolerances.

Full fabrication capabilities

Finishing & Full Assembly

Full assembly completed in-house. We offer sandblasting, painting, powder coating, plating, and galvanizing, so equipment leaves ready for the field.

Assembly and finishing detail

Why CEF

Built for the Complexity Heavy Equipment Work Actually Requires

Medium to large parts and mechanical assemblies where cutting, forming, welding, machining, and finishing all have to come together on one program.

ISO 9001:2015 certified — quality system documented through every operation
Laser, plasma, oxy-fuel flame, shearing, production sawing, miter sawing, and cold sawing in-house
Press brake forming, bending, bump forming, and plate rolling on-site
Certified welders across a full range of metals including AR plate, armor plate, manganese, high-alloy steel, and nickel-based alloys
On-site CNC machining for precision bores, drilled surfaces, and critical tolerances
Full assembly in-house, with finishing services including sandblasting, painting, powder coating, plating, and galvanizing
Fabrication capabilities and inspection services built to meet the requirements of demanding programs
In business since 1990 — Milwaukee, WI

Ready to Work Together

Have a Heavy Equipment or Mining Component That Needs a Reliable Fabricator?

Send us your drawing or job description. We’ll review it and give you a straight answer on fit and timeline.

DXF, DWG, PDF, SolidWorks, STEP — all accepted. Response within one business day.

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Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions About Heavy Equipment & Mining Fabrication

Questions we hear from engineers and procurement managers evaluating CEF for heavy equipment and mining work.

Yes. CEF fabricates abrasion-resistant plate along with armor plate, heavy plate, manganese, and other specialty materials. Include the required grade and thickness with your drawing so we can evaluate the job accurately.

We offer finishing services including sandblasting, painting, powder coating, plating, and galvanizing, so equipment and structural components leave ready for the field.

Lead time depends on material availability, project complexity, required processes, quantity, and current shop loading. Send us the drawing and your target date, and we will evaluate timing as part of the quote.

Yes. We work with OEMs developing new equipment lines as well as those needing production runs on established designs. Tell us your volume expectations when you submit, and we’ll scope accordingly.