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Contract Manufacturing

One accountable U.S. manufacturing floor. Not a broker.

FWM helps OEMs reduce supplier handoffs by coordinating aluminum and stainless steel fabrication, welding, cutting, forming, integrated machining, assembly, inspection, documentation, packaging, and shipment from one Hudson, New Hampshire manufacturing floor.

Best suited for recurring production, complex aluminum weldments, and OEM programs requiring documentation, traceability, and direct communication.

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A large custom welded aluminum structural frame fabricated on the FWM contract manufacturing floor
50,000
Sq. Ft.
Single U.S. manufacturing floor
90+
Machines
Welding, cutting, forming, machining, and finishing
20+
Weld Sources
TIG, MIG, and specialty welding power
7
Bridge Cranes
Overhead handling across production bays

What We Build

Aluminum and stainless steel products built for OEM programs

An FWM worker staging large stacked welded aluminum frame assemblies onto a flatbed trailer with an overhead crane and lifting sling

Welded aluminum skids & base frames

Skids · piping · controls

A large welded aluminum structural frame with X-bracing surrounding a circular stainless basin, mounted on a fixture table on the FWM shop floor

Industrial racks & structural frames

Structural fabrication

A custom all-aluminum burner shed enclosure fabricated at FWM

Enclosures, panels & brackets

Custom enclosures

A custom stainless steel assembly rigged to an overhead hoist at FWM

Cryogenic & stainless assemblies

Stainless · cryogenic

A custom steel material handling cart fabricated at FWM for moving heavy assemblies

Transport carts & handling equipment

Material handling

Rows of finished FWM vaporizer assemblies in frames staged on the production floor

Finished OEM product assemblies

Built · framed · ready to ship

Rooftop and packaged equipment

Custom welded equipment support frames and skids

FWM reviews build-to-print support frames, base skids, equipment mounting assemblies, and structural roof dunnage for dehumidifiers, air handlers, and packaged rooftop equipment. These are structural support assemblies; flashing, weatherproofing, and building-envelope scope should be identified separately in the RFQ.

Review skid and equipment-support fabrication

Best-Fit Programs

Best-fit programs for FWM

FWM is best suited for recurring OEM programs where aluminum or stainless steel fabrication, production welding, assembly, documentation, packaging, and coordinated machining support matter.

  • Recurring aluminum and stainless assemblies
  • Welded aluminum and stainless structures
  • Fabricated weldments requiring machined features
  • Extrusion cutting, machining, welding, and assembly
  • Industrial frames, skids, enclosures, racks, fixtures, carts, and platforms
  • Custom welded rooftop equipment support frames, base skids, and structural roof dunnage
  • OEMs reshoring production to the U.S.
  • Batch production and repeat builds
  • Products requiring assembly, packaging, kitting, and shipment
  • Programs where inspection, documentation, and communication matter
  • Customers reducing supplier handoffs

Program Fit

FWM is usually not the best fit for:

  • One-off commodity brackets
  • Lowest-bid sheet metal with no value-add
  • Simple cut-to-length with no production path
  • Prototype-only work with no path to recurring production
  • Field installation
  • Structural steel erection
  • Projects requiring certifications or code stamps FWM does not currently hold
  • Work where price is the only decision factor
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From Drawing to Shipped Product

One accountable path from your drawings to a shipped product

Replacing multiple supplier handoffs with one accountable path helps keep drawings, routing, inspection, documentation, packaging, and shipment connected to the job.

Digital production tracking runs from PO receipt through final ship, with every step, inspection checkpoint, and documentation requirement attached to the job. Learn about FWM's production software.

  1. 01

    Upload drawings

    Submit drawings and CAD files for initial review and feasibility assessment.

  2. 02

    Engineering review

    Manufacturability review with design-for-manufacturing feedback.

  3. 03

    Material planning

    Material selection, sourcing, and production planning.

  4. 04

    Cutting and part preparation

    Sawing, extrusion processing, drilling, tapping, and machining where the assembly requires it.

  5. 05

    Welding and assembly

    Welding, fabrication, and mechanical assembly.

  6. 06

    Inspection and documentation

    In-process and final inspection with project documentation.

  7. 07

    Packaging and shipment

    Packaging, kitting, and coordinated logistics.

  8. 08

    Repeat production

    Documented setups and retained tooling for fast, consistent repeat builds.

FWM engineers reviewing a 3D CAD model of an aluminum weldment on a conference room screen
FWM team members discussing a manufacturing program across the conference table
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Equipment, Quality & Documentation

Fabrication, welding, assembly, and supporting machining under one roof.

Aluminum and stainless fabrication, welding, assembly, supporting machining, and finishing are connected by job travelers, revision-controlled drawings, lot and heat tracking, inspection checkpoints, and customer-specific documentation packages.

A wide view of the FWM production floor with CNC machines, saws, and fabrication cells
An FWM welder in a helmet welding an aluminum assembly with the weld arc glowing
A CNC machining center cutting a metal component at FWM with flood coolant at the tool
An FWM worker aligning an aluminum extrusion on a fixture table during assembly fit-up

Documentation and traceability on every job

Digital job travelers

Revision-controlled drawings

Lot and heat tracking

Photo documentation

Inspection checkpoints

First article records

Weld maps where required

NCR and corrective-action tracking

Packaging and shipment records

Customer-specific documentation packages

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