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FWM

Contract Manufacturing

Aluminum and stainless assemblies, built to your print.

Frames, skids, weldments, enclosures, and finished OEM assemblies. Built on one manufacturing floor in Hudson, New Hampshire.

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A large custom welded aluminum structural frame fabricated on the FWM contract manufacturing floor
Welded aluminum frame · FWM 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

Built on the FWM floor

Real assemblies. A clearer picture of what we build.

Examples from our Hudson, New Hampshire facility. Send us your application and drawings so we can confirm the manufacturing and inspection scope for your project.

FWM staging stacked welded aluminum frame assemblies for shipment using an overhead crane

Welded aluminum frames

Fabricated aluminum frames, welded and staged for shipment from the FWM floor. The same manufacturing capabilities support equipment bases, skids and larger OEM assemblies.

Aluminum fabrication · welding · shipment preparation

Frames and skid fabrication
A custom aluminum burner shed enclosure fabricated at FWM

Custom aluminum enclosures

A completed aluminum burner shed enclosure. FWM reviews enclosure and panel assemblies to the customer’s drawings, including material, mounting features and assembly requirements.

Aluminum enclosure · panels · fabricated assembly

Aluminum fabrication capabilities
Finished FWM AV Series ambient-air vaporizers of different sizes on the production floor

Finished vaporizer assemblies

Finished vaporizer assemblies shown in their frames on the production floor. FWM builds its own cryogenic products and supports OEM and private-label manufacturing programs.

Cryogenic product · frame assembly · OEM manufacturing

Inside FWM vaporizer manufacturing

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Tell us what you need built.

You don’t need a complete drawing package to start. Describe the part, assembly, or production challenge and the FWM manufacturing team will review it with you.

  1. 1. Review the fit. We consider the application, material, quantity, and timing.
  2. 2. Clarify the requirements. We identify the drawings, inspection scope, or additional details needed.
  3. 3. Agree on the next step. Technical review, a quotation, or a candid answer about fit.
Have drawings or need an NDA?

No drawings required. We’ll clarify fit, requirements and the next step with you.

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Manufacturing downloads

Share FWM with your engineering and purchasing team

PDFManufacturing Capability Packet (PDF)Two pages of capabilities, shop examples, and purchasing requirements.PDFLine Card (PDF)Quick-reference capabilities and product lines for procurement.PDFManufacturing RFQ Checklist (PDF)A worksheet for drawings, quantities, inspection records, and the next step.

More from the floor

Structural frames, stainless assemblies, and handling equipment

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 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

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

Scope for your project

Start with the requirements that matter to your assembly. We’ll confirm:

  • Drawing revision, material, dimensions, and assembly requirements
  • First-article quantity and a path to recurring production
  • Inspection, traceability, and documentation required for your job
  • Any required certifications, code stamps, or outside processes
  • Packaging and shipment; field installation and building work are separate
Discuss your requirements

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

    Discuss your project

    Share the application, quantity, and timing. Send drawings now or arrange an NDA first.

  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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