Schantz Fabrication
CNC Custom Fabrication and Machining Services
High-quality CNC machining and custom fabrication with fast turnaround times and no minimum orders. We’re Schantz Machine & Fabrication, your partner bringing expertise and quality control for projects from simple parts to complex multi-part RFQs.
Why Partner with Us?
For over 60 years, Schantz Machine & Fabrication (SMF) has specialized in CNC machining and custom fabrication services for highly customized and precise parts. Our expertise in rapid prototyping, stringent quality control, professional design for manufacturing (DFM), and low-volume production with no minimum orders positions us to handle big projects for parts in the tens of thousands, or custom jobs as small as a single unit. Our team’s expertise in custom fabrication services ensures consistent delivery of high-quality custom parts, outstanding service, and schedule-oriented delivery.
This makes us the go-to CNC fabricators when you need quick production of prototypes and proof-of-concept parts with short lead times. Whether your project demands intricate detailing or robust production, we tailor our approach to meet your custom fabrication specifications with precision and care.
Industries We Serve
Robotics & Automation
We can provide rapidly produced CNC-machined components that are perfect for automated manufacturing systems and industrial robotic applications.
Trailer & Agriculture
CNC-machined parts for trailers and the agriculture industry increase efficiency, accuracy, and precision to improve performance and reliability.
Pneumatics & Hydraulics
CNC machining services such as turning and milling create components that meet the exacting needs of the pneumatics and hydraulics industries.
Food & Beverage
With CNC technology, food and safety equipment is precision-engineered, essential to maintaining sanitary conditions in processing plants.
Automotive
CNC-machined parts in the automotive industry allow for precise alterations or adaptations to a wide range of automotive parts.
Design for Manufacturability
Utilizing the latest solid modeling and programming software, Schantz Machine & Fabrication integrates design-for-manufacturing (DFM) principles to streamline the journey from concept to creation. This approach reduces prototyping time and minimizes production costs, ensuring your parts are designed for optimal manufacturability and cost-efficiency. Our expertise in CNC machining and custom metal fabrication services enables our CNC fabricators to refine your designs for maximum functionality and economy.
Precision Quoting
Our advanced quoting software for CNC machining services stands out by instantly spotting manufacturability issues, streamlining the production process, and preventing costly revisions. This proactive approach saves time and money and ensures a smooth transition from design to production. At Schantz Machine & Fabrication, we prioritize efficiency and accuracy in quoting and provide reliable and transparent cost assessments.
Advanced Manufacturing
Our modern CNC machinery, equipped with cutting-edge tooling and optimized processes, is at the heart of our custom CNC machining and fabrication operations. This setup ensures we consistently produce high-quality parts that meet tight tolerances with utmost efficiency. Every piece, from the first to the last, adheres to the highest standards of precision and quality.
Stringent Quality Control
Rigorous quality control standards underpin our commitment to excellence in CNC machining and custom fabrication services. These standards guarantee that every part we produce, regardless of the batch size, is flawless and meets your exact specifications. Our quality assurance processes are designed to ensure that each part from Schantz Machine & Fabrication is a benchmark of excellence in the industry.
Comprehensive Finishing
Our strategic partnerships for specialized finishing services include heat treating, plating, and powder coating. These collaborations, combined with our commitment to achieving the perfect surface finish, simplify your part-sourcing challenges. We ensure that every component produced through our custom fabrication services not only meets functional requirements but also exhibits aesthetic excellence.
Strategic Inventory Management
Our innovative inventory management system, including a reserve inventory option (Kanban), is designed to mitigate risk and ensure supply stability. By maintaining a stock of your critical parts, we can swiftly meet sudden increases in demand, ensuring that your production lines keep moving without interruption. Expect responsive CNC machining and custom fabrication services to support your business’s dynamic needs.
Discover the Difference With Schantz Machine & Fabrication
With decades of expertise, our custom fabrication shop caters to various industries, including automotive, manufacturing, oil and gas, food and beverage, and government sectors. Thanks to our advanced programming and milling capabilities, our strength lies in efficiently accommodating low-volume orders, even as low as a single unit. This approach ensures cost-effective and timely production for any custom CNC fabrication order size.
Unlike the transactional nature of industrial sourcing giants, Schantz Machine & Fabrication (SMF) treats you as more than just an order to fill. We see ourselves as an integral extension of your team, committed to the success of your projects. Our custom fabrication services workshop prioritizes client-centric service, offering personalized solutions and dependable support regardless of the project scale. We have a team of CNC fabricators who are here to help you get started and create the ultimate custom machine fabrication parts.
What Our Customers Are Saying
Our Goal Is to Help Our Customers Thrive
At SMF, we’re dedicated to empowering your success by delivering high-quality custom machine fabrication parts. With our collaborative design process, advanced technology, and streamlined production processes, we ensure you receive unparalleled value and quality for custom fabrication services.
By working closely with our customers throughout the entire design and production process, we ensure satisfaction and success for a wide range of custom fabrication projects. Our CNC fabricators assist in material selection and sourcing, design for manufacturing (DFM) services, stringent quality control, and more. Working with SMF means working with a partner committed to achieving the best possible results for you and your custom CNC fabrication.
Adaptable Production for Every Custom Fabrication Need
Our expertise lies in low-volume production, specializing in runs of 5 to 500 pieces. Our refined processes and vast industry experience enable us to deliver all types of custom-machined parts across various scales and needs. Recognizing the diverse demands of projects, we’re one of the most established and flexible online CNC machining services, catering to both large and small orders. Our Kanban inventory system ensures a ready supply of your parts, providing stability even in fluctuating demand scenarios for custom CNC fabrication projects.
Quality Custom Fabrication Backed by Decades of Expertise
With over 60 years of industry expertise offering custom fabrication services, we proudly serve a wide range of industries, including motorsports, OEM manufacturing, food and beverage, as well as various government subcontractor supply chains. Our cutting-edge CNC technology guarantees superior precision and accuracy in every component, while our seasoned CNC fabricators ensure a perfect fit and finish. Whether you are looking to produce a large run of units or just looking for a smaller run, you can trust in our legacy of excellence to bring your projects to life.
A Family Legacy of Precision and Craftsmanship
SMF is a family-owned and -operated CNC machine and fabrication shop located near St. Louis. We take immense pride in our highly skilled employees who possess extensive knowledge and experience in precision CNC machining and fabrication. This expertise allows us to produce high-quality machined and sheet metal products that meet the needs of our clients. Our commitment to excellence has helped us build a reputation as a trusted partner in CNC machining and custom fabrication services, delivering custom metal parts that exceed customer expectations. With our focus on quality, innovation, and customer satisfaction, we’re your reliable CNC fabricators who will bring you continued success in your operations.
Advantages of Our Integrated Approach to CNC Machining Operations
- Customization: We excel at crafting highly precise parts tailored to your exact specifications. Our integrated CNC machining and custom fabrication services allow us to handle your project from start to finish, ensuring a seamless and comprehensive solution. Your success is our success at Schantz Machine & Fabrication.
- Flexibility: Our CNC metal fabrication service capabilities enable us to quickly adapt to your needs, whether you require a small batch or large-scale production. With our robust inventory management system, we guarantee the availability of your parts, providing them precisely when you need them. This ensures the continuity of your project without delays.
- Quality Assurance: We leverage our industry expertise to uphold the highest quality standards. Our seasoned approach to CNC machining and custom fabrication is reflected in the end products we deliver to our clients, affirming our commitment to project accuracy.
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FAQs
SMF specializes in a wide variety of custom fabrication services. Some of our popular services include CNC turning, CNC milling, MIG welding, TIG welding, rapid prototyping, and more. We utilize advanced 3-, 4-, and 5-axis milling processes that provide our customers with precision parts that are manufactured as designed.
Schantz Machine & Fabrication has been a family-run business for nearly 70 years. Our roots began when the Schantz family saw a need for custom trailers and trucks to service the food and beverage industry. In the decades since then, we have grown and expanded our operations to work with customers across many different industries. Today, we are proud to service customers throughout our local area of St. Louis, MO, and beyond with expert custom fabrication and machining services.
CNC machining is short for computer numerical-controlled machining. CNC machining is a modern method of custom fabrication that uses computer automation and robotics to create precision parts for a wide range of industries. The advantages of CNC machining are plentiful, including exceptional accuracy and precision, quick turnaround times, and reduced material waste. We offer CNC machining services to meet many different custom fabrication needs.
Our custom fabrication services include working with many different metals and plastics. Each material type has its own unique qualities and characteristics that make it better suited for one application over another. We work with metals such as aluminum, brass, stainless steel, and titanium, as well as plastics such as acrylic, ABS, acetal, and nylon. Our extensive experience with many different materials makes us qualified to be your trusted CNC fabricators.
We understand the importance of timeliness in business and are committed to providing customers with a personalized quote within 1-2 business days of your initial inquiry. In just a few simple steps, you can provide us with the information needed and even upload a design file to help us best understand your custom fabrication project and deliver an accurate and competitive quote. Get started today on your next custom part!
Talk to a CNC Design Consultant About Your Project
Ready to get started with our CNC machining services? Talk to one of our CNC machining and custom fabrication experts at SMF to help you navigate your project requirements, from initial design through prototyping to full-scale production. You can count on us to deliver high-quality parts on time and on budget. Custom machining metal quotes are just a call away.
Our CNC fabricators are here to help you get started and navigate the entire custom machine fabrication process. We are proud to serve our customers and provide the highest level of service, expertise, and delivery.
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