Custom Designed Machines in East Chicago, IN
When East Chicago operations need custom machines, the practical choice is the certified shop about 45 minutes away — not a vendor three counties out.
Custom Designed Machines for East Chicago
Our custom machines work for East Chicago customers starts the same way every job does: real measurements, honest lead times, and AWS-certified welders doing the work. Being about 45 minutes out means revisions, fit checks, and installs happen on your schedule instead of a carrier's.
East Chicago's steel sector keeps this service busy — recent work has looked like this: replacing a discontinued machine nobody sells parts for anymore.
Custom Machines capabilities we bring to East Chicago
- Flame-treatment (flamer) stations for containers and formed parts
- Wrapping and bundling stations for non-standard packs
- Case sealer modifications and purpose-built sealing stations
- Feeders, orienters, and timing screws matched to your product
- Frames and stations built to integrate with existing line controls
- Rebuilds of obsolete single-purpose machines the OEM no longer supports
Custom Machines in East Chicago — quick answers
Can you handle both the fabrication and the installation in East Chicago?
Yes, and it's how we prefer to work: the crew that builds it installs it. One point of responsibility from measurement to startup, scheduled around your production windows.
Do you actually come out to East Chicago?
Our shop is at 702 Norbeh Dr Ste A in Hebron — about 45 minutes from East Chicago. Site visits and field measuring are part of normal quoting, and emergency calls get dispatched immediately.
How fast can you quote custom machines for East Chicago?
Most quotes go out within one business day of seeing drawings, photos, or the part itself. For East Chicago customers we can usually schedule a site visit within the week when measurements are needed.
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All services in East Chicago
Mill-environment fabrication: heavy sections, AR plate work, and repairs built to survive Indiana Harbor conditions.
Fabrication in East Chicago →Robotics Integration & Support in East Chicago
Bases, end-of-arm tooling, guarding, and cell steel for robot installs — the fabrication half of automation, done by people who work in plants.
Robotics in East Chicago →Custom Industrial Equipment in East Chicago
Hoppers, tanks, frames, carts, platforms, and one-off equipment builds — fabricated from your drawings, your sketch, or the broken original.
Custom Equipment in East Chicago →Custom Designed Machines — full details
Flamers, wrappers, case sealers, and one-job machines built for your exact product — when no catalog machine does what your line needs.
The complete service page →Send the drawing. Or just describe the problem.
Quotes within one business day. Emergency calls answered around the clock — because downtime doesn't wait for office hours.
● 24/7 emergency: (219) 231-5500
(219) 509-3083