Capabilities · Metal Fabrication

Custom steel, fabricated in-house.

Roberts runs its own metal fabrication shop, cutting and welding the custom steel behind our furniture. When a system needs a part that no longer exists or a specification no catalog covers, we fabricate it ourselves — without the expense or waste of a middle man.

In-house
Custom steel cut, formed, and welded in our own shop
Made to spec
Fabricated to your dimensions, not limited to a catalog
Steel core
Durable steel frames endure cycle after remanufacturing cycle
No middle man
Built directly, without the markup or waste of a third party
What the metal shop makes

When the catalog stops, fabrication starts.

Our metal fabrication shop produces custom steel for the systems and casework we build — accommodating requirements standard product lines cannot.

Why fabricate in-house

The structural backbone of everything we build.

Remanufacturing depends on sound steel. Office furniture can be remanufactured many times over because of the inherent durability of its steel — so the frame underneath a restored system has to be as sound as the surface looks. When a component is beyond repair or no longer made, our metal shop fabricates a replacement equal to or better than the original.

Owning the fabrication also means owning the schedule. We cut and weld our own custom steel rather than wait on an outside supplier, which lets us meet unique requirements and avoid the expense and waste of a middle man.

01Cut and formed to spec

Steel cut and shaped to the original specification or a new drawing, matched to the system or casework it has to fit.

02Welded to specific dimensions

Parts cut and welded together to exact dimensions — built to carry the load a contract system holds for years.

03Finished in-house

Fabricated steel moves to our own baked-on powder coating process for a durable, long-lasting finish before it is built into the system.

Nothing wasted

Even the scrap goes back to work.

Our fabrication shop is also where surplus steel earns a second life. When a panel is beyond repair, we strip its tubular frame and send the metal to be cut and welded into mobile panel carts that move product through production and field installations.

Beyond the carts, excess scrap metal becomes connectors, flat plates, cutting jigs, and other tooling for our own facilities — reflecting the same principle that runs through everything we make: nature wastes nothing, nor do we.

Fabricate it with Roberts

Need a part that no longer exists?

Send us the drawing, the discontinued part number, or the requirement no catalog covers. Our metal shop will fabricate it in-house and finish it on our own line. Call (315) 451-9185 or request a quote to get started.