What we do
Capabilities
All of it inside HPS, cutting 16 gauge to 2.5 inches.
- Design-Build Engineering
- Laser Cutting
- Waterjet Cutting
- CNC Plasma Cutting
- Structural Steel Fabrication
- Production and Prototyping
- Rapid Prototyping
- Finishing and Coating
Fabricating Your Future Today.
Multi-location metal fabrication and engineering
HPS Fabrications designs and builds metal structures and equipment across two Michigan facilities: engineering, cutting, forming, welding and assembly in Wyandotte, and fabrication, higher-volume production with robotic welding, and finishing and coating in Madison Heights. ENCO Engineering, our in-house division since 1985, puts licensed professional engineers in the same company as the shop floor, so you can bring a problem rather than a finished drawing. Carbon steel, stainless, aluminum and alloys, cut from 16 gauge to 2.5 inches.
Send a print, or just describe the part. No drawings needed to get an answer.
Work delivered for
Veteran-owned · CAGE 52YE1 · DUNS 879203024 · Fabricating since 1995
- Fabricating since
- 1995
- Engineering since
- 1985
- Ownership
- Veteran‑owned
- CAGE code
- 52YE1
- Cutting range
- 16 ga to 2 in
- On staff
- Licensed PEs
Proof
Selected work
DefenseSubmarine Ventilation Hatch HousesA stopgap product redesigned through successive engineering changes into something purpose-fit.
IndustrialMolten Salt Bath SystemsHundreds built over thirty years. The largest runs 100 feet long and 20 feet on each side.
Bulk material handlingCoal Gallery ConveyorA mile of enclosed conveyor, rebuilt one segment a year while the plant keeps running.
Who we build for
Industries
What changes between sectors is the paperwork.
All 5 industriesHow it works
Three steps to a quote
Tell us what the part has to do
Send a print if you have one. If you only have a problem, describe it. Either is enough to start.
We scope it and quote it
Our own PEs review the load, the fit and the process, then we give you a realistic timeline rather than an optimistic one.
We build, finish and deliver
Cutting, forming, welding, machining, assembly and coating all happen inside HPS. Nobody hands your job to a third party.
Why HPS
Most shops stop at the print. We start at the problem.
| A build-to-print shop | HPS Fabrications | |
|---|---|---|
| What you must supply | A finished, correct drawing package | A drawing, a sketch, or just the performance requirement |
| Who engineers it | You, or a firm you hire separately | ENCO Engineering: licensed PEs on staff, in house |
| If the design is wrong | Your problem, usually found at assembly | Found in review, before steel is cut |
| Cutting, forming, welding | Often split across suppliers | All in house |
| Finishing and coating | Sent out to a coater | Our own paint booth |
| Who is accountable | Whichever supplier touched it last | One company, concept to installed equipment |
We are not only able to build product, we are able to design product for specific situations: wind loads, structural weights and loads. That sets us apart from other fabricators who are build-to-print only.
Common questions
Questions buyers ask
Do I need finished drawings to get a quote?
No. If you have a full drawing package we will quote build-to-print. If you only know what the equipment has to do, our engineers will work up the design as part of the job. Tell us the load, the rate, the envelope and the environment, and that is enough to start.
What materials and thicknesses can you cut?
Carbon steel, stainless, aluminum and alloys, cut from 16 gauge up to 2.5 inches on laser, waterjet, CNC and plasma equipment we own. The 2.5 inch figure is our plasma table; finished assemblies go much heavier, with thick sections built up by welding plate together.
Do you actually have engineers, or do you subcontract that?
Licensed professional engineers are on staff, in mechanical, electrical and structural disciplines. ENCO Engineering has been the in-house engineering division since 1985. Nothing about the design work is subcontracted.
How big a job can you take?
The main bay in Wyandotte runs roughly 100 feet under a gantry crane. Past work includes a continuous molten salt bath system 100 feet long and 20 feet on each side, built in segments, and one of the largest shiploading stations in the world.
Do you work with the Department of Defense?
Yes. HPS holds sole-source positions on certain DoD products, and individual bases order directly. Work includes US Navy submarine ventilation hatch houses, brows and gangways, and maintenance platforms for the Air Force. CAGE code 52YE1.
What happens after I send a request?
A person reads it and replies. If we are not the right shop for your part we will say so, which is cheaper for both of us than a quote nobody wants to win.
Request a quote
Send a print, or describe the problem.
You do not need finished drawings to get a useful answer. Tell us what the part has to do and we will tell you whether we are the right shop for it.
Prefer to talk? Call 734-282-2285, Mon–Fri 8:00am–5:00pm.