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About LJ Fabricators

December 25, 2023

About LJ Fabricators

Est. 1983

Our Mission

Devoted to being the industry leader in laser cutting and custom metal fabrications, focused on circling our customers’ needs while exceeding their expectations in service and quality. 

We will accomplish this through:

LJ Fabricators History

LJ Fabricators, Inc. was established in June of 1983 by Larry A. Johnson in a 6,000 sqft facility located in Rockford IL (Northwest of Chicago). Starting the business with one other employee, the company offered traditional metal fabricating job shop services. During the first decade, the company realized the need to increase capacity and expand the services provided, the metal solutions timeline includes: 

1987

Original facility expanded to 11,200 square feet and additional employees were hired

1989
Purchased the first laser, a CO2 1kW machine with a 36” x 96” table size
1991
Purchased a 1.5kW CO2 Laser
1993

Purchased first 1.5kW Multi-axis CO2 Laser

1994

Purchased 2kW CO2 Laser

1995

Began construction on new 39,000 square foot facility, which is now the current location of LJ Fabricators next to the Chicago Rockford International Airport

1999

175 ton press brake, 10′ long

2000
2.5kW CO2 laser
2003

2003 was a big year for LJ Fabricators. We achieved the ISO 9001 certification, expanded our facility to over 59,000 square feet and added a 10 ton overhead crane spanning 70′

2004
Addition of a 4.4kW CO2 laser with a material shelf automation and a Robotic Welding Cell
2006
Portable CMM
2009

170 kVA resistance welder and a 200 kVA resistance welder

2010
165 ton press brake, 10 feet long
2011
6kW CO2 laser with automation
2012
25 ton punch with automation
2013

Deburr & edge rounding machine

2014

6kW fiber laser and a 44-ton press brake, 3 feet long

2015
352 ton press brake, 13 feet long
2016

Added a 28 foot box delivery truck and another deburr & edge rounding machine

2017

Hardware insertion machine and a 100 kVA resistance welder

2018

10kW fiber laser

2019

Hardware insertion machine and raw material storage towers

2020

88-ton press brake, 5 feet long

2021

N2 Generator (99.999% purity) / Gas Mixing / Shop Air Cutting

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