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Thank you to the American workers who show up & work hard every day. In recognition of Labor Day, LJ Fabricators will be closed Monday, September 5th. Enjoy a relaxing & safe Labor Day weekend!

If you are looking for a custom metal fabricator, contact us today. We would love the opportunity to earn your business. We offer: Fiber Laser Cutting Precision Bending High Speed Punching CNC Rolling Hardware Insertion

Quality parts every time… Would you expect anything less? At LJ Fab, we fabricate consistent, accurate parts every day. Take a walk through our facility and you’ll understand why. You will see the latest in

Not much to this picture. Nothing glamorous. No sparks flying. It’s not even stainless steel! Just a piece of metal. However, this picture gets us excited at LJ Fab. It is an unedited photo of

Another fun project moving through the shop this week. We are finishing up this countertop for a new concession stand in Sterling, IL. It’s 15′ long and made of 11GA Stainless Steel. LJ Fab is

Would you like your order stacked a certain way? A specific number of parts per skid? Or would like one kit of parts per skid? Whatever your special requests are, we look forward to working

Walked into the Shipping Department this morning and saw a truckload of cabinets ready to ship! LJ Fab fabricates these insulated cabinets complete from start to finish and have them down to a science. We

LJ Fabricators has (2) material retrieval racks in-house stocked with a wide variety of material. Combined, the two towers house (132) cassettes. Each one can hold up to 6,600 pounds for a total capacity up

This weekend we celebrate Parents’ Day! Take a minute to let your parents know how much you appreciate them and all the sacrifices they have made for you. And, as a parent, never under estimate

We were honored once again to work with Darrell Reber making trophies for the 31st Annual Hib Reber Memorial Car Show. This year, there were (50) “Top 50” trophies awarded. The car show was in Byron,

LJ Fabricators wishes you and your family a Happy 4th of July. Enjoy the long weekend with loved ones and we will see you next week! God Bless America! #ljfabricators #metalfabrication #rockfordil #4thofjuly #usa #Godblessamerica

What happens when you make parts for a customer that makes deep fryers? And they are extremely satisfied? They bring enough chicken to feed the entire LJ Fab team! We appreciate our customers & enjoy

Happy Father’s Day Weekend to all the dads out there that are heroes to their children and know what it means to put family first. We hope you have a wonderful weekend with your family.

This pan is a regular part at LJ Fabricators. 14 gauge stainless steel is cut on our Fiber Laser, formed on our 13′ wide Press Brake, and welded on our Robotic Weld Cell. This particular

Today (June 14th) commemorates the adoption of the American flag by Congress 245 years ago (1777). Flag Day was officially declared a holiday on August 3rd, 1949 by President Harry S. Truman. A few interesting facts

The lighting in our shop got a nice upgrade as we recently completed another continuous improvement project. We have always been told that we have a well lit shop. Wait til you see it now!

Does your project require PEMs or other self-clinching fasteners? We have you covered! LJ Fabricators has (2) Haeger hardware insertion machines. They are both CNC controlled with 8 ton capacity, 24″ throat depth & dual

We hope you have a great weekend with family & friends. Please take some time to remember those who gave their lives for our country and our freedoms. Just a reminder that LJ Fabricators will

Beautiful piece of 1/2″ carbon steel passing through today. Material was cut on our 10K Fiber Laser and formed on our Bystronic Press Brake. This particular part was made out of (2) pieces and then

While Veterans’ Day celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans, and Memorial Day honors those who died serving in American wars, Saturday, May 21st is Armed Forces Day. President Truman led the effort for this

Do you have a new project you would like to discuss? Need to review a print? Or maybe you just want to learn more about LJ Fabricators. We would love to have you stop by

Multiple cleaning stations were added to the shop this year. Just another continuous improvement project implemented at LJ Fab. Our team takes pride in our facility and it shows. Contact us today to setup a

This weekend we celebrate the special women in all of our lives. Thank you for all you do. Wishing you all a very warm & happy Mother’s Day!

Work continues on an order of large tanks in the shop this week. Tanks are made of 1/4″ Stainless Steel and hold 430 gallons. Fully loaded, they weigh over 6,000 pounds! LJ Fab is able

Happy Administrative Professionals’ Day! It takes the entire team to make a business run, but a special thanks to all of you that hold everything together and keep it running smoothly. Know that you are

LJ Fabricators will be closed today in observance of Good Friday. We are thankful for Easter Sunday and the resurrection of Jesus Christ. We hope you and your loved ones have a wonderful weekend! #ljfabricators

Sunday, March 20th marks the first day of Spring 2022. And just like everyone else, all of us at LJ Fabricators are excited for warmer weather, leaves on the trees, and new metal projects. Have

In the world of metal fabrication, it’s interesting to see a finished product and appreciate everything it takes to fabricate the part. There are some parts that we simply laser cut & ship. This is

LJ Fabricators would like to thank each and every one of you for another year of working together. Once again, it has been a challenging year for all of us in the metal industry. But,

We hope that you all have a wonderful weekend as we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. From all of us at LJ Fabricators, we wish you and yours and very Merry Christmas!

Sincere “Thank You” for another great year. We look forward to working with you again in 2022 ! Included with this post are LJ Fab’s hours for the upcoming holiday season. We hope that you

The LJ Fab family wishes you a very happy Thanksgiving. We are thankful for another year of provision and the many friends we have made along the way. We hope that you and your loved

Hemming is a method used in metal fabrication during forming. In the two-step process, the edge of the material is folded over and then flattened onto itself. Hems can be used for a number of reasons.

In honor of Veterans Day, LJ Fabricators would like to pay tribute to our active and retired military. Thank you for your dedication, courage, and sacrifice to protect the freedom of the United States of

What do you do when your punched parts need thousands of holes? You use a cluster tool on our Trumpf TruPunch 5000 of course! Instead of punching individual holes, the tool pictured can punch (12)

We took delivery on some new equipment just over two weeks ago (See Post). As of today, our new High Purity Nitrogen Generator is LIVE! We are starting a new chapter at LJ Fabricators and

It’s amazing what a quality high-speed fiber laser is capable of. This particular project had extensive individual cuts so piercing speed was very important. The material pictured is 1/2″ 304 Stainless Steel and was programmed

We took delivery on some new equipment at LJ Fabricators this week. Any guesses what this guy does? Stay tuned over the next couple of weeks to find out!

LJ Fabricators had an awesome day in Chicago yesterday. As a company, we attended #FABTECH2021 (North America’s largest metal forming, fabrication, welding, and finishing event). Quite an experience to to see all the latest technology

Hard to believe that Saturday, September 11th, 2021 marks twenty years since 9/11. Most of us can recall exactly where we were when we learned of the attacks. May we never forget that day. A

LJ Fabricators will be closed on Monday, September 13th, as we will be attending FABTECH 2021. FABTECH is North American’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding & finishing event. While FABTECH is an annual event, we

Thank you to the American workers who show up & work hard every day. In recognition of Labor Day, LJ Fabricators will be closed Monday, September 6th. Enjoy a relaxing & safe Labor Day weekend!

At LJ Fabricators, we are proud to partner with Bystronic USA. Both LJ Fab & Bystronic are leaders in metal processing & fabrication. To assist with your next project, we have a great selection of

This weekend we celebrate Parents’ Day! Take a minute to let your parents know how much you appreciate them and all the sacrifices they have made for you. And, as a parent, never under estimate

Did you know that LJ Fabricators has state of the art HARDWARE INSERTION equipment? CNC controlled to efficiently process self-clinching nuts, studs, and standoffs into a variety of material thicknesses. We look forward to working

We were honored to work with Darrell Reber on making trophies this year for the 30th Annual Hib Reber Memorial Car Show. There were (17) “Best Of” trophies and another (50) “Top 50” trophies. The

LJ Fabricators wishes you and your family a Happy 4th of July. Enjoy the long weekend with loved ones and we will see you next week! God Bless America!

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there that are heroes to their children and know what it means to put family first. We hope you have a wonderful weekend with your family.

Today (June 14th) commemorates the adoption of the American flag by Congress 244 years ago (1777). Flag Day was officially declared a holiday on August 3rd, 1949 by President Harry S. Truman. A few interesting

Did you know…. In addition to standard punching, our Trump punching technology can create louvers, tap holes, emboss, plus so much more. Watch this short VIDEO on our website to learn more. Feel free to