Fast Radius, Inc

Since 1946, Clipper Industries, Inc has been committed to producing quality products to clients in all types of industries, from brewing and security to agriculture and industrial stitching. We are ISO 9001: 2008 registered and feature high-quality state of the art facitilites and only the best in professional workmanship, which allow us to meet client needs efficiently at highly competitive prices. Near the end of World War II, a team of approximately 60 engineers were working on a project designing the Mericruser bus. Three of the engineers became good friends and wanted to go into business together. Working together in a basement, they developed a design that featured a shell constructed out of aluminum and named it the Clipper Cadet." The group produced approximately 12 trailers and started selling them to trailer dealerships in Wisconsin. In 1946 the company was incorporated under the name Clipper Industries, Inc after the Clipper Cadettrailer. Soon after, the company located to Evanston, Illinois. During the 1950s, Clipper Industries' business expanded to the design and fabrication of registers for doctors in hospitals, stacker pads for forklift trucks and LPG conversion brackets. The company received patents for many of its designs. With continued company growth and expanding product lines in the 1960s, Clipper Industries relocated to a larger facility in Skokie, Illinois. During this time, the firm began designing and fabricating Malting Equipment for the brewing industry and received numerous patents for these designs. Clipper also entered into a business agreement to manufacture gear reducers. In 1974, experiencing large demand for its malting equipment and LPG Conversion Brackets, the company required even more floor space and relocated to our present location in Itasca, Illinois. Today, we continue to expand our business in fabricating steel and stainless components for dental equipment, security gates, construction, commercial floor sweeping, industrial stitching, and agriculture equipment manufacturers, while also supplying the forklift and malting equipment industries. We are a distributor for Parker fittings/hoses and distributor of RegO LP gas coupling from Engineered Controls International.

About Formco Metal Founded in 1973 as a tool source for the Midwest four slide and multislide industry, Formco began producing tools and dies and provided many turnkey operations. Soon our customers began choosing us for their tough jobs. Formco expanded the business and built a solid reputation in the production of metal stampings and wire forms. To accommodate this growing business and to serve our customers better, Formco built a 20, 000 square foot plant in Wood Dale, Illinois just minutes from O'Hare. This new facility assured increased manufacturing efficiency, flexibility and prompt delivery. Our broad base of loyal customers has relied on Formco for quality. We earned their loyalty by producing top-quality products and now we have ISO/TS 16949 registration to prove it! Our slogan says it all:

Weld Seam, Inc will provide cost effective and timely delivery of products in accordance with our high quality fabrication techniques. Weld Seam is a cost effective producer of custom fabricated weldments. Founded in 1974, Weld Seam has been producing quality parts for many applications. Weld Seam specializes in the automated welding of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, with our longitudinal and circumferential seam welders. Our capacity ranges from 26GA to 3/8" thick. We can provide value added services in punching, rolling, and forming of your assemblies for many different industries. Weld Seam has a wide variety of automated welding stations and CNC rollers that enable us to produce your parts with our certified welding processes. Weld Seam can work with prototypes and production quantities that meet your schedules. Weld Seam has been in the welding and fabrication business for over 30 years. Our Chicago location is beneficial to our customers when lead time is critical for job completion. We are close to many of the steel service centers, transportation, and value added vendors. Our quality system allows us to process your order accurately, cost effectively, and in a timely manner. We welcome the opportunity to review and discuss your welding and fabricating requirements. Your inquiry will receive our immediate attention with a prompt response and follow-up. We look forward to working with you in the future.