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.

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.

About Classic Sheet Metal Classic Sheet Metal was established in 1962 on the premise that Quality and Customer Service are the cornerstones of Excellence. Since Classic has transformed itself into a modern manufacturing facility producing products under an active ISO program directed by a team of accomplished metal working professionals. The firm is a vital part of worldwide supply chains for several well known global companies. The firm employs several types of sheet metal fabrication production capabilities producing quality assured parts implemented with old-world workmanship and common sense values. Classic established itself as a leader of short run ( custom or urgent turn-around parts ) fabrication with the aid of state-of-the-art equipment and stringent quality and process control procedures. As one of the pioneers in the application of statistical process control ( SPC ), Classic acquired decades of data which has provided members of the industry with the process capabilities of sheet metal fabrication. As business continued to flourish, Classic relocated yet again, to a 30, 000 sq. ft. facility and continued to establish itself as a leader in the metal fabricating industry. This became Classic's home for the next 30 years. Classic established itself beyond metal fabrication into metal stampings, high end assemblies, added value, just in time deliveries and continues to be the leader in their field. Classic at present day, occupies a 90, 000 sq. ft. facility located in Franklin Park, Illinois.