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Bertsch plate rolls in the crane bay of the CMF shop

Dayton, Ohio · Since 1941

Heavy fabrication.
Every process.
One roof.

Commercial Metal Fabricators handles cutting, forming, welding and machining for defense programs and industrial manufacturers.

sq ft under one roof
53,000
sq ft under one roof
press brake capacity
400 t
press brake capacity
under the hook
18 ft
under the hook
family-owned in Dayton
85 yrs
family-owned in Dayton

Who we are

For 85 years, defense programs and manufacturers have sent us the parts other shops can't handle. Built to the drawing. Shipped on the date.

Our story

Featured technology

Full machinery list

CNC horizontal boring mill

TOS Varnsdorf WHQ 15

Table
98 × 138 in
Second TOS
78 × 137 in

Abrasive waterjet

Flow 5-axis waterjet

Cut size
78 × 156 in
Pressure
95,000 psi

CNC precision press brake

LVD 8-axis press brake

Force
320 t · 2024
Heavy brake
Pacific 400 t
Plate stock under a 6-ton crane beside the Strippit LVD laser

Qualified for the work your program can't get wrong.

ISO 9001:2015

Certified through Jan 2029

National Board (NB)

ASME designator U

CAGE 6A011

DoD-approved federal supplier

MIL-I-45208A

Approved inspection system

All certifications

The plant

One campus.
No hand-offs.

Big parts usually travel between three vendors. Ours never leave the building: one schedule, one quality system, one call.

Campus
Owned · 9 acres · 110 × 420 ft shop
Overhead cranes
Total coverage · 18 ft under hook
Forming
135 to 400 t · 8-axis LVD (2024)
Waterjet
Flow 5-axis · 78 × 156 in · 95K psi
Machining
Two TOS CNC boring mills
Logistics
~10 min to I-70 / I-75
Full equipment list
Aerial view of the CMF campus on Commerce Park Drive, Dayton

Recent work & news

From the floor.

All projects
Ballistic research blast tank: 3/4 in rolled plate, 1-1/2 in waterjet-cut heads

Defense research · Roll + waterjet + bore + weld

Ballistic research blast tank

Stainless tank, 12 ft diameter × 25 ft long, with step-formed cone bottom

Food processing · Rolling + forming

12 ft × 25 ft stainless process tank

5 in 6061-T6 aluminum component for a large military test fixture

Defense · Machining

5 in aluminum test-fixture component

Work with us

Send us
the drawing.

A real person on our team replies within one business day, already knowing the job.

  1. 01Share the drawing and a few details
  2. 02Our engineers review fit and process
  3. 03You get a reply within one business day

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