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Direct Design & Fabrication

Custom Design & Fabrication Solutions

Direct Design & Fabrication delivers custom-built industrial solutions with UL 508A and UL 698A certified panel fabrication, integrated design, and flexible fabrication for complex industrial projects.

About Design & Fabrication

From Concept to Finished Build

Complex projects get difficult when design, fabrication, wiring, controls, and installation fall out of sync. Direct keeps those pieces connected from early planning through fabrication and assembly, helping reduce handoffs, simplify coordination, and deliver builds that are easier to install, support, and maintain in the field.

Integrated Design and Fabrication

We bring design, metal fabrication, panel building, wiring, and assembly together so fewer details get lost between vendors.

Built Around Your Requirements

From one-off builds and prototypes to repeat production, our custom manufacturing approach adapts to your drawings, equipment, application, schedule, and installation requirements.

Technician wiring and assembling an industrial control panel in the fabrication shop

Our Services

Built for the Work You Need Done

Our custom manufacturing services support control panels, process skids, E-Houses, machinery, OEM production, and fabricated assemblies built around the technical and production needs of each project.

Why Direct

Fewer Handoffs. Better Builds.

Complex builds are easier to manage when design, fabrication, wiring, testing, and documentation stay connected. Direct gives customers one team that can move a project from requirements and drawings to a completed, field-ready build with fewer gaps between suppliers.

Custom E-House enclosure built for industrial electrical and control equipment

Industries We Serve

Built Around the Application

Every project brings different equipment, environmental, and installation requirements. We build practical industrial solutions around the specific conditions and demands of the application.

Manufacturing

Custom panels, machinery, and skids for production environments.

Energy & Utilities

Electrical and fabricated systems for utility infrastructure.

Water & Wastewater

Control panels and pump skids for water operations.

Ethanol & Biofuels

Panels and skids for process-intensive production facilities.

Food & Beverage

Custom equipment and panels for production environments.

Oil & Gas

Skids and field-ready assemblies for energy applications.

Agriculture

Custom panels and equipment for agricultural operations.

Construction

Fabricated assemblies and mobile units for field projects.

Industrial control panel fabrication
Control Panel Project Readiness Guide
Free Resource

Plan Your Next Control Panel Project

A successful panel build starts with clear requirements. This guide helps your team organize electrical, component, certification, integration, and documentation details before fabrication begins.

  • Define electrical and component requirements
  • Plan certification and integration needs
  • Reduce revisions, rework, and delays
Get the Free Guide

Built With Proven Industrial Brands

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Ready to Move Your Project Forward?

Tell us what you’re working on, and our team can help shape the right approach for panels, skids, E-Houses, custom equipment, OEM production, and fabrication needs.

Contact Our Team

(866) 583-3377

Direct Design & Fabrication

1305 Lew Ross Road, Council Bluffs, IA 51501

Email Our Team

info@directcompanies.com

Tell Us About Your Project

Looking Ahead

Turn Your Plans Into a Finished Build

Move from requirements and drawings to a finished industrial build with design, fabrication, wiring, assembly, and documentation working together from the start.

Operational Data Assessment

Use our free 20-point operational data assessment to uncover disconnected systems, manual reporting, visibility gaps, and opportunities to improve your operation.

Instant access after submission.

How Strong Is Your Cybersecurity?

Use our free 20-point cybersecurity assessment to uncover security gaps, overlooked risks, and areas where stronger protection is needed.

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Is Your Control System a Downtime Risk

Use the free 10-point checklist to uncover reliability gaps, aging components, documentation issues, and modernization risks before they lead to unexpected downtime.

Instant access after submission.

Get the Operational Technology Assessment

Evaluate 20 areas across systems, infrastructure, data, security, and support to identify gaps and opportunities to improve.

Instant access after submission.

Get the Panel Project Readiness Guide

Plan your control panel project with fewer surprises. Get the free guide to organize key requirements and prepare for fabrication with confidence.

Instant access after submission.

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