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.
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.
Industrial Control Panel Fabrication
Build UL 508A and UL 698A certified control panels with organized wiring, documentation, and testing for equipment, OEM systems, upgrades, and replacement applications.
Process Skids & Modular Systems
Combine structural fabrication, piping, equipment, controls, and electrical components into coordinated process skids and modular systems that reduce field work and simplify installation.
E-Houses & Custom Containers
Design and fabricate E-Houses and custom containers around electrical equipment, environmental requirements, access, cable routing, controls, and installation needs.
Custom Machinery & Equipment
Turn unique equipment requirements into custom machinery, frames, guarding, enclosures, and fabricated assemblies built around your operation, process, and application.
OEM & Build-to-Print Manufacturing
Support repeat production with build-to-print manufacturing, standardized assemblies, documented processes, and flexible OEM fabrication for consistent, dependable production.
Mobile Units & Field Trailers
Build mobile trailers and field units for security, monitoring, communications, power, maintenance, and industrial uses with structural, electrical, and equipment integration.
Prototype & Low-Volume Manufacturing
Move from concept to working build with prototype manufacturing, design collaboration, revisions, testing support, and flexible low-volume production for new or evolving equipment.
Industrial Fabrication & Welding
Fabricate industrial frames, structures, brackets, enclosures, components, and assemblies in steel, stainless steel, and aluminum with cutting, forming, welding, and finishing.
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.
- UL 508A and UL 698A Certified Panel Capabilities
- Integrated Design, Fabrication, Wiring, and Assembly
- Field-Ready Builds With Clear Documentation
- Flexible One-Off, Prototype, and Repeat Production
- Direct Collaboration Throughout the Project
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.
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
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Connect With Direct
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
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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.