Custom Metal Design and Fabrication

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Linders Specialty can fabricate weldments parts of up to seventy thousand pounds. By using our in-house CAD programmers we can design parts that fit together precisely and quickly. Our experienced technicians will help in value engineering to keep cost down and quality high. We pride ourselves in designing parts that fixture themselves to assist in speedy and accurate assembly and precise overall dimensional tolerance upon completion. Laser alignment is incorporated whenever possible to assure straightness and accuracy whenever possible.

50 foot Portable Bridge, 3600 lbs		Decorative Truss, Extreme Makeover Home Edition, Steel Tube		Entry Canopy, NBC Construction, Powder Coated Aluminum		Ticket Kiosk, Mall Of America, Aluminum
Custom Fire Pit, Stainless Steel		Fire Rings, Steel, 24”, 30”, 36” & 48” Diameter		Custom Stainless Steel Locking Tool Boxes		Fabricated Aluminum Podium Frame

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Architectural Fabrication

Linders Specialty has its roots in Architectural Fabrication. Linders Fabricating and Manufacturing Company was formed in 1961 to provide Fabricated Metal Products (section 5500) to the construction industry. Linders Specialty was incorporated in 1969 to provide support in the form of shearing, brake forming and roll bending services to provide stair pans, curved stair rails, arched brick lintels, and other miscellaneous rolled shapes.

Since then we have provided these services for an ever expanding list of Architectural Fabricators in the region while we have stopped bidding section 5500 work so as not to compete directly with our customers. This keeps us current with today's architectural trends and techniques and allows us to use our specialized equipment our customers' capabilities to the benefit of all.

Although we resist competing directly with our customers we enjoy the challenge of special projects where we can put our unique combination experience of specialized equipment to good use. We've helped design and detail large curved residential and commercial stairs that require special construction to fit in confined spaces and yet need to be installed quickly through temporary openings in a minimum number of pieces to minimize field welding.

We apply our CAD systems to design, cut and roll stair parts that fit precisely enough that our fabricators can build a stair that fits perfectly with a minimum of measuring and layout while reducing labor and ensuring incredible accuracy. The stairs virtually assemble themselves. By locating field connections in critical areas we can simply tack these together while assembling the complete stair in our shop. When it comes time to ship we cut the tacks and load the stair on the truck guaranteeing a perfect fit on the site.

Custom Planter, Northmarq Properties		Custom Acoustical Reflector Frame, Symphony Hall, Chicago, IL		Elliptical Cuatom Stair with Curved Risers		Custom Splash Park Fixture, 3” 304 SS Pipe, Aquatic Recreation
Custom A588 Cor-ten Signage

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OEM Equipment Fabrication

Linders Specialty has over forty years experience in manufacturing short and medium run parts for OEMs all over our region. Whether its truck and crane parts, tank and hopper parts, food processing equipment parts conveying system parts or repairing damaged and broken parts we can put our experience to good use. We work to integrate our specialized manufacturing machinery and computer systems to design specialty tooling and cost saving methods of manufacturing for current and non-current parts while tracking materials and welder certifications.

Our innovative approach to part design and production has allowed us to work with OEMs to modify parts specifications reducing costs and lead times by combining operations during the production process. Bring on your toughest projects, we take pride in developing solution to seemingly unsolvable problems.

Minnesota has a deep reservoir of talent in specialized processes and equipment and we work with a long list of local vendors both subcontracting and as subcontractors to provide parts that would be difficult if not impossible to produce in one plant. By working with our neighbors we can draw on the combined experience of vendors in our area and pass transportation costs on to our customers.

We understand on-time delivery requirements for OEM assembly lines as well as plant shutdown and maintenance requirements. Notify us of your time requirements and we will meet your delivery needs.

Rope Guard, Terex Lifting		Custom Stainless Steel Damper Assembly		Ladders, Steel tubing
Roller Slide Rails, Aluminum, Landscape Structures		Custom Aluminum Toolboxes, City of St Paul, MN		Vacuum Conveying Equipment, Aluminum, PD Railcar
Vacuum Conveying Equipment, Manhole Ring, Solimar Pneumatics		6 ft Square to 6 ft Round Transitions, 3/8” A36 Plate		Custom Fabricated Steel Framing

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Sculptural Fabrication

Linders Specialty has been working with the metal sculpture community for over fourteen years. We have worked with such renowned artist as Alexander Tylevich, Bob Gehrke, Gene Olson, Michael Bigger, Marcia McEachron, Stuart Nielsen, Ian Dudley, Cappy Glaser, Gita Ghei, Lisa Elias, and others producing both parts and completed projects.

The locations of these projects are as diverse as the projects themselves and include Denver, Colorado, Minneapolis, St Paul, Edina, Bemidji, Collegeville, Columbia Heights, New Brighton, Moose Lake State Park, Dakota County, and the State Capital in Minnesota, Menomonie, Wisconsin, Miami, Florida and more.

Materials ranged from mild steel to Cor-ten steel, stainless steel, brass, bronze and aluminum.

Finishes have included patinas, sandblasting, polishing and painting, solo and in combination.

Processes involved include CAD design and manufacturing, CNC plate burning, brake forming, structural roll bending, tube bending, plate rolling and welding.

We take great pride in being trusted by the art community to perform the work on these memorable projects and recall the enjoyable moments in developing the unique combinations of materials and processes required to complete each of these unique and endearing projects.

We would like to thank the artists for entrusting us with these projects and the private individuals, foundations and public funding that make possible.

10 ft Stainless Steel Pinecone, Edina, MN, Marcia McEachron

Stainless Steel and Dichroic Glass, Winona, MN, Alexander Tylevich

Cor-ten & Stainless, St John’s Univerrsity, Collegeville, MN, Michael Bigger

3” Stainless Steel Pipe Spiral, University of Minnesota, Alexander Tylevich

3” Stainless Steel Pipe Spiral, Denver, CO, Alexander Tylevich

Stainless Spire and Spiral, Bemidji, MN, Alexander Tylevich

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Specifications

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