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Manual welding is the foundation of custom metal fabrication. When parts are complex, low volume, or frequently changing, skilled welders are often the best way to achieve strong, reliable welds and high-quality finished assemblies.
Our manual welding and fabrication team handles everything from one-off weldments and custom frames to short-run brackets, repairs, and assemblies that are not ideal for full automation. Through decades of experience, craftsmanship, and problem solving, our manual weldments meet high standards for quality, purity, and precision.
As a metal fabrication company, we combine skilled welders with proven welding processes and equipment to deliver consistent manual welding results.
Our manual welding capabilities include:
Our weldments are inspected and tested to help ensure quality, and our manual welding team is supported by modern equipment and fixturing to get the most out of each process.
We synchronize our precision metal work with the highest quality of customer service, while using state-of-the-art technologies that provide customized metal fabrication solutions to fulfill our customer needs.
We are pleased to announce that we are a part of the Made in Missouri USA Program sponsored by the Missouri Association of Manufacturers and the Missouri Buy MO Program, sponsored by the Office of the Governor Mike Kehoe. Both Programs are designed to showcase and support all the incredible and unique products made by Missouri manufactures and business.
We respond quickly with clear pricing, lead times, and any recommendations that could improve cost, manufacturability, or performance.
Manual welding is welding performed by skilled welders who control the torch, gun, or electrode by hand rather than using a welding robot. In manual welding, the welder makes real-time decisions about torch angle, travel speed, and bead placement to adapt to part geometry and fit-up. Manual welding is ideal for prototypes, complex weldments, and lower-volume work where flexibility is critical.
Manual welding is often the best choice when:
Robotic welding is typically used for high-volume, repeat parts with consistent geometry. Many programs use manual welding for early builds and complex work, with robotic welding added later for repeat components.
Manual welding at FPS includes:
We select the manual welding process based on material, thickness, joint design, and performance requirements.
We provide manual welding of:
If your project calls out a specific alloy or thickness, we’ll review it and confirm fit-up and welding approach as part of the quote.
Yes. Manual welding is well suited for:
You do not need a large minimum order to work with us on manual welding.
For a manual welding quote, it helps to provide:
The more information you share upfront, the more accurately we can estimate manual welding time and cost.
All weldments are inspected and tested to help ensure quality.
Quality in manual welding is supported by:
When you need additional documentation, such as first article approvals or weld verification, we incorporate those requirements into your manual welding quote.
Yes. We can review your design and suggest manual welding improvements such as:
These changes can reduce manual welding time, improve consistency, and make downstream processes smoother.
Many projects use a mix of manual welding and robotic welding:
We can help you decide which welds are best suited for manual welding and which are candidates for robotic welding, based on design and volume.
Yes. Manual welding is often one step in a complete fabrication workflow.
We can:
This integrated approach keeps your project under one roof from raw material through finished product.
To get started:
We’ll respond with a manual welding quote and outline the best path from first parts to completed weldments, using the right mix of craftsmanship, process control, and supporting fabrication capabilities.