Unifab Corp, a precision metal fabrication company based in Portage, Michigan, is marking 75 years in business. The company traces its history to September 20, 1951, when Kalamazoo Coaches, established in 1940, shifted from bus manufacturing to custom metal fabrication and adopted the Unifab Corp. name.
Over the past seven and a half decades, Unifab has developed its operations to provide a range of metal fabrication and manufacturing services under one roof. Its capabilities include engineering support, laser cutting, formed metal fabrication, welding, powder coating, assembly and packaging.
The company currently employs 35 people and supplies components and assemblies to customers across several industries. Its customer base includes automotive, material handling, transportation vehicles, emergency vehicles and recreational vehicles. Unifab works with aluminium, stainless steel and mild steel to produce components and assemblies based on individual customer requirements. Its integrated manufacturing capabilities allow the company to handle multiple stages of production from engineering support and cutting to fabrication, finishing, assembly and packaging.
The company’s 75-year history began with Kalamazoo Coaches, which was founded in 1940 and initially manufactured buses. In 1951, the business changed direction and moved into custom metal fabrication, marking the beginning of the Unifab operation.
Since then, Unifab has built its business around precision metal fabrication for industrial and transportation applications. Its services are used to manufacture parts and assemblies designed for specific customer applications rather than standardised products.
The company’s engineering support capabilities are part of its manufacturing offering, helping customers develop and produce metal components according to required specifications. Laser cutting and formed metal fabrication are used to prepare components, while welding and powder coating provide additional fabrication and finishing capabilities. Assembly and packaging complete the company’s in-house production services, allowing customers to source multiple manufacturing requirements from a single supplier.
Unifab’s experience in working with aluminium, stainless steel and mild steel supports applications across its target industries. These materials are used in components and assemblies for automotive and transportation-related products, material handling equipment, emergency vehicles and recreational vehicles.
The company’s 75th anniversary marks a continuation of the business that began with its transition from bus manufacturing to custom metal fabrication in 1951. From its Portage facility, Unifab continues to provide fabrication and related manufacturing services to customers in the United States.
With 35 employees and a portfolio covering engineering, fabrication, finishing, assembly and packaging, the company remains focused on custom metal manufacturing and supplying components and assemblies for a range of industrial and vehicle applications.
