Inside The Custom Fabrication Shop
Where Projects Get Built
What You'll Find here
Welders work on steel frames. CNC routers carve 12-foot foam pieces. Studio Artists hand-paint sculptures that ship nationwide. It’s not quiet, but it’s organized, efficient, and built to handle whatever you need.
160,000 SQ FT
of custom fabrication capability in Minneapolis’ North Loop. Every zone is designed to do one thing: turn your concept into a finished installation.
How the Space Works
Our facility is organized by process. Projects move through zones like a production line—but with a lot more problem-solving and a lot less repetition.
Wood Shop
5,600 sq ft
Precision work happens here. Our Komo CNC router carves intricate patterns into plywood for trade show booths and retail installations. The Altendorf table saw (German-engineered, precise down to the millimeter) slices through sheet goods. Traditional woodworking tools handle everything else.
What we build:
Custom millwork, structural framing, CNC-routed details, dimensional signage, anything that starts as wood.
Metal Area
3,750 sq ft
When your project needs structural integrity or architectural metalwork, it starts here. Our MIG and TIG welders handle everything from delicate joins to heavy-duty steel construction. The tube bender creates curved steel elements that would be impossible to achieve otherwise. Our plasma cutter delivers clean cuts through thick plate with precision that keeps tolerances tight.
We’ve built steel frames for multi-story installations, architectural metalwork for retail environments, and custom brackets. Our welders read blueprints, but they also problem-solve on the fly when reality doesn’t match the drawing.
What we build:
Structural steel frames, architectural metalwork, custom brackets and hardware, tube-bent elements, welded assemblies, metal cladding and panels.
Inside Look: Yahoo Billboard Metal Fabrication
Watch how our metal shop fabricates large-scale installations.
Foam Area
3,750 sq ft
EPS foam blocks get carved—by hand and by Hot Wire CNC—into shapes that don’t look possible. 20-foot mascot heads. Replica boulders. Oversized branded objects. Architectural details that would weigh tons in any other material.
Our Fabrication Specialists have carved enough foam to eyeball a block and know exactly how it’ll cut. They understand how foam density affects the finish, how to layer blocks for maximum size, and how to carve details that won’t break during transport. Hand carving gives us flexibility for organic shapes. CNC gives us repeatability for geometric precision. We use both, often on the same project.
What we build:
Large-scale sculptures, mascot heads, faux rock and stone elements, dimensional logos, architectural details, props and set pieces, prototypes and mockups.
Inside Look: Clash of Clans Sculpture Fabrication
See our foam carving and sculpting process in action.
Fiberglass Shop
3,750 sq ft
Foam sculptures get reinforced with fiberglass and resin. It’s slow work, but the results are durable and weather-resistant enough to last years. We build up layers—cloth, resin, repeat—until the structure can handle real-world conditions.
This is where foam transforms from fragile to permanent. We’ve fiberglassed pieces that sit outdoors through Minnesota winters and Florida summers. The layup process requires patience and experience—too thin and it cracks, too thick and it’s unnecessarily heavy and expensive. Our team knows exactly how many layers each application needs.
What we build:
Outdoor sculptures and installations, durable props, weather-resistant architectural elements, lightweight structural components, formed plastic parts and shells, composite panels, repeated production pieces.
Painting & Finishing
3,750 sq ft
Our paint booth is where projects get their final look. Faux stone finishes that fool people from three feet away. Metallic coatings that catch light perfectly. Weathered textures that make new builds look decades old. Color matching that hits brand standards exactly.
Our Studio Artists and Paint Leads treat this like art—because it is. They mix custom colors, layer finishes for depth, and add details that most people won’t consciously notice but everyone will feel. A hand-painted texture has dimension that printed graphics can’t match. The last 10% of finishing work is what people remember.
What we build:
Faux stone and wood finishes, custom color matching, metallic and specialty coatings, aging and weathering effects, high-gloss finishes, texture work, brand-standard paint applications.
Inside Look: Trolls Installation Finishing Work
Watch our painting and finishing process bring projects to life.
Assembly Area
28,000 sq ft
This is where all the pieces come together. Wood frames meet metal structures. Graphics get mounted. Lighting gets wired. We often build out full-scale mockups here to test fit, function, and durability before shipping.
When clients walk through and see their project fully assembled for the first time, this is the room where they realize scale.
What we build:
Final assembly, quality checks, test fits, pre-show staging.
Graphic Production
3000 sq ft
Most shops outsource graphics. We don’t. Our in-house team prints, cuts, laminates, and preps everything from vinyl decals to 40-foot fabric banners.
Our EFI Vutek UV printer handles detail work and billboard-scale prints. Our Colex cutter shapes them with precision.
Why this matters: Speed, color consistency, and the ability to adjust graphics on the fly without waiting on a vendor.
What we produce:
Warehouse & Storage
88,400 sq ft
This isn’t dead storage—it’s active inventory management. We store client assets long-term, maintain our Custom Rental + Reuse inventory, and prep shipments for events nationwide. Climate-controlled and organized down to the pallet.
What happens here:
The People Who Build It
You’re working with craftspeople who’ve spent years—sometimes decades—mastering specific skills.
“I grew up building LEGOs, so working on the LEGOLAND amusement park project was really cool—creating larger-than-life LEGOs at a massive scale. That project involved a lot of aluminum and steel welding, which is right in my wheelhouse.”
Roddy takes blueprints and drawings and fabricates them using welding, carpentry, sculpting, CNC machining, fiberglass, mold making, and electrical work.
With a BFA in Industrial Design with a minor in sculpture and 8 years of experience, his expertise is in metalwork and sanding/finishing.
“One of my favorite projects is the Goosebumps Doorway. We only had a 2D image to reference and ended up recreating it exactly. That’s the kind of problem-solving that makes this work interesting.”
Daniel creates 3D CAD models and technical drawings based on creative designs, then facilitates the fabrication process by leading a team or building elements himself.
With 10+ years of experience in creative fabrication, Daniel brings versatility across multiple disciplines rather than specializing in just one area.
Roddy and Daniel are just two members of a larger team. Behind every project, you’ll find specialists who’ve dedicated years to mastering their craft—from CNC programmers who turn code into carved foam to studio artists who can make brand-new installations look decades old.
Sr. Fabrication Specialists
They’ve seen every material and solved every “impossible” request. They know three ways to build something before you finish explaining it.
CNC Specialists & Drafter/Programmers
They translate digital files into physical precision. They write code that tells machines exactly how to carve, cut, and shape.
Studio Artists
Production & Fabrication Leads
Painting & Finishing Leads
They know the last 10% is what people remember. A glossy coat. A weathered texture. Perfection in the details.
Why Everything Under One Roof Matters
Most fabrication shops specialize. Metal shops do metal. Wood shops do wood. Paint shops do finishing. We do all of it. That’s not just convenient—it’s a competitive advantage.
Faster
Timelines
Better
Quality Control
More Creative
Problem-Solving
You Get
What You Need
The Equipment
We invest in tools that expand what’s possible. Here’s what’s on the floor.
CNC & Woodworking
| Komo CNC Router |
| Patriot CNC, Frog Mill CNC, Hot Wire CNC |
| Altendorf Table Saw |
| Drill presses, miter saws, specialty tools |
Metalworking
| Miller welders (MIG, TIG, stick) |
| Plasma cutter |
| Tube bender, sheet roller |
| Iron worker, shear |
| ESAB welders |
3D Printing
| 7+ printers: Kraken, Bamboo |
| Raise, SLA, Make-It |
| Multiple technologies (FDM, resin, large-format) |
Graphics & Finishing
| EFI H1625 Vutek UV Printer |
| Colex Sharpcut Digital flatbed cutter |
| 62" Laminator |
| Paint booth, sanding booth |
| Plural urethane sprayers |
Come See It Yourself
We’re proud of this facility and we show it to clients regularly. If you’re in the Twin Cities—or planning to be—schedule a tour. Walk the floor. Meet the team. See what 160,000 sq ft of fabrication capability looks like in action.
Fair warning: it’s loud, it’s active, and you’ll probably see three projects in progress at once. But you’ll leave knowing exactly who’s building your project—and how we do it.
Case Studies
We take pride in the powerful results we’ve delivered for our clients. See how we’ve transformed bold ideas into tangible realities for some of the nation’s largest brands.
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