Growing up on a farm , it ’s no surprise that Abe Wiebe decided to add greenhouse to the oblation of the business he started with his business spouse , Abe Harms , 20 years ago . Today , Universal Fabricating is one of the enceinte greenhouse constructor in Ontario , and this year has been its busiest yet . " Horticulture is still growing , and within the sphere , so are we , " says Abe .
laser , welding , powder coatingWalking through one of the many workshop of Universal Fabricating in Kingsville , Ontario , on a Monday morning at 9 AM , there is plenty to see . Lasers are at workplace , welding is on-going , powder coating is being applied , and products are being sent into the oven . It ’s clear that the Clarence Shepard Day Jr. when all materials for building greenhouse were shipped from Dutch companies are long gone . Local greenhouse builder are flourish — especially the squad at Universal Fabricating as they observe their 20th day of remembrance .
The company began in a home cellar , initially rivet on manufacturing manufacture metallic element components for the automotive assembly manufacture . At first , greenhouse construction was n’t part of the program — but Abe Wiebe could n’t resist the call of the food production manufacture . The first glasshouse labor the party take in on was a 2 - acre facility . " Next class , we ’ll be building more than 125 Akko , or 50 hectare , " he portion out during a tour of the company ’s expanding workshops and offices . " It ’s difficult to trust how the industriousness has surmount up . We ’ve always made sure to be there for every agriculturist , which is why we ’re fortunate to have make a all-inclusive client foot . "
Manufacturing metal constituent - that ’s how it set out
Although today , that takes place in many different fashion
AutomationToday , Universal Fabricating continues to develop fabricated alloy products for self-propelling assembly lines but has also expanded to support high-pitched - technical school warehouses , airport and data centers , among others . " We specialize in diverse Al protrusion , fabricated metal part , various wall bracket styles , and galvanized fasteners , " Abe explains . He point out a machine that cuts through sword as if it ’s butter . The steel being treat is six millimeters stocky , but the car handle it effortlessly . Another machine he showcases is a fully reflex optical maser tube machine , installed before this year , that manufactures trusses and trellises . " Now we can actually see the people working here , " he laughs . " It form such a remainder to no longer calculate on manual boring . " This machine is unique in Canada — or , actually , two of a sort , as the installation consist of two machine . These machines have importantly advance production content : they run 24/7 and are fully automatise . " One person operating , and six controllers , " Abe greenback . He ’s see the nature of his employee ' employment change over the class as more automatize production techniques are used — now requiring more expert and skilled expertise . That ’s why in Kingsville , the company prefer to cultivate its employees in - sign of the zodiac , leave to a higher success rate .
Fiber lasering
… and young style fibre lasering
The laser cuts the metal fast and exact
Increased client demandTo adjoin increased customer need , Universal has reduplicate its employee depend to over 300 people in recent age , evolve a 180,000 sq metrical foot manufacturing facility in Texas and further expended its Kingsville deftness . " The last two yr have been exciting for us , " Abe says . In Kingsville , Universal Fabricating has grow from 20,000 square feet to over 400,000 square feet in total fabrication and assemblage space and has plans to continue expanding . This development is particularly notable give that greenhouse construction in Canada had slacken down in recent years . Abe acknowledges this but note that quite a few glasshouse have still been built . Now that issues with water supplying have been resolved , thanks to belowground solutions , interest rates are on the declension and content is becoming constrained , the greenhouse diligence can bear on to grow — until the next ontogeny limits are foregather . " Electricity and natural gas , " he forecast , " It ’s hard for the energy infrastructure to keep up with the development of the glasshouse manufacture here . "
Quality checking every component
In addition to their own bodily function , Universal has a spate of tools on the shelves . ready to be post to node upon request , to speed their repair routine
MetalworksIn a critical niche of one of the workshop , where the auditory sensation of metalwork fills the aviation , is the calibre control section . At first glance , most of what lies there looks fine , but Abe points out that even the smallest welding error signify a production go back to production . " When we started , we screw we had to focus on timbre . Otherwise , customers would n’t return , " he says . That ’s why every musical composition is tagged to guarantee tone mastery throughout the chain .
Universal Fabricating officially turned 20 on October 31 , and will fete later this calendar month .
For more information : Abe Wiebe , Director of Sales & Co - Owner
Universal Fabricating1956 Setterington DriveKingsville , Ontario N9Y 2E5Phone : 519 - 326 - 1333 ext.219Email:[email protected]www.universal - fab.com
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