Built on 18 Years
of Hard Work

We're a shop, not a corporation. Small enough that you'll always talk to the person doing the work. Experienced enough to handle anything you throw at us.

Marcus Vega

Marcus started welding at 19, sweeping floors and running beads in a structural shop in Beaumont. By his mid-twenties he was leading crews on industrial shutdowns and commercial projects across the Gulf Coast. In 2006, he opened Ironweld Fabrication in Houston with one welding machine, a used plasma cutter, and a reputation for doing things right.

Today he holds an AWS Certified Welding Inspector credential, a qualification that requires years of documented field experience and rigorous written exams. He still runs the shop floor personally on complex jobs because he believes the person responsible for quality should be the person doing the work.

When Marcus takes on a project, you're not handing it off to a salesperson who passes it down the chain. You're working with the fabricator directly. That's rare. And it's why clients come back.

AWS CWI Certified Welding Inspector — American Welding Society
18 Years Structural and custom fabrication experience
AISC Member American Institute of Steel Construction
OSHA 30 30-Hour Construction Safety Certification

A Shop Built on Reputation

Ironweld Fabrication grew through word of mouth. We never ran print ads or cold-called contractors. Every new client came from a referral from someone we'd already done right by. That's still true today.

We moved into our current 8,000 square foot facility in north Houston in 2014. The shop houses a CNC plasma cutting table capable of 10-gauge through 2-inch plate, a dedicated pipe fabrication bay, and full overhead crane coverage. It's a real working shop, not a showroom.

Our client list includes industrial construction contractors, oil and gas operators, commercial developers, and individual property owners who want custom ironwork done the right way. The projects change. The standards don't.

How We Operate

Straight Talk If a job doesn't suit us, or your timeline isn't realistic, we'll tell you upfront. We don't take jobs we can't deliver on.
Quality Stays In-House We don't subcontract welding. Every weld is made by our people in our shop, where we can see it and stand behind it.
On-Time Delivery We plan for the unexpected and build buffer into our schedules. When we give you a date, we mean it.
Fair Pricing Detailed line-item quotes every time. No mystery markups. You know what you're paying for before you sign anything.

Our Fabricators

Three full-time fabricators, each certified and specialized. We're a small team by design. It keeps quality high and accountability simple.

Marcus Vega Owner & Lead Fabricator

18 years in structural and custom fabrication. AWS Certified Welding Inspector. Proficient in MIG, TIG, stick, and flux-core on carbon steel, stainless, and alloy materials. Leads all structural and complex custom projects.

Derek Okafor Pipe & Process Fabricator

12 years in piping and process fabrication for oil, gas, and chemical clients. Certified to AWS D1.1 and ASME Section IX. Specializes in high-purity stainless and exotic alloy systems. Performs all pressure testing.

Tommy Reyes Structural & Ornamental Welder

8 years fabricating structural steel and ornamental ironwork. Skilled in all-position welding and metal finishing. Leads the ornamental and architectural work including gates, railings, and custom furniture frames.

Equipment & Capabilities

Our 8,000 sq ft facility in north Houston is equipped to handle heavy plate work, precision piping, and everything in between. Here's what we're running.

Welding Processes

MIG / GMAW Miller Multimatic 255. Carbon steel, stainless, aluminum. Production welding on structural and ornamental work.
TIG / GTAW Lincoln Electric Square Wave TIG 200. Stainless, aluminum, titanium, chrome-moly. Precision root passes and high-purity systems.
Stick / SMAW Lincoln Ranger 305 G engine-driven. Field repairs, heavy structural weld passes, and alloy materials requiring low-hydrogen electrodes.
Flux-Core / FCAW Miller XMT 350. Heavy plate and structural fabrication where deposition rate matters. Up to 2″ plate thickness.
Plasma Cutting Hypertherm Powermax 105. Manual and CNC table cutting. Mild steel, stainless, aluminum. Clean, precise cuts to tight tolerances.
Oxy-Fuel Cutting Victor heavy-duty torch setup. Thick carbon steel cutting up to 6″. Used on structural disassembly and rough stock preparation.

Cutting & Forming Equipment

CNC Plasma Table 4x8 ft table with Hypertherm XPR300 unit. Nesting software for material optimization. 10-gauge through 1.5″ mild steel.
Ironworker Scotchman 50-ton ironworker. Shear, punch, notch, and bend operations on structural shapes and plate.
Press Brake Accurpress 135-ton CNC press brake. Sheet metal and plate forming to 10 ft length. Repeat accuracy to 0.001″.
Band Saw DoALL DS-320 horizontal band saw. Structural and round stock cutoff to 12″ diameter. Clean, square cuts for fit-up quality.
Angle Roll Baileigh R-M55E section roller. Rolls pipe, angle, flat bar, and channel into arcs and rings for ornamental and structural work.
Drill Press / Mill Bridgeport Series I milling machine. Base plate drilling, slot milling, and precision hole work on fabricated assemblies.

Shop Infrastructure

Overhead Crane 5-ton overhead bridge crane spanning full shop width. Material handling for heavy structural assemblies without manual rigging.
Forklift 6,000 lb capacity Yale propane forklift. Material loading, stock management, and loading of finished fabrications.
Shop Space 8,000 sq ft enclosed shop with 20 ft clear height. Separate pipe fab bay, layout area, and paint/coating staging area.

What We Fabricate With

We stock and work with a wide range of metals. If you need something not listed, ask. We source specialty materials regularly.

A36 Mild Steel
A572 High Strength
304 SS Stainless
316L SS Marine Grade
P11 Chrome-Moly
6061 Al Aluminum

Ready to Work Together?

Tell us what you're building. We'll give you a straight answer on timeline, materials, and cost. No sales pitch. No vague estimates.