Ironworker welding structural steel

FORGED REPUBLIC IRONWORKS

Structural and architectural steel, fabricated in America since 1962.

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Sparks flying from steel fabrication
Bethlehem, PA
180,000 sq ft under one roof
Built to Hold

Six decades of steel that outlasts the contracts it was quoted on.

Every joint we cut, weld, and coat leaves our floor with a mill certificate and a name attached. We fabricate for general contractors, architects, and public agencies who need drawings answered, tonnage delivered, and inspections passed the first time.

62
Years fabricating
1,400+
Projects delivered
38k
Tons per year
What We Build

Steel that reads as architecture.

From plate girders that carry a highway to blackened rails that anchor a lobby — one shop, one QA program, one accountable name.

Bridges
PennDOT · 14 spans
Bridges
Girders, plate girders, and truss spans to AASHTO/AWS D1.5.
Stadiums
Populous / MLB
Stadiums
Long-span roof trusses and canopy steel.
Facades
Curtain wall
Facades
Architectural mullions.
Civic
State capitols
Civic
Restoration steel matched to historic profiles.
Stairs
Monumental
Stairs
Bolt-free helical assemblies.
Railings
Custom fab
Railings
Blackened steel and brass insert rails.
Fabrication shop interior
One Roof, Every Weld

Detailing to delivery, inside a single shop.

No stitched-together subcontractor chains. Our 180,000 sq ft floor in Bethlehem runs CNC beam lines, plate burning, CWI-inspected welding cells, blast + paint, and shipping — all under one QA program certified to AISC 207 and AWS D1.1 / D1.5.

01
Detailing
Tekla modeling — approval drawings within 4 weeks of award.
02
Fabrication
Peddinghaus beam lines, Voortman plate processing.
03
Weld & Inspection
AWS D1.1 / D1.5, CWI on staff, UT and MT capable.
04
Coating
SSPC-SP10 blast, IOZ / epoxy / urethane systems.
05
Erection & Delivery
Iron Workers Local 401 crews, permitted trucking.
Steel truss bridge at dusk
Work That Outlives The Contract

Bridges, stadiums, capitols — still standing.

AISC Certified
AWS D1.1 / D1.5
Iron Workers Local 401
SSPC-QP3
PennDOT Prequal
Union Signatory
CWI On Staff
Since 1962
Before You Award

What contractors ask us first.

Close-up of MIG weld bead

Approval drawings within 3–4 weeks of award for standard structural packages. Complex architectural or truss work runs 5–7 weeks.

Crane raising steel beam
Start The Quote

Send us the drawings. We'll send back tonnage, schedule, and price.