A Rich History, Manufacturing for Tomorrow
Gardner Manufacturing Company started manufacturing custom sheet metal since 1928.
Today, as a Certified Minority Owned Business, we fabricate carbon steel, structural steel, galvanized steel, and aluminum product assemblies for major industries:
- Defense and aerospace
- Solar and alternative energy
- Machine tool building and electronics
- Transportation
- Pollution abatement and environmental control
- Printing and processing equipment
- Construction
- Material handling
Products manufactured are as varied as our customers. Gardner’s enduring ability to successfully serve these industries is founded on an innovative and experienced team, a modern and completely equipped sheet metal fabrication shop, weld shop, and paint facility, all 100% dedicated to precision and excellence.
We are a Full Service “One-Stop-Shop”:
From collaboration with our customer during their design phase through inventoried finished product
Engineering
Our highly experienced engineers utilize the latest SOLIDWORKS® 3D and CAD/CAM system to develop solutions and effectively collaborate with our customers.
Fabrication & Forming
Operating a vertically integrated plant, Gardner has the capability to manufacture, finish and assemble the highest quality products from structural steel, stainless steel sheet metal, and aluminum.
Welding
Our welders hold numerous weld certifications and all AWS D1.1 Structural Steel certified along with the State of Wisconsin Certification. In addition all welders are certified to the AWS D1.3 Sheet Steel qualification in mild and galvanized material.
Painting
Our automated cleaning, painting and baking system has a sophisticated line of over 1,400 feet, with built-in environmental protections. We can apply Military grade CARC coatings and meet UL 1332 certification standards.
Product Warehousing & JIT Inventory
With our extensive facilities, we can inventory your products in our Horicon, WI warehouse, and ship when you need them.
Partnering with qualified suppliers we also provide blasting, precision machining, E-Coat and plating.
From simple to complex, whatever the requirements of your project, our team has the expertise to make your vision a reality; and with our innovative and experienced team, extensive facilities, and commitment to customer service and quality, it just begins there.
Industries
Gardner Manufacturing is proud to currently service the defense and aerospace, electronics, machine tool, transportation, pollution abatement and environmental control, printing, processing, construction, and material handling industries.
Quality
Gardner Manufacturing’s Management System is certified to ISO 9001:2015 for the manufacture, finishing and assembly of steel, aluminum, and stainless steel sheet metal products.
- AWS Certified Welders
- AWS CWI on-staff
- Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
- ROMER Arm 7-Axis CMM with scanning & probe capability
- Fabrivision Flatbed Scanner
- In-process inspection data collection using mobile tablets
- PPAP & FAI
- RoHS compliant
A Quick History
Incorporated on, November 1, 1928, in Horicon, Wisconsin by the Gardner family, Gardner Manufacturing Company began selling excess fabrication capacity to perform contract fabrication work for local Wisconsin Companies. In 1937, Gardner Manufacturing purchased the rights to a product line of electrified screens, and formed three product divisions- Barn Equipment, Sheet Metal Fabrication, and Insect Electrocutor, and remained relatively unchanged for the next forty years. The most recent of several expansions was completed in 2009, to a total of 160,000 square feet.
Today, as a Wisconsin State Certified business, Gardner Manufacturing continues to acquire the latest technology to stay at the forefront of advances in process improvement and efficiency.
