Estes Design & Manufacturing is Full-Service Metal Fabrication in Indianapolis, Indiana

Estes Design & Manufacturing is a full-service metal fabrication company in Indianapolis, Indiana specializing in custom sheet metal fabrication, 3D laser welding, CNC machining, and rapid sheet metal prototyping for OEMs across the United States. As a trusted metal fabricator in Indianapolis, we combine engineering expertise, advanced automation, and lean manufacturing principles to deliver high-quality fabricated metal components.

Our Indianapolis facility provides a complete range of metal fabrication services, including:

  • Custom sheet metal fabrication
  • CNC machining and forming
  • Panel bending with Salvagnini technology
  • Automated punching and laser cutting
  • Robotic welding and 3D laser welding
  • Rapid prototyping and product development
  • Assembly and finishing

From concept and engineering to production and assembly, Estes operates as a machining and fabricating shop capable of handling complex projects across multiple industries, including aerospace and defense, medical, architectural facade, renewable energy, HVAC and appliances, data centers, office furniture, and more. With Estes as your partner, you’ll receive the highest quality and the best lead-times.

Contact Us

Estes Design & Manufacturing

470 S. Mitthoeffer Rd.
Indianapolis, IN 46229

317-899-2203

Why Choose Estes?

Estes was founded on Nov. 1, 1976, with two employees in a 1,200-square-foot Midwest facility. Since our founding, we have always made it a priority to acquire the latest fabricating technology to help our customers overcome manufacturing challenges. Today, Estes has grown into one of the region’s most trusted metal fabrication companies in Indianapolis, operating an 85,000-square-foot manufacturing facility and employing a skilled team of engineers, machinists, and fabricators. 

Our philosophy to “profitably produce fabricated metal products with a level of service and quality preferred by the customer” is achieved through four key areas:

Hiring People of High Character

Implementing Creative, Innovative Thinking

Using State-of-the-Art Technology

Executing Continuous improvement

A Commitment to Quality

How Can Estes Support you?

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Custom Sheet Metal Parts Fabricating Services

Estes Max Velocity - powered by Salvagnini

The Automated Sheet Metal Fabrication System

laser welding services

3D Laser Welding Services

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Product Development & Prototyping Services

Your Partner for Custom Metal Fabrication

If you’re searching for sheet metal fabricators near you, a reliable CNC machine shop, or a trusted metal fabricator in Indianapolis, Estes Design & Manufacturing delivers the engineering expertise and production capacity to bring your project to life.

Contact our team today to discuss your custom sheet metal fabrication or precision manufacturing project.

PHILOSPHY

Estes Design and Manufacturing, Inc. is committed to employing people of high character, creative, innovative thinking, state-of-the-art technology, and continuous improvement to profitably produce fabricated metal products with a level of service and quality preferred by the customer.

COMMITMENT TO QUALITY

Estes Design and Manufacturing is committed to quality – quality in our fabricated products, our standards and processes, and our company team members. The caliber or our Quality Management System (QMS) is reflected in our products, and our ISO certifications help us outline and maintain a framework for continuously improving our QMS.

FROM THE FACTORY FLOOR

Our From the Factory Floor series gives you a glimpse of the people and day-to-day life here at Estes. Part of our philosophy is to hire people of high character. So, we want to highlight them and the incredible work they do. Estes would not be the company it is today without these amazing people and their effort and commitment to everything they do.

STAFF

Estes strives to hire individuals who care about the work they do and about the customers the company serves. Estes’ employees treat customers’ projects as their own and seek to serve customers with dedication, honesty, and integrity.

ESTES HISTORY

With two employees and a 1,200 square foot facility, Estes Design and Manufacturing was incorporated on November 1, 1976.

While a chief engineer for Hesston Corporation, Larry Estes learned of their impending sale to The Toro Company, so he left the organization to begin his own design and manufacturing company. The first products made were service parts for the Hesston/Toro line.

Originally, Estes Design and Manufacturing was intended to be a product design and development firm with some manufacturing capabilities. However, demand from Toro and other companies for top-quality manufactured products increased, and Estes responded by adding capacity with a move to a new facility in the fall of 1977.