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CUSTOM METAL COMPONENTS FOR HVAC & REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT

Tube Bending, Wire Forms, Bent Steel Bars, Stamping, Cold Forming and Welded Assemblies Built to Your Drawings.

Steel & Trucks manufactures custom metal components for HVAC, refrigeration and thermal management equipment OEMs. From tube and wire forms to brackets, guards, supports and welded assemblies, we manufacture build-to-print components according to customer drawings and engineering requirements.

Build-to-Print • OEM Manufacturing • Steel & Stainless Steel • Manufacturing in Mexico

Commercial HVAC
Industrial HVAC
Refrigeration
Heat Pumps
Chillers
Air Handling
Data Center Cooling
Cold Storage

MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS FOR HVAC & REFRIGERATION OEMs

Custom metal components for HVAC, refrigeration and thermal management equipment manufacturers.

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COMMERCIAL HVAC

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INDUSTRIAL HVAC

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COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION

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HEAT PUMPS

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CHILLERS

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AIR HANDLING EQUIPMENT

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VENTILATION EQUIPMENT

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COLD STORAGE

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DATA CENTER COOLING

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FOOD RETAIL REFRIGERATION

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PROCESS COOLING

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INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION

CUSTOM COMPONENTS FOR HVAC & REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT

Custom metal components manufactured according to your drawings for HVAC and refrigeration equipment applications.

TUBULAR COMPONENTS

  • • Bent steel tubes
  • • Bent stainless steel tubes
  • • Small-diameter tubular components
  • • Tubular supports & frames
  • • Equipment handles
  • • Custom multi-bend tubes

Process: Tube Bending

WIRE FORM COMPONENTS

  • • Wire retainers & cable retainers
  • • Hose & tube retainers
  • • Pipe supports & wire guides
  • • Protective wire forms
  • • Custom clips & hooks
  • • Spring components

Process: Wire Forming

BENT STEEL BAR COMPONENTS

  • • Compressor supports
  • • Motor supports
  • • Reinforcement & protective bars
  • • Support arms
  • • Structural supports
  • • Custom bent bars

Process: Steel Bar Bending

STAMPED COMPONENTS

  • • Compressor & motor brackets
  • • Fan & sensor brackets
  • • Mounting & reinforcement plates
  • • Tabs, clips & retaining plates
  • • Control brackets
  • • Custom stampings

Process: Sheet Metal Stamping

WELDED COMPONENTS

  • • Tubular assemblies
  • • Support & guard assemblies
  • • Frame subassemblies
  • • Compressor support assemblies
  • • Access assemblies

Process: MIG / TIG Welding

COLD FORMED COMPONENTS

  • • Custom hooks
  • • Formed ends
  • • Retaining components
  • • Fastening components
  • • Mechanical retainers
  • • Custom steel forms

Process: Cold Forming / Cold Forging

WHERE CAN STEEL & TRUCKS COMPONENTS BE USED?

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COMPRESSOR AREA → Compressor Supports • Bent Bar / Stamping / Welding
REFRIGERANT ROUTING → Tube Supports • Wire Forms / Bent Components
FAN ASSEMBLY → Fan Guards • Wire Forming / Tube Forming
MOTOR AREA → Motor Supports • Stamped / Bent Components
ELECTRICAL CABINET → Cable Retainers • Wire Forming
CONTROL SYSTEM → Sensor Brackets • Stamped Components
SERVICE AREA → Access Handles • Tube Bending
FRAME → Tubular Supports • Tube Bending + Welding
VIBRATION CONTROL → Retaining Components • Wire Forming / Cold Forming
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COMPRESSOR → Supports & Brackets • Stamping / Bent Bar
TUBE ROUTING → Tube Supports • Wire Forms / Bent Components
FRAME → Equipment Frames • Tube Bending + Welding
PROTECTION → Guards • Wire / Tube Forming
SERVICE → Access Handles • Tube Bending
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FAN SECTION → Fan Guards & Motor Supports • Wire / Tube / Stamping
FILTER AREA → Filter Supports • Bent Bar / Wire
COIL AREA → Coil Supports • Stamped / Bent Components
ACCESS → Handles & Door Components • Tube Bending
CONTROLS → Sensor Brackets & Cable Retainers • Stamping / Wire
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SHELVING → Wire Shelves & Supports • Wire Forming + Welding
EVAPORATOR → Fan Guards • Wire / Tube Forming
DOORS → Handles & Components • Tube Bending
ROUTING → Tube Supports & Wire Retainers • Wire / Bent Bar
STRUCTURE → Brackets & Frames • Stamping / Welding

CUSTOM SUPPORTS FOR TUBES, LINES & HOSES

HVAC and refrigeration equipment contains extensive routing of refrigerant lines, drain lines, water lines, control lines, electrical wiring, sensor wiring and flexible hoses. Custom support components can be manufactured including tube supports, line supports, wire retainers, protective loops, line separators, routing guides, support brackets and bent bar supports.

Wire Forming Steel Bar Bending Stamping Cold Forming
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CUSTOM COMPONENTS AROUND COMPRESSOR SYSTEMS

Potential components: compressor mounting brackets, support bars, protective guards, tube supports, line retainers, cable supports, vibration-related retaining components, protective frames, stamped brackets and welded support assemblies.

Vibration isolation performance not claimed unless verified. Pressure-related components not manufactured unless qualified.

CUSTOM METAL FAN GUARDS

Custom protective guards manufactured according to customer geometry, mounting requirements and equipment specifications. Circular wire fan guards, tubular fan guards, motor guards and protective wire structures.

Manufacturing: Wire Forming • Welding • Tube Forming • Stamping

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CUSTOM HANDLES & SERVICE ACCESS COMPONENTS

Equipment handles, service handles, access handles, grab handles, door handles, tubular handles and protective handles for rooftop units, chillers, air handling units, industrial refrigeration and commercial refrigeration.

Manufacturing: Tube Bending • Steel Bar Bending • Wire Forming • Welding

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GROWTH MARKET

COMPONENTS FOR DATA CENTER COOLING EQUIPMENT

As data center cooling systems evolve, equipment manufacturers require increasingly sophisticated mechanical support, protection and routing components. Potential Steel & Trucks components: tube supports, line supports, equipment frames, protective guards, cable retainers, sensor brackets, access handles, mounting brackets, welded assemblies and stamped components.

Liquid cooling manifolds or pressure-containing components not manufactured unless qualified.

MULTIPLE PROCESSES. ONE MANUFACTURING PARTNER.

Each verified capability supports custom component manufacturing for HVAC & refrigeration equipment OEMs.

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Tube Bending

CNC and manual tube bending for handles, supports, guards, frames and structural components.

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Wire Forming

Custom wire forms including fan guards, retainers, clips, guides and routing components.

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Bent Steel Bars

Custom bent steel bars for compressor supports, motor supports, guards and structural components.

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Sheet Metal Stamping

Custom stamped brackets, plates, tabs, clips and reinforcement components.

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Welding & Assemblies

MIG and TIG welding for complete assemblies combining bent tube, bar and formed components.

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Cold Forming & Forging

Cold formed precision components for hooks, retaining components and structural parts.

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Engineering Support

Design review, manufacturing evaluation, material selection and prototype support.

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Build-to-Print

Production manufacturing according to your drawings, CAD models and engineering specifications.

FROM MANUFACTURING PROCESS TO HVAC APPLICATION

TUBE BENDING

  • → Equipment Handles
  • → Tube Supports
  • → Frames
  • → Guards
  • → Structural Components

WIRE FORMING

  • → Fan Guards
  • → Tube Retainers
  • → Cable Guides
  • → Clips
  • → Wire Racks

BENT STEEL BAR

  • → Compressor Supports
  • → Equipment Supports
  • → Protective Bars
  • → Structural Components
  • → Mounting Components

COLD FORMING / FORGING

  • → Hooks
  • → Retaining Components
  • → Formed Ends
  • → Fastening Components

STAMPING

  • → Compressor Brackets
  • → Motor Brackets
  • → Sensor Mounts
  • → Mounting Plates
  • → Retaining Components

WELDING

  • → Fan Guards
  • → Support Assemblies
  • → Frames
  • → Tubular Structures
  • → Equipment Subassemblies

CUSTOM COMPONENTS. REAL HVAC APPLICATIONS.

FAN GUARD

Wire Forming + Welding

Equipment Protection

TUBE RETAINER

Wire Forming

Refrigerant Line Support

COMPRESSOR BRACKET

Stamping / Forming

Equipment Support

EQUIPMENT HANDLE

Tube Bending

Service Access

MOTOR GUARD

Wire / Tube Forming

Equipment Protection

SENSOR BRACKET

Stamping

HVAC Controls

CABLE RETAINER

Wire Forming

Electrical Routing

TUBULAR FRAME

Tube Bending + Welding

Equipment Structure

SUPPORT BAR

Steel Bar Bending

Equipment Support

WIRE SHELF

Wire Forming + Welding

Commercial Refrigeration

CUSTOM CLIP

Wire / Cold Forming

Component Retention

WELDED SUPPORT

Forming + Welding

Equipment Assembly

COMPONENTS DESIGNED FOR REPEATABLE OEM PRODUCTION

Components particularly suitable for scalable production: wire forms, fan guards, tube retainers, cable retainers, stamped brackets, tube handles, support bars, mounting components, custom clips and welded subassemblies.

Have a component currently produced in significant annual quantities? Send us your drawing and production requirements for manufacturing evaluation.

GROWING WITH OUR CUSTOMERS

CORE MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES

  • Tube Bending
  • Wire Forming
  • Bent Steel Bars
  • Cold Forming / Cold Forging
  • Sheet Metal Stamping
  • Welding & Welded Assemblies
  • Custom Tooling & Fixtures
  • Engineering Support

CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Potential investments for production programs

  • Advanced Tube End Forming
  • CNC Tube Bending Expansion
  • Robotic Welding
  • Progressive Die Stamping
  • Automated Wire Forming
  • Automated Inspection
  • Customer-Specific Qualification

Some HVAC programs may require processes, tooling, equipment or qualifications beyond current capabilities. For appropriate production programs, Steel & Trucks can evaluate capability development.

ENGINEERING & QUALIFICATION FOR CRITICAL HVAC COMPONENTS

Some HVAC components may contain refrigerants, pressurized fluids or high pressures. Such components may require material traceability, pressure testing, leak testing, brazing qualification, welding qualification, customer validation, industry certification and process qualification. Steel & Trucks does not represent itself as qualified to manufacture pressure-containing HVAC components unless all applicable requirements have been satisfied.

BUILD-TO-PRINT MANUFACTURING

  • Customer Drawing
  • Engineering Review
  • Manufacturing Feasibility
  • Material & Process Definition
  • Tooling / Fixture Development
  • Prototype
  • Validation
  • Production
  • Quality Inspection
  • Delivery
UPLOAD YOUR DRAWING
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WHY HVAC & REFRIGERATION OEMs CHOOSE STEEL & TRUCKS

Build-to-Print Manufacturing

Multiple Forming Processes

Engineering Support

Custom Tooling

Prototype to Production

Quality-Focused

Manufacturing in Mexico

North American Supply

OEM Experience

Capability Development

CASE STUDY

CASE STUDY

From Component Challenge to Production Solution

INDUSTRY: [Insert verified industry] EQUIPMENT: [Insert actual equipment] COMPONENT: [Insert actual component] CHALLENGE: [Insert real challenge] PROCESS: [Insert actual manufacturing process] SOLUTION: [Insert actual solution] RESULT: [Insert verified result]

ENGINEERING RESOURCE CENTER

Designing Custom Fan Guards for HVAC Equipment

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Wire Forms for HVAC Equipment

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Designing Tube Supports for HVAC Systems

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Custom Metal Components for Heat Pumps

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Stamped Bracket Design for HVAC Equipment

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Design for Manufacturability in Tube Bending

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Metal Components for Data Center Cooling

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Stainless Steel Components for HVAC & Refrigeration

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Yes. We manufacture custom metal components for HVAC equipment OEMs including fan guards, tube supports, brackets, handles, wire forms and welded assemblies according to customer drawings.

Yes. Custom components for commercial and industrial refrigeration including tube supports, fan guards, wire retainers, brackets, equipment handles and welded assemblies.

Yes. Custom fan guards manufactured through wire forming, tube forming, welding and stamping processes according to your geometry and mounting requirements.

Yes. Custom tube supports, line supports and pipe supports manufactured through wire forming, bent bar and stamping processes.

Yes. Wire retainers, cable retainers, hose retainers and routing components manufactured through wire forming and cold forming processes.

Yes. Custom compressor brackets and mounting components through stamping, bent bar and welding processes.

Yes. Fan guards, compressor supports, tube supports, handles, brackets, sensor supports and welded assemblies for heat pump equipment.

Yes. Tube supports, compressor supports, equipment frames, guards, brackets, access handles and welded assemblies for chiller applications.

Yes. Filter supports, coil supports, fan guards, motor supports, access handles, sensor brackets, cable retainers and welded assemblies for AHU manufacturers.

Yes. Wire shelves, shelf supports, product dividers, tube supports, fan guards, handles, brackets and welded assemblies for commercial refrigeration equipment.

Yes. Tube supports, equipment frames, protective guards, cable retainers, sensor brackets, access handles and welded assemblies for data center cooling systems.

Yes. We work with stainless steel and carbon steel according to customer material specifications and application requirements.

Yes. Custom wire forms including retainers, clips, guides, hooks, spring forms and protective structures for HVAC applications.

Yes. Custom stamped steel brackets, mounting plates, tabs, reinforcement plates and retaining components according to customer specifications.

Yes. Welded tubular assemblies combining bent tube, bar and formed components into complete subassemblies using MIG and TIG welding.

Yes. We support prototype development through to production volumes for HVAC and refrigeration equipment components.

Yes. Our manufacturing processes support scalable production for OEM HVAC and refrigeration equipment programs.

Yes. We develop custom tooling and fixtures for production programs based on your component requirements.

For appropriate production programs, we can evaluate capability development including new equipment, processes or qualifications.

Yes. Upload your 2D drawing, 3D CAD model or technical specification through our RFQ form and our engineering team will evaluate your component.

BUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF HVAC & REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT?

Send us your drawing and let our engineering team evaluate how Steel & Trucks can manufacture your component.

Tube Bending • Wire Forms • Bent Steel Bars • Stamping • Welding • Build-to-Print

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