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CUSTOM METAL COMPONENTS FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

Formed, Bent, Stamped and Welded Components Built to Your Engineering Requirements.

Steel & Trucks manufactures and evaluates custom metal components for medical equipment OEMs, hospital equipment manufacturers, rehabilitation systems and specialized medical applications. From tubular frames, handles and wire forms to brackets, supports and welded assemblies, we help transform customer drawings into production-ready components.

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Build-to-Print • OEM Manufacturing • Engineering Support • Manufacturing in Mexico

HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT MEDICAL FURNITURE MEDICAL CARTS REHABILITATION MOBILITY DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY STERILIZATION ORTHOPEDIC PROSTHETICS

ONE MEDICAL DEVICE. MULTIPLE MANUFACTURING OPPORTUNITIES.

Steel & Trucks can evaluate component families rather than just individual parts.

Tubular Frame Handle Wire Basket Cable Retainer Sensor Bracket Equipment Guard Support Bar Stamped Bracket Accessory Hook Welded Assembly Equipment Rail Mounting Component
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MEDICAL MARKETS WE CAN SERVE

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HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT

Sterile and modern medical examination room featuring adjustable bed and cabinet

MEDICAL FURNITURE

Medical equipment showing heart rate on screen in hospital room

MEDICAL CARTS

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PATIENT HANDLING

Spacious Pilates studio featuring wooden reformers and minimalistic decor

REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT

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MOBILITY EQUIPMENT

High-tech ultrasound equipment in a medical clinic

DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT

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LABORATORY EQUIPMENT

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SURGICAL EQUIPMENT

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STERILIZATION EQUIPMENT

Bright and clean modern dental clinic room with advanced dental equipment

DENTAL EQUIPMENT

Sterile dental tools arranged on metal trays

VETERINARY EQUIPMENT

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ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT

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PROSTHETIC SYSTEMS

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MEDICAL DEVICE ACCESSORIES

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SPECIALIZED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

CUSTOM COMPONENTS FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

Custom metal components manufactured according to your drawings for medical equipment applications.

TUBULAR COMPONENTS

  • • Equipment frames & handles
  • • Grab bars & push handles
  • • Equipment rails & tubular supports
  • • Accessory frames & protective structures
  • • Custom bent tubes

Process: Tube Bending • Welding

WIRE FORMS

  • • Wire baskets & equipment baskets
  • • Accessory holders & cable retainers
  • • Instrument holders & custom hooks
  • • Wire racks & product retainers
  • • Custom wire shapes

Process: Wire Forming • Wire Welding • Cold Forming

BENT STEEL COMPONENTS

  • • Equipment supports & mounting arms
  • • Structural supports & reinforcement
  • • Protective bars & custom bent bars

Process: Steel Bar Bending • Stainless Bar Bending

STAMPED COMPONENTS

  • • Equipment brackets & sensor brackets
  • • Mounting plates & retainers
  • • Support plates & accessory mounts
  • • Reinforcement components

Process: Sheet Metal Stamping

WELDED ASSEMBLIES

  • • Tubular frames & equipment structures
  • • Medical cart frames & guard assemblies
  • • Support assemblies & accessory assemblies
  • • Welded subframes

Process: MIG / TIG Welding

COLD FORMED COMPONENTS

  • • Custom hooks & retaining components
  • • Formed ends & clips
  • • Mechanical retainers & specialized shapes

Process: Cold Forming • Cold Forging

CUSTOM COMPONENTS FOR MEDICAL FURNITURE

Hospital beds, examination tables, procedure tables, treatment tables, medical chairs, recliners, stretcher systems, bedside furniture, overbed tables, instrument tables, medical workstations, patient transfer equipment. Potential components: tubular frames, bent steel frames, handles, side structures, support bars, accessory rails, equipment mounts, brackets, wire baskets, cable retainers, protective components, welded assemblies.

Processes: Tube Bending • Steel Bar Bending • Wire Forming • Stamping • Welding

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COMPONENTS FOR HOSPITAL BEDS & PATIENT SUPPORT SYSTEMS

Bed frame components, side rail components, handles, equipment supports, accessory rails, cable retainers, wire forms, sensor brackets, motor brackets, control brackets, tubular structures, welded assemblies.

Load-bearing, patient-support and safety-critical components require engineering validation and customer qualification.

CUSTOM COMPONENTS FOR MEDICAL CARTS

Emergency carts, anesthesia carts, medication carts, procedure carts, instrument carts, medical computer carts, mobile workstations, supply carts, isolation carts, laboratory carts. Potential components: push handles, tubular frames, wire baskets, equipment rails, accessory hooks, cable management, mounting brackets, equipment supports, protective rails, welded frames.

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CUSTOM HANDLES FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

Push handles, grab handles, equipment handles, service handles, transport handles, tubular handles, stainless steel handles, accessory handles. Applications: medical carts, hospital equipment, diagnostic equipment, laboratory equipment, rehabilitation equipment, mobility equipment.

Processes: Tube Bending • Steel Bar Bending • Welding

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CUSTOM WIRE BASKETS, HOLDERS & ACCESSORIES

Medical equipment baskets, storage baskets, instrument baskets, accessory baskets, wire racks, bottle holders, container holders, cable holders, hose holders, accessory hooks, equipment organizers. Markets: medical carts, hospital equipment, laboratories, sterilization equipment, dental equipment, veterinary equipment.

Processes: Wire Forming • Wire Welding • Cold Forming

CUSTOM SUPPORT & ACCESSORY COMPONENTS

Accessory hooks, equipment hooks, tube supports, accessory rails, bag holders, cable supports, equipment brackets, device holders, tubular support components.

Suitability for specific clinical loads or applications requires customer engineering validation.

COMPONENTS FOR DIAGNOSTIC & IMAGING EQUIPMENT

Equipment frames, protective structures, handles, cable management, sensor brackets, monitor brackets, equipment mounts, tubular supports, stamped brackets, welded assemblies. Target: imaging equipment, ultrasound equipment, diagnostic workstations, patient monitoring, specialized diagnostic systems.

Steel & Trucks does not manufacture electronic, radiation-generating or diagnostic technology.

COMPONENTS FOR LABORATORY & LIFE SCIENCE EQUIPMENT

Equipment frames, tube supports, wire racks, sample holders, bottle holders, equipment handles, machine guards, sensor brackets, cable retainers, mounting brackets, stainless steel structures, welded assemblies. Target: laboratory automation, sample processing, analytical equipment, testing equipment, research equipment.

COMPONENTS FOR STERILIZATION EQUIPMENT

Wire baskets, instrument racks, equipment racks, tray supports, tubular frames, handles, wire holders, product separators, support structures. Target: sterilization equipment, washer-disinfectors, medical cleaning equipment, instrument processing systems.

Sterilization compatibility not claimed unless material, finish and process have been validated for the application.

COMPONENTS FOR REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT

Physical therapy equipment, rehabilitation machines, parallel bars, exercise equipment, patient support equipment, mobility training equipment. Potential components: handles, support rails, tubular frames, adjustment components, equipment supports, brackets, wire forms, welded structures.

COMPONENTS FOR MOBILITY & ASSISTIVE EQUIPMENT

Wheelchairs, walkers, rollators, mobility devices, patient transport equipment, specialized seating systems. Potential components: tubular frames, push handles, support bars, brackets, accessory mounts, wire baskets, equipment supports, welded assemblies.

Structural and patient-support components require load testing, engineering validation and customer qualification.

CUSTOM COMPONENTS FOR DENTAL EQUIPMENT

Dental chair components, equipment supports, instrument holders, wire forms, equipment arms, brackets, tubular structures, handles, accessory mounts, cable retainers.

COMPONENTS FOR VETERINARY EQUIPMENT

Veterinary tables, animal cages, veterinary carts, animal handling equipment, surgical equipment, diagnostic equipment. Potential components: stainless steel frames, wire structures, cage components, handles, hooks, equipment supports, brackets, tubular frames, welded assemblies.

CUSTOM COMPONENTS FOR CABLE, HOSE & TUBE MANAGEMENT

Cable retainers, wire guides, hose supports, tube supports, protective loops, cable management forms, routing brackets, wire harness supports. Modern medical equipment contains power cables, data cables, sensor wiring, control wiring, flexible tubing and hoses.

Processes: Wire Forming • Stamping • Bent Steel Bar • Tube Forming

CUSTOM MOUNTING COMPONENTS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES

Monitor brackets, display mounts, sensor brackets, camera brackets, device holders, control mounts, accessory brackets, equipment supports.

Processes: Stamping • Tube Bending • Bar Forming • Welding

ENGINEERED COMPONENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT

MEDICAL QUALIFICATION MAY BE REQUIRED

Orthopedic surgical equipment, trauma systems, external fixation systems, orthopedic instrumentation, rehabilitation equipment, patient positioning equipment, orthopedic accessories. Potential components: instrument supports, equipment frames, device holders, positioning components, instrument racks, custom wire forms, specialized brackets, formed components.

ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT COMPONENT OPPORTUNITIES

FUTURE / ENGINEERED MEDICAL CAPABILITY

Potential future products: bone plates, trauma plates, fixation plates, clavicle plates, radius plates, ulna plates, tibia plates, fibula plates, femur plates, humerus plates, small bone plates, specialty fixation plates. Manufacturing concepts: precision forming, plate contouring, cold forming, precision stamping, precision machining, drilling, countersinking, surface finishing, inspection.

These products are implantable medical devices. Steel & Trucks does not represent current qualification to manufacture them unless all required medical quality systems, materials, processes, equipment, traceability, validation, inspection, regulatory requirements and customer qualifications are in place.

POTENTIAL PRECISION FORMED COMPONENTS FOR ORTHOPEDICS

SUBJECT TO MEDICAL DEVICE QUALIFICATION

Potential future applications: orthopedic rods, fixation rods, pins, guide wires, specialty wires, formed orthopedic components, external fixation components. Process concepts: precision bar forming, wire forming, cold forming, precision straightening, machining, end forming, surface finishing.

COMPONENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXTERNAL FIXATION SYSTEMS

Potential future products: rods, connecting components, frames, formed bars, support structures, wire components, brackets, specialized fixation components.

Patient-contact and load-bearing applications require full engineering, medical quality and regulatory qualification.

ENGINEERED COMPONENTS FOR PROSTHETIC SYSTEMS

ENGINEERED MEDICAL OPPORTUNITY

Lower limb prosthetics, upper limb prosthetics, modular prosthetic systems, rehabilitation prosthetics, specialized mobility systems. Potential future metal components: structural tubes, support rods, adapters, connector components, brackets, formed components, attachment components, protective structures, custom metal interfaces, tube assemblies.

Potential processes: Tube Forming • Bar Forming • Cold Forming • Precision Stamping • Machining • Welding • Surface Finishing

Load-bearing prosthetic components require engineering validation, fatigue testing, materials qualification and applicable medical-device requirements.

TUBULAR COMPONENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROSTHETIC & MOBILITY SYSTEMS

CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY

Structural tubes, adjustment tubes, connector tubes, support structures, custom tubular geometries. Potential future capabilities: precision tube bending, tube end forming, tube swaging, precision cutting, machining, surface finishing, advanced dimensional inspection.

COMPONENTS FOR ORTHOPEDIC INSTRUMENTATION

Potential future products: instrument handles, guide components, instrument rods, specialized hooks, formed instruments, instrument frames, retractor-related components, instrument holders, surgical tool components. Processes: bar forming, wire forming, cold forming, forging, machining, welding, surface finishing.

Only presented as existing capability where medical requirements have been verified.

CUSTOM RACKS, HOLDERS & ORGANIZATION COMPONENTS

Instrument holders, instrument racks, wire baskets, tray inserts, device separators, custom wire forms, equipment organizers, storage structures. Processes: Wire Forming • Wire Welding • Tube Forming. This market may be more accessible than manufacturing the surgical instrument itself.

MATERIALS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS

Medical equipment may use different stainless steels and specialty alloys depending on corrosion resistance, mechanical requirements, cleaning, sterilization, biocompatibility, strength, fatigue and surface requirements.

CURRENT MATERIAL CAPABILITIES

  • Stainless Steel
  • Carbon Steel
  • Customer-Specified Materials

FUTURE MATERIAL CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT

  • Titanium Alloys
  • Cobalt-Chromium Alloys
  • Specialty Medical Alloys

Not claimed unless verified.

STAINLESS STEEL COMPONENTS FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

Medical carts, equipment handles, wire baskets, equipment racks, laboratory equipment, veterinary equipment, sterilization equipment, medical furniture, equipment supports. Key properties: cleanability, corrosion resistance, professional appearance.

MULTIPLE PROCESSES. ONE MANUFACTURING PARTNER.

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Tube Bending

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Wire Forming

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Sheet Metal Stamping

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Welding & Assemblies

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Cold Forming & Forging

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Bent Steel Bars

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Engineering Support

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Custom Tooling & Fixtures

FROM PROCESS TO MEDICAL EQUIPMENT APPLICATION

TUBE BENDING

  • → Medical Cart Frames
  • → Handles
  • → Equipment Rails
  • → Support Structures
  • → Equipment Frames

WIRE FORMING

  • → Baskets
  • → Holders
  • → Cable Retainers
  • → Hooks
  • → Instrument Organization

BENT STEEL BAR

  • → Supports
  • → Equipment Arms
  • → Structural Components
  • → Mounting Components

COLD FORMING

  • → Retainers
  • → Hooks
  • → Specialized Forms
  • → End Features

STAMPING

  • → Brackets
  • → Mounting Plates
  • → Device Supports
  • → Sensor Mounts
  • → Retainers

WELDING

  • → Medical Cart Frames
  • → Equipment Structures
  • → Support Assemblies
  • → Wire Baskets
  • → Subassemblies

CUSTOM COMPONENTS. REAL MEDICAL APPLICATIONS.

MEDICAL CART HANDLE

Tube Bending

Medical Cart

WIRE BASKET

Wire Forming + Welding

Medical Equipment Storage

CABLE RETAINER

Wire Forming

Cable Management

EQUIPMENT BRACKET

Stamping

Device Mounting

TUBULAR FRAME

Tube Bending + Welding

Medical Furniture

ACCESSORY HOOK

Wire / Bar Forming

Equipment Accessories

DEVICE MOUNT

Stamping + Forming

Medical Equipment

INSTRUMENT RACK

Wire Forming + Welding

Instrument Organization

SUPPORT BAR

Bar Bending

Equipment Structure

STAINLESS STEEL HANDLE

Tube Bending

Hospital Equipment

COMPONENTS FOR REPEATABLE OEM PRODUCTION

Medical cart handles, wire baskets, accessory hooks, cable retainers, tube supports, stamped brackets, device mounts, equipment rails, wire forms, tubular frames, welded subassemblies.

Have a component family used across multiple equipment models? Send us the drawings for manufacturing evaluation.

EVALUATE A COMPONENT FAMILY

MORE THAN ONE PART NUMBER? SHOW US THE COMPLETE COMPONENT FAMILY.

Example: Medical Cart Platform → Push Handle, Wire Basket, Cable Retainer, Monitor Bracket, Accessory Hook, Equipment Rail, Tubular Frame, Stamped Bracket. A single medical equipment platform may contain multiple metal components compatible with Steel & Trucks manufacturing processes.

SHOW US THE COMPLETE COMPONENT FAMILY

ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

Steel & Trucks can evaluate manufacturing feasibility according to customer engineering requirements. Cost reductions not guaranteed.

A PATH TOWARD MORE ADVANCED MEDICAL APPLICATIONS

1

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPONENTS

Carts • Furniture • Handles • Frames • Baskets • Brackets

2

SPECIALIZED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

Diagnostic • Rehabilitation • Laboratory • Sterilization

3

REGULATED DEVICE COMPONENTS

Requires additional qualification

4

ORTHOPEDIC / PROSTHETIC COMPONENTS

Requires advanced materials, processes, validation and quality systems

5

IMPLANTABLE COMPONENTS

Requires comprehensive medical-device manufacturing capability and regulatory compliance

Steel & Trucks can evaluate investments and qualification requirements based on viable OEM opportunities.

BUILDING CAPABILITIES FOR HIGHER-VALUE MEDICAL MANUFACTURING

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

POTENTIAL MEDICAL CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT

For appropriate production programs

  • ISO 13485 Quality Management System
  • Medical Material Traceability
  • Advanced Stainless Steel Processing
  • Precision CNC Machining
  • Electropolishing / Passivation
  • Advanced Metrology & CMM
  • Process Validation

Presented as potential capability development unless verified.

WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO ENTER ORTHOPEDIC MANUFACTURING?

OEM OPPORTUNITY
PRODUCT / REGULATORY ANALYSIS
ISO 13485 QUALITY SYSTEM
MATERIAL TRACEABILITY
PRECISION MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT
VALIDATED PROCESSES
CUSTOMER QUALIFICATION
CONTROLLED PRODUCTION

Orthopedic manufacturing requires a structured quality, engineering and regulatory strategy.

EXPANDING INTO PROSTHETIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURING

FUTURE GROWTH MARKET

Potential capability development: precision tubular components, lightweight materials, precision bar components, machined interfaces, adjustment mechanisms, surface finishing, fatigue testing, load testing, advanced dimensional inspection, traceability, medical quality systems.

A NORTH AMERICAN MANUFACTURING OPTION

Potential sourcing scenarios: new medical equipment programs, supplier diversification, dual sourcing, regional manufacturing, component family consolidation, legacy supplier replacement, Mexico manufacturing programs. Steel & Trucks can evaluate build-to-print manufacturing opportunities for North American medical equipment supply chains.

Cost savings, lead-time reductions, tariff advantages or regulatory benefits not guaranteed.

DISCUSS A SOURCING PROJECT

BUILD-TO-PRINT MANUFACTURING

  • Customer Drawing
  • Engineering Review
  • Application Review
  • Material Requirements
  • Manufacturing Feasibility
  • Tooling / Fixture Development
  • Prototype
  • Customer Validation
  • Production
  • Quality Inspection
  • Delivery

For regulated medical components: additional regulatory / quality requirements review before manufacturing approval.

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QUALITY REQUIREMENTS MATCHED TO THE APPLICATION

Potential requirements: dimensional inspection, material certification, lot control, process documentation, fixture validation, traceability, special inspection, customer-specific requirements. For regulated applications, additional controls may be required. Only existing quality systems that are verified are claimed.

WHY MEDICAL EQUIPMENT OEMs SHOULD TALK TO STEEL & TRUCKS

Build-to-Print Manufacturing

Multiple Forming Processes

Engineering Support

Custom Tooling

Prototype to Production

Quality-Focused

Stainless Steel Experience

Manufacturing in Mexico

Component Families

Capability Development

ENGINEERING RESOURCE CENTER

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Yes. We manufacture custom metal components for medical equipment OEMs including handles, frames, baskets, brackets, wire forms, cable retainers and welded assemblies according to customer drawings.

Yes. Steel & Trucks is a build-to-print manufacturer. We produce components according to customer-provided 2D drawings, 3D CAD models and engineering specifications.

Yes. Push handles, tubular frames, wire baskets, equipment rails, accessory hooks, cable management components, mounting brackets and welded cart frames.

Yes. Tubular frames, bent steel frames, handles, support bars, accessory rails, brackets, wire baskets, cable retainers and welded assemblies for medical furniture.

Yes. Push handles, grab handles, equipment handles, transport handles, tubular handles and stainless steel handles through tube bending, bar bending and welding.

Yes. Medical equipment baskets, storage baskets, instrument baskets, wire racks, bottle holders and accessory holders through wire forming, wire welding and cold forming.

Yes. We work with stainless steel for medical carts, handles, baskets, racks, laboratory equipment and other medical applications requiring corrosion resistance and cleanability.

Yes. Handles, support rails, tubular frames, adjustment components, equipment supports, brackets, wire forms and welded structures.

Orthopedic equipment components may be evaluated. Regulated or implantable components require appropriate materials, quality systems, process validation, regulatory requirements and customer qualification.

Prosthetic components represent an engineered opportunity. Load-bearing prosthetic components require engineering validation, fatigue testing, materials qualification and applicable medical-device requirements.

Orthopedic plates are implantable medical devices. Manufacturing capability depends on applicable materials, quality systems, process validation, regulatory requirements and customer qualification. Currently presented as future capability development.

Yes. Cable retainers, wire guides, hose supports, tube supports, routing brackets and wire harness supports through wire forming, stamping and bent bar processes.

Yes. Monitor brackets, sensor brackets, display mounts, camera brackets, device holders and equipment supports through stamping, tube bending, bar forming and welding.

Yes. We support prototype development through to production volumes for medical equipment components.

Yes. Upload your 2D drawing, 3D CAD model or technical specification through our RFQ form for engineering evaluation.

DESIGNING THE NEXT GENERATION OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT?

Send us your component drawing and let our engineering team evaluate the manufacturing process, tooling and quality requirements.

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