Action Fabricating, Inc. & Minnesota Metalworks, Inc.

01/23/2026

📢 We’re Growing in Phoenix, AZ!

Action Fabricating & Minnesota Metalworks is looking to grow our fabricating team at our Phoenix location! 💪

We’re currently hiring for:
🔹 Material Handler
🔹 Machine Operators (Turret & Press Brake)

If you're reliable, hardworking, and ready to be part of a team that delivers Quality • Service • Results, we’d love to hear from you.

📍 Located in Phoenix, AZ
📞 Call us at (218) 847-4034 to apply or learn more!
📧 Or apply online at www.afi-mmi.com
📨 You can also send your resume to: [email protected]

🔧 Join a company that values its people and continues to expand in the metal fabrication industry. Let’s build something great together!

01/20/2026

🚨 We’re Hiring in Detroit Lakes!
Looking to build your future with a strong team and even stronger steel?
Action Fabricating & Minnesota Metalworks is now hiring for multiple positions, including:
Welders
Press Brake Operators
Shipping and Receiving
Machine Operators
General Laborers
✅ Competitive Pay
✅ Full Benefits
✅ Day and Evening Shifts Available
📍 Detroit Lakes, MN
📩 Apply today at www.actionfabricating.com or by e-mailing your application or resume to [email protected]
💼 Be part of a company that values quality, service, and results.

07/16/2025

🚐 Mobile Welding – Now Available!
Need a certified welder at your location? We’re bringing the heat to you.
Our mobile welding crew is ready to tackle structural repairs, onsite fabrication, and emergency jobs — fast.

📍 Serving the Detroit Lakes, Minnesota area & beyond
📞 Call now: (218) 847-4034

07/04/2025

🎆 From all of us at Action Fabricating & Minnesota Metalworks — we wish our employees, customers, and community a safe and happy 4th of July weekend!

We’re proud to be part of an industry that builds with American grit, craftsmanship, and ingenuity every day — and we’re grateful for the freedom and opportunities that make it all possible.

🇺🇸 Here's to good food, great company, and time well spent.
Stay safe — and we’ll see you after the fireworks!

07/01/2025

🔧 Machine Monday: Press Brake Edition
Bending metal — and expectations.

At Action Fabricating & Minnesota Metalworks, we operate 10 press brakes across our Minnesota and Arizona facilities, giving us the flexibility and power to handle jobs of any size.

Our lineup includes:

🛠️ Accupress brakes — tried and true workhorses up to 400 tons

⚙️ Bystronic Xpert 40 and Xpert 150 — delivering precision when it matters most

🤖 Our Xpert 40 even includes a robotic arm for 24/7 automated bending

From tiny components smaller than your pinky to large parts that require two team members to handle safely, we’ve got the tools — and the team — to shape your success.

📍 Detroit Lakes, MN
📍 Phoenix, AZ

06/27/2025

🛠️ Did you know our roots in Arizona go back to 1999?

What started as a rugged, half-dirt shop floor in Phoenix with only a couple of machines has grown into a full-service metal fabrication facility that rivals our Minnesota locations.

Over the years, we’ve poured concrete, expanded our space, and added cutting-edge equipment to meet growing demand. Today, our Phoenix shop proudly features:

🔹 4 CNC Turret Punch Presses

🔹 3 Press Brakes

🔹 Certified welding operations

🔹 Partnerships with local powder coaters for turnkey finishing

From bare metal to finished product — our Arizona team delivers with the same commitment to quality, service, and results you’ve come to expect from Action Fabricating & Minnesota Metalworks.

📍 Phoenix, AZ
📍 Detroit Lakes, MN

06/24/2025

🤖 Machine Monday!🤖

🔧 Punching with precision since ’97.

At Action Fabricating & Minnesota Metalworks, we run a powerful fleet of Finn Power CNC turret punch presses at our Detroit Lakes and Phoenix locations — ranging from our trusted and still running F-Series machines (dating back to 1998 and 2000) to the latest in Finn Power punching tech:
• ✅ e5x
• ✅ Punch Genius
• ✅ Punch Sharp

What sets these machines apart?
👉 The ability to add formed features and extrusions directly into sheet metal — right on the punch table.
This means cleaner parts, fewer secondary operations, and faster turnaround for our customers.

Whether it’s extrusions, louvers, or embossing — we’re shaping more than metal. We’re shaping quality solutions for our customers.

📍 Detroit Lakes, MN
📍 Phoenix, AZ

06/20/2025

🌟 When creativity meets craftsmanship.

Not long ago, we were honored to collaborate on a unique public art project featuring custom metal bollards designed by artists local to our Detroit Lakes locations — brought to life with help from:

🔹 Malstrom Electric, who added stunning integrated lighting
🔹 Project 412, who made the entire project possible
🔹 And of course, the incredible artists Hans & Mary Beth Gilsdorf who envisioned it

Our role? We laser-cut the artist-designed panels with precision and care, turning creative vision into durable, functional art.

The result? A series of lighted bollards that cast vibrant designs across the landscape and bring creativity into public spaces.

🙌 This is what community collaboration looks like — we love projects that bring art, industry, and community together.

06/17/2025

🌟 We’re proud to be part of something bigger.

This week, one of our owners is participating in Deep Dive DL — a local leadership and innovation event hosted by Project 412.

This experience brings together business leaders, community members, and forward-thinkers to explore what makes Detroit Lakes thrive — and how we can make it even better.

At Action Fabricating & Minnesota Metalworks, we’re not just committed to quality, service, and results — we’re invested in our community’s future.

🤝 Here’s to collaboration, growth, and driving impact — one deep dive at a time.

Don't miss Deep Dive DL: Hannah Irene Marie & Travis Stone!

Start your Friday with creativity and connection. We’re spotlighting the minds behind some of DL’s most inspiring art and business stories.

📍 Bucks Mill Brewing (enter through the mall)
📅 June 20 | ⏰ 8:00–9:00 AM

8:00 – Coffee, Art & Connections
8:15 – Featured Artist Talk: Hannah Irene Marie
8:25 – Behind the Business: Travis Stone Action Fabricating, Inc. & Minnesota Metalworks, Inc.
Plus, audience Q&A to follow!

Free and open to all. Come curious. Leave caffeinated.

06/16/2025

⚡ Precision. Power. 24/7 Performance.

At Action Fabricating & Minnesota Metalworks, we invest in the best — like our Bystronic ByStar Fiber 4020 – 10kW laser cutter, equipped for unmatched efficiency and accuracy.

Here’s what makes it a our powerhouse machine:

🔹 Massive 157" x 79" bed size

🔹 Dual shuttle tables keep the laser cutting nonstop — one bed loads while the other cuts

🔹 Antil automation system enables true 24/7 operation, maximizing our output

🔹 Cuts a wide range of materials with ease: Steel, Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Copper, and Galvanized Steel

🔹 Delivers ultra-clean edges, tight tolerances, and lightning-fast speed

From prototype to production, this machine deliver results — fast, precise, and consistent.

📍 Detroit Lakes, MN | Phoenix, AZ
📩 Ready for your next project? Get a quote today or better yet join the team to see the machine for yourself!

06/13/2025

🚨 We’re Hiring in Detroit Lakes!
Looking to build your future with a strong team and even stronger steel?

Action Fabricating & Minnesota Metalworks is now hiring for multiple positions, including:

Welders

Press Brake Operators

Shipping and Receiving

Machine Operators

General Laborers

✅ Competitive Pay
✅ Full Benefits
✅ Day and Evening Shifts Available

📍 Detroit Lakes, MN
📩 Apply today at www.actionfabricating.com or by e-mailing your application or resume to [email protected]
💼 Be part of a company that values quality, service, and results.

06/12/2025

🚐 New Service Alert!
Need welding at your location? We’re bringing the shop to you.
Introducing Mobile Welding Services from Action Fabricating & Minnesota Metalworks — now available for the Detroit Lakes, MN area!

✅ Structural repairs
✅ On-site fabrication
✅ Emergency weld jobs
✅ Certified and reliable techs

📍Serving Detroit Lakes and the surrounding area!
📞 Call now or message us to schedule!