Dawson Fabrication
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Edwards, Illinois · Est. 1996

From print to powder coat, start to finish.

Laser cutting, forming, welding, machining, and powder coating — a family-owned steel fabrication shop that runs on live data, so your parts ship when we said they would.

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FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED SINCE 1996 OEM PRODUCTION & JOB-SHOP WORK 72,000 SQ FT EXPANSION UNDERWAY
New — launching November 2026

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Drop in a DXF, PDF or STEP file. Our quoting system reads the drawing — material, thickness, bends, holes, finish — and prices it against our live material costs and real shop rates. Laser-cut and formed carbon steel parts price instantly; anything that needs an estimator's eye gets a firm, human-reviewed quote within one business day.

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What we make

Laser-cut, formed and machined shapes, welded assemblies, and assembly-ready piece parts — prototype to production volume.

Fiber laser cutting

Laser Cutting

Automation-fed fiber lasers — 6 kW and 30 kW — from light gauge to 2"+ plate.

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Forming at the press brake

Forming

Press brakes and rolls for precision bends from light gauge to structural plate.

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Welding a fixture assembly

Welding

MIG, TIG, spot and nut welding — weldments from brackets to full frames.

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Inside the CNC lathe

CNC Machining

Lathes and mills for machined features, finished parts and secondary ops.

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Powder coating booth

Powder Coating

In-house surface prep and powder coat — parts arrive finished, not "almost done."

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Welded frames staged on a pallet

Saw, Assembly & Kitting

Cold saw cutting, hardware install, assembly and kitted delivery, ready for your line.

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Why Dawson

A shop that runs on live data

We built our own AI-powered systems to run the front office and track the floor — the same discipline we put into your parts. Here's what that means for you:

Your PO is in, same day

Purchase orders enter our system automatically — machine-verified line by line against your document, with zero entry errors. No retyping, no transposed part numbers.

Ask where your job is — we know

Every operation scans in and out, and live boards in every department show the queue in real time. Status answers take seconds, not a walk around the shop.

Material on hand, tracked live

Raw steel inventory updates itself from the floor's own scans, so material for your job is confirmed before we promise a date.

Jeremy Dawson speaks on real-world AI in manufacturing — including the 2026 NextGen Manufacturing AI Summit. Ask us about it →

Growing with our customers

We're more than doubling the shop: a 72,000 sq ft building is underway on our lot across W. Primrose Lane. The current shop becomes a dedicated cutting center, and the new hall adds forming, machining, welding, an automated powder line, and a packing & shipping lane — capacity for your next program, not just your next order.

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The campus flyover — today’s shop becomes the cutting center while the new hall rises across W. Primrose Lane.

Dawson Fabrication

9816 W. Primrose Lane, Edwards, IL 61528
Monday–Friday, 7:30am–3:30pm
(309) 689-9014

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