IFH Group delivers end-to-end metal fabrication and welding for custom tanks, reservoirs, frames and weldments. Combining CNC thermal cutting, press-brake forming, roll-forming and robotic/MIG welding with certified procedures, IFH produces production and prototype weldments across mild steel, stainless and aluminum with in-house fixturing and lean flow for repeatable, volume-ready assemblies.

Transforms plate, sheet, bar and tube into finished assemblies via CNC thermal cutting, press-brake forming, roll forming, and MIG/TIG/robotic welding. Materials span carbon steel, stainless and aluminum, delivering frames, enclosures and turnkey weldments ready for machining, finishing or final assembly.

Metal Fabrication & Welding

Cutting is the primary material-removal operation in metal fabrication, producing net or near-net shapes from plate, sheet, bar, and structural profiles. It spans thermal, mechanical, and abrasive methods—including laser, plasma, oxy-fuel, water-jet, shearing, sawing, and abrasive-cutoff—each selected for its speed, kerf width, edge quality, and heat-affected zone characteristics. Cutting establishes dimensional references and critical edges for all downstream forming, welding, and finishing steps.

Cutting

Forming encompasses all manufacturing operations that plastically deform metal or other ductile materials into the desired geometry without adding or removing material. Typical methods include bending, rolling, stamping, deep drawing, spinning, extrusion, forging, and emerging coil-processing techniques. Processes rely on controlled compressive forces to drive material flow while maintaining dimensional accuracy and mechanical integrity.

Forming

Welding & Joining encompasses thermal-fusion and solid-state techniques that permanently unite metal (and some plastic) components. Processes include arc welding (MIG/GMAW, TIG/GTAW, Stick/SMAW, FCAW), resistance welding (spot, seam, projection), high-energy beam welding (laser, electron-beam), solid-state options (friction-stir, explosion, diffusion), and low-temperature joining such as brazing and soldering. Proper joint design, filler-metal selection, heat input control, and post-weld inspection are critical to achieving the required mechanical and metallurgical properties.

Welding & Joining

Turnkey robotic welding cells including power source integration, weld fixtures, torch maintenance, fume extraction, vision/seam tracking, and parametric recipe control. Modalities include GMAW/MIG, GTAW/TIG, laser, and resistance spot welding.

Robotic Welding Cells

IFH provides in-house production tooling and fixture design to support repeatable manufacturing of custom tanks and assemblies. Engineers deliver jigs, nests and weld fixtures using CAD/FEA, ensuring part location, repeatability and efficient changeover for robotic cells and manual weld stations.

Design and analysis of jigs, nests and cutting tools using FEA and simulation to ensure repeatability and interchangeability.

Production Tooling & Fixture Design

Designs, machines, and validates miniature coiling arbors, stamping dies, and vision nests with feature tolerances to ±2 µm, enabling efficient micro-spring production and inspection.

Micro Tooling Design & Build

Rapid design, manufacture, and validation of prototype coiling arbors, strip-forming dies, swaging mandrels, and inspection nests tailored to spring geometries not yet in production. Combines CAD/FEA, micro-EDM, laser powder-bed fusion, and micro-milling to deliver ready-to-run tooling in ≤3 working days.

Prototype Tooling Design & Build

IFH’s engineering and custom-solutions team provides product design, DFM, 3D modeling and prototype development for tanks, reservoirs and assemblies. They offer design-for-manufacture guidance, quoting from drawings, and rapid prototype builds to validate fit, function and assembly before production.

Rapid, multidisciplinary build of functional prototypes that bridge industrial design and engineering validation. Combines additive manufacturing, CNC machining, soft tooling, electronics integration, and functional testing in tight sprint cycles to prove form-fit-function and gather user feedback before production tooling.

Prototype Development (Concept-to-Function)

Engineering & Custom Solutions

IFH maintains ISO 9001:2015 quality systems and a full inspection suite including portable and fixed metrology. They provide dimensional inspection, 3D CMM measurement and production documentation (PPAP/FAI) plus leak and functional testing to ensure assemblies meet customer and regulatory requirements.

3D Coordinate Measurement uses coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) or other 3D metrology tools to capture precise data points on a part’s surface, essential for verifying complex geometries and alignment.

3D Coordinate Measurement

Dimensional Inspection verifies that a part’s physical dimensions match design tolerances. Tools include calipers, micrometers, and CMMs, ensuring geometric accuracy of length, width, height, angles, and more.

Dimensional Inspection

Preparation and submission of Production Part Approval Process packages (Levels 1-5) including control plans, FMEAs, dimensional results, material certs and capability studies to satisfy IATF 16949 requirements.

PPAP Documentation & Submission

Pressure / Leak Testing pressurises a component or assembly with air, inert gas, water, or hydraulic oil to verify structural integrity and leak-rate compliance. Methods include hold-pressure decay, differential pressure, and mass-flow measurement, supporting ratings from vacuum to 70 MPa. The process complements helium mass-spectrometer tests for applications where larger or non-hermetic leakage limits apply.

Pressure / Leak Testing

Quality Assurance & Inspection

IFH offers secondary operations and value-added services including powder coating, full assembly/sub-assembly, leak testing and final product preparation. These services create turnkey, install-ready tanks and assemblies with integrated accessories, packaging and traceable test documentation.

Powder Coating is a dry finishing process where a powder material is applied to a metal surface, then cured under heat to form a hard, protective layer. This coating is durable, corrosion-resistant, and available in many colors, making it popular in automotive, appliance, and consumer goods industries.

Powder Coating

Assembly & Integration Services encompasses mechanical fastening, ultrasonic welding, heat staking, electronics and hardware integration, sub-assembly kitting, and packaging services to deliver complete assemblies or kits ready for immediate installation or shipment.

Assembly & Integration Services

Custom Painting & Functional Coatings offers wet spray, powder coat, and PVD/CVD coating services to provide aesthetic and protective finishes.

Custom Painting & Functional Coatings

Secondary Operations & Value-Added Services

IFH operates high-power fiber laser cutting for precise blanking and profile work on sheet and plate. Their laser capability supports efficient nesting, burr-minimized edges and rapid turnaround—ideal for tank panels, brackets and precision components prior to forming and welding.

Computer-numerical-controlled (CNC) laser cutting concentrates a high-energy fiber or CO₂ laser beam—typically 1 kW – 20 kW—onto sheet, plate or tubing to melt, burn or vapor-cut metals, plastics and composites. Kerf widths average 0.008 – 0.012 in (0.20 – 0.30 mm) with positional repeatability of ±0.001 in (±0.025 mm). Dynamic focus, nitrogen assist gas and bevel-head options enable micro-features, weld-prep chamfers and near-burr-free edges while eliminating hard tooling and minimizing the heat-affected zone (HAZ).

Laser Cutting

A global standard for quality management systems focusing on continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.

ISO 9001:2015

Machinery, components, and smart-farming systems for modern field and indoor agriculture—tractors, harvesters, irrigation, hydroponic racks, and sensor platforms. Durability, efficiency, and data-driven performance support high-yield, sustainable agribusiness operations.

Agriculture & AgriTech

IFH Group, Inc. manufactures custom fuel tanks and hydraulic reservoirs (steel, stainless, aluminum, aluminized steel) and provides precision fabrication, sub-assembly and full assembly services for agricultural machinery such as combines, tractors and hay balers used in field operations.

The design, manufacturing, and assembly of components and systems for passenger cars, commercial and off-highway vehicles, rail rolling stock, and emerging electric/Autonomous mobility platforms. High-volume production, IATF 16949 compliance, JIT supply chains, and continuous innovation ensure reliable powertrains, safety-critical systems, and cost-efficient delivery across a broad transportation landscape.

Automotive & Transportation

IFH Group, Inc. produces welded fuel and hydraulic tanks, reservoir sub-assemblies and turnkey fitted components for off-highway vehicles and material-handling equipment — including scissor lifts, aerial lifts, boom cranes, forklifts and end loaders — supporting transportation and equipment applications.

The design and production of large‐scale machinery, automation systems, and heavy equipment for industrial applications, where reliability and performance are paramount. Adherence to ISO, ANSI, and other applicable standards supports continuous operation under high‐stress conditions, with custom‐engineered systems often required.

Industrial Machinery & Heavy Equipment

IFH Group, Inc. supplies precision-fabricated tanks, frames, chassis components and welded metal assemblies for industrial machinery and heavy equipment, leveraging CNC cutting, robotic weld cells and press-forming for durable powertrain and structural applications.

The design, manufacturing, and integration of high‐precision components, systems, and subsystems for commercial aircraft and military platforms, with emphasis on meeting stringent certifications such as AS9100, ITAR, and MIL‐STD. Priorities include advanced materials, rigorous quality assurance, and robust engineering to ensure reliability in mission‐critical applications.

Aerospace & Defense

IFH Group, Inc. fabricates specialized reservoirs, fuel tanks and vehicle sub-assemblies for military and defense applications (including specialized military vehicles), offering CARC coating, pressure testing and ISO-quality manufacturing for defense-spec use.

Focuses on the design, fabrication, and assembly of lawn care equipment, gardening tools, irrigation systems, and related accessories. Prioritizes durable, ergonomic solutions for both consumer and commercial horticultural needs.

Lawn & Garden

High-volume manufacturing of household appliances, personal care devices, and durable consumer products. UL / CE safety, energy-efficiency targets, and cost-optimized injection molding and assembly lines meet global retail quality expectations.

Consumer Goods & Appliances

IFH Group, Inc. produces fabricated components and fuel/hydraulic reservoirs for lawn and groundskeeping equipment, delivering welded tanks and fitted assemblies used on commercial mowers, turf-management machinery and groundskeeping platforms.

Specialized welding for large storage tanks, silos, and pressure vessels in sectors like oil & gas or chemical processing. Requires precise heat control and robust weld quality to meet stringent safety standards.

Storage Tank Fabrication & Welding

Upstream exploration and drilling, midstream transport, refining, and integrated petrochemical processing. Designs must withstand high pressure, corrosive media, and hazardous environments while meeting API/ASME and IECEx/ATEX safety standards across global operations.

Oil, Gas & Petrochemical

IFH Group, Inc. specializes in storage-tank fabrication and welding, manufacturing welded fuel and hydraulic tanks (up to 300 gallons) with full leak testing, pressure testing, powder coating and accessory integration for mobile and stationary storage applications.

IFH Group, Inc. is a specialized manufacturer of custom fuel and hydraulic reservoir tanks and related sub-assemblies for off-road and specialty vehicles. With over 75 years of fabrication experience and a 131,000 sq ft ISO 9001:2015–certified facility in Rock Falls, IL, IFH produces tanks up to 300 gallons in steel, stainless steel, aluminum and aluminized steel, offers in-house tool design and sub-assembly services, and provides engineering support, 3D modeling, and turnkey delivery including accessories and value-added assembly.

IFH Group occupies a 131,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Rock Falls, Illinois, focused on fabrication of customized fuel and hydraulic reservoir tanks using materials such as mild steel, stainless steel and aluminum. The site features advanced manufacturing technology, extensive sub-assembly capabilities, tool design and in-house tooling, and is ISO 9001:2015 certified; its location in Rock Falls supports national and international shipping and longstanding supplier relationships in the region.

IFH Group Rock Falls Facility

Manufacturer of custom fuel and hydraulic tanks and turnkey assemblies with ISO 9001:2015 certification.

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