Steel fabrication
ViewStructural steel, platework, grating and pipe fabrication, with corrosion protection carried out to client specification.
- Structural steel
- Platework
- Grating
- Pipe fabrication
Brakpan, Gauteng · Industrial · Mining · Construction
Structural steel. Fabricated with precision.
Design, 3D modelling, shop detailing, manufacturing and erection — carried out under one accountable team, to AWS D1.1 and ASME IX.
2022Established in SA steel
30+ yearsManagement experience
150 tSteelwork per month
AWS D1.1& ASME IX fabrication standards
- Structural steel
- Platework
- Grating
- Pipe fabrication
- Detailing
- Erection
01 / Workshop to site
One accountable path from model to erected steel.
Tripcon keeps detailing, fabrication knowledge, workshop coordination and erection support inside one team — so a project moves from drawings to installed steel with fewer handover gaps and fewer surprises on site.
About the company
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Introduced into South Africa's steel industry
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Years management experience in construction & mining steelwork
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Approximate steelwork per month
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Project capability, scope dependent
02 / Route through the shop
Six stages. One team carrying the drawing.
Every job runs the same route. Because the same team holds the model, the shop drawing and the erection sequence, what leaves the workshop matches what was detailed.
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Design
The brief, the loads and the constraints are worked into a steel solution that can actually be built and erected.
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3D modelling
A coordinated 3D and BIM model, so clashes are found on screen rather than in the workshop or on site.
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Shop detailing
2D drawings, layout drawings and drawing/list outputs detailed by people who know how the steel will be made.
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Manufacturing
Structural steel, platework, grating and pipe fabrication, with corrosion protection applied to client specification.
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Erection
Site erection with fit-up and sequencing support, run by personnel who handled the same steel in the shop.
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QA / QC
Quality control to customer requirements, fabricated on the latest AWS D1.1 and ASME IX standards.
03 / Capabilities
What Tripcon takes on.
Four disciplines, run together rather than subcontracted apart. Each carries the same standard of documentation and the same accountable point of contact.
Design & detailing
View3D models, BIM models, 2D and layout drawings, shop detailing and drawing/list outputs produced with fabrication in mind.
- 3D modelling
- BIM
- Shop detailing
- Drawing / list outputs
Erection services
ViewStructural steel erection for construction, mining and industrial sites, including installation coordination and sequencing support.
- Steel erection
- Installation coordination
- Fit-up & sequencing
Civil works
ViewCivil works coordination where foundations, access, site preparation and steel installation sequencing have to line up.
- Project support works
- Site works
- Access & preparation
04 / Detailing output
Resolve it in the model, not on the slab.
Tripcon detailing is produced by people who fabricate. Connections, plate sizes and erection sequence are checked in the model, so shop drawings arrive at the workshop already buildable.
- 3D & BIM models
- 2D & layout drawings
- Shop detailing
- Drawing / list schedules
05 / Workshop
Built for real project weight.
Heavy fabricated assemblies, stiffened plate girders and structural steel leave this workshop every month. The figures below are working capacity — the programme for any given job is confirmed at quotation.
- Platework
- 50–100 t/mo
- Steelwork
- ±150 t/mo
- Project capability
- up to 800 t
- Delivery, larger projects
- 5–6 months
06 / Quality control
Documented, inspected, traceable.
Quality control is carried out to customer requirements, and fabrication is done on the latest AWS D1.1 and ASME IX standards. Welding procedures and QCP examples are available on request.
| AWS D1.1 | Structural welding code applied to fabrication. |
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| ASME IX | Welding and procedure qualification standard. |
| QCP | Quality control plan examples available on request. |
| WPS | Welding procedure specifications available on request. |
| Corrosion protection | Applied to client specification as part of the fabrication scope. |
| Inspection | Customer-focused inspection support through the fabrication programme. |
Start a project
Have a fabrication project?
Send the drawings, the steel requirement or the project scope. Tripcon will come back with the right next step.