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In celebration of National Welding Month this April, the Florida-based team at Double R Manufacturing is listing a wide array of things to know about welding. If you have ever wondered what welders do, this is the list for you:

  1. As highly trained workers, welders are responsible for keeping the U.S. running with metal parts and products affecting all facets of our daily lives at home and at work.
  2. Skilled welders can create, install, and repair metal products by using heat to melt and fuse metal pieces and parts together.
  3. There is no shortage of materials for welders to fuse, including steel, stainless steel, sheet metal, brass, aluminum, or even thermoplastics.
  4. As part of the fabrication process, the welding technique can allow artisans to create products and equipment that are totally unique.
  5. From a blowtorch to an electric arc, certified welders know how to use an array of tools to join metal pieces together for total functionality and strength.
  6. Often, for new product designs and assembly, welding is performed in conjunction with cutting, shearing, punching, bending, folding, stamping, pressing, beading, and machining.
  7. Welding Certificate Programs include required courses and hands-on instruction. Different certifications range from six months to two years of training.
  8. There is a great demand and need to train new welders. The American Welding Society predicts we could have a shortage of 400,000 welders by the year 2024.
  9. As a true artform, professional welders and metal fabrication experts can provide customized pieces that outshine and outlast flimsy, assembly-line items.
  10. Whether complex products, artwork, equipment repairs, or new designs, the welders at Double R Manufacturing can offer custom solutions to complete your unique project.

Customized Metal Equipment and Durable Products
In addition to professional welding, Double R Manufacturing’s engineers and craftsmen have honed extraordinary skills in sandblasting, waterjet cutting, powder coating, and other techniques. Customers trust us for customized products and equipment like entrance gates, fences, railings, stairs, barn equipment, and breeding stalls. The list also includes custom signage, tables, bars, benches, carts, trailers, grills, wall art, yard art, and other specialty pieces.

Whether we work with an individual or a corporation, one piece or thousands, we enjoy bringing your product visions to life. Call Double R Manufacturing today at (800) 813-3361 to learn more.

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Custom Metal Work

Steel is a versatile metal that deserves to be celebrated in terms of strength.  As many experts in the American steel industry plan to recognize National Steel Day on Sept. 24 this year, the Florida-based team at Double R Manufacturing is explaining why and how homeowners and businessowners like you can heavily rely on strong and sturdy products made of steel.

Custom-Built Processes for Steel and Metal Structures

The main objective of Double R’s specialists is to customize built-to-last products and deliver the most durable equipment. Consistently, high-quality steel supports us in accomplishing this goal and surpassing customer expectations across the United States.

  • Generally, steel is categorized into four main types: Carbon Steel, Alloy Steel, Tool Steel, and Stainless Steel. These types include various combinations of iron, carbon, and other elements. A type of steel or other material is determined by the specific project needs.
  • Double R’s team specializes in custom-built processes for gates, fences, doors, stairs, railings, signage, shutters, grills, tables, bars, benches, shelving, barn accessories, breeding stalls, trailers, carts, grills, tanks, boxes, and other one-of-a-kind pieces.
  • Typically, the design process will start with a customer explaining their goals or supplying us a CAD file to create custom-built solutions for commercial enterprises, public entities, residential homes, farms, and ranches.
  • Uniquely, each project has different processes for creation. Customization of steel or metal structures may include casting, molding, cutting, shearing, punching, bending, welding, joining, stamping, pressing, end-tube forming, beading, machining, or other processes.

Steel Specialists and Metal Fabrication Experts

Extraordinarily, in addition to customized processes for creating incredibly unique designs, Double R’s steel specialists and metal fabrication experts also have skilled training in powder coating, sandblasting, and abrasive waterjet cutting.

For example, using a high-pressure stream of water with abrasive particles, Double R’s waterjet cutting process allows for the precise cutting of shapes in various metals, including stainless steel, mild steel, aluminum, and other materials.

As for sandblasting, Double R’s experts can forcibly shape a piece of metal, etch a design on a metal surface, or clean corrosion off an old rusty piece of metal.  Sandblasting is also used to smooth a metal surface for applying durable sealants and colorful powder coatings to ensure your unique piece stands the test of time.

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One of a Kind Fabrication

With the celebration of Valentine’s Day and the dawn of a new year, the month of February is prime time for a passion project. Willingly embracing a new creative challenge or project is a fantastic way to promote happiness for ourselves and others in 2021.

At Double R Manufacturing, our artisans are fortunate to pursue our passion for craftsmanship, while simultaneously helping customers to customize and personalize products for their own passion projects and goals.  Whether taking on a large-scale project to support a cause or personalizing a small item, Double R’s team is ready to help you complete your project goals.

Creative Manufacturing for Custom Products and Signage

Double R Manufacturing’s team is always available to help you pursue a passion project. You do not have to go it alone. In fact, your goals and ideas ignite our energy and creativity. Double R Manufacturing loves taking on new challenges to bring visions to life for customers in our home state of Florida and across the United States.

Uniquely, Double R Manufacturing offers custom fabrication and design of one-of-a-kind products. For example, you may be envisioning the creation of a fantastic piece of wall art.  Double R Manufacturing can help you produce custom wall art incorporating special patterns, family names, or monograms. See our Wall Art Gallery for ideas and inspiration: Wall Art Gallery

Perhaps you want to create brand new signage for a start-up company or your family farm.  From custom design to the final powder coating, Double R’s team will help you create new signage for your own needs or for you to give as a gift or a donation. For example, you may want to create a custom sign for a non-profit organization, a group, or a passion project. Imagine the possibilities of personalization for stone, glass, or metal signs.  Double R designs exterior signs, interior signs, promotional signs, directory signs, banners, signs for glass cases, and many other types. Browse our Signage Gallery:  Custom Sign Gallery.

Durable Solutions for Completely Customized Equipment

In addition to artistic pieces and signage, we are passionate about customizing durable products and equipment like gates, railings, banisters, barn equipment, trailers, furniture, and other manufactured items. With limitless possibilities in manufacturing styles, colors, and finishes, you can count on Double R Manufacturing to deliver both beauty and quality.

Whether you want a unique entrance gate for your ranch, or perhaps you need equipment for the launch of a new business, Double R Manufacturing enjoys working with customers to customize features, accents, pickets, ornamental finials, graphics, logos, lettering, colors, and powder-coatings to create a totally unique and personalized solution for any project.

Double R Manufacturing works with individuals and corporations on customized projects big and small.  Call us today at (800) 813-3361 to learn more about our products, equipment, and fabrication services.

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Made In America

The team at Double R Manufacturing is celebrating “Made in America Month” this December.  With the holiday shopping season in high gear and the new year on the horizon, now is an excellent time to support American companies.

The custom manufacturing industry often comes to mind when folks think about American ingenuity. The U.S. economy and millions of job opportunities rely on the success of large manufacturers as well as small manufacturers in local towns across the nation.

Established by President Raegan in 1985, “Made in America Month” brings timely attention to American manufacturers during the holiday season.  The average American spends around $700 on holiday shopping, according to past studies conducted by retail associations. Consumers spending their hard-earned cash on American-made products can take pride in knowing their dollars circulate back in to benefit their own communities.

Personalized Products, Gifts, and Customized Equipment
With full-scale operations based in Ocala, Florida, the team at Double R Manufacturing specializes in the fabrication and design of one-of-a-kind products and durable equipment. Businesses and residential customers trust Double R for custom gates, entrances, railings, banisters, barn equipment, trailers, and other manufactured items.

During the holiday season, there is always a notable influx in customers also seeking specialty pieces and personalized products, such as furniture, custom barbeques, signage, and beautiful wall art incorporating special patterns, logos, family names, or monograms. Customizing a manufactured item or personalizing a gift makes it more special.

Of course, big-box stores selling mass-produced items can serve a need and purpose, but custom manufacturers can exceed expectations with quality and satisfaction. When working with a local manufacturer like Double R Manufacturing, the possibilities are limitless for manufacturing styles, colors, and finishes.

Serving America’s Manufacturing Needs
Double R Manufacturing is prepared to build whatever you can imagine this holiday season and into the New Year. During the 2020 pandemic, Double R Manufacturing answered the call for businesses needing rushed items, new signage, and customized equipment.  Like many manufacturers across the nation, Double R’s team was proud to serve the needs of fellow Americans needing essential items and equipment made here at home.

Whether working with an individual homeowner or a large corporation, one piece or thousands, the team at Double R Manufacturing stands ready to serve the current and future needs of our customers here in Florida and across the nation.

Happy Holidays! Call Double R Manufacturing today at (800) 813-3361 to discuss your customized product needs and project goals for 2021. 

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Based in North Central Florida, Double R Manufacturing joins manufacturers, trade associations, and organizations across the nation in celebrating the positive impact of American ingenuity and high-quality production. 

National Manufacturing Day started as an annual observance on the first Friday in October, but the celebration has grown to last the entire month of October.  This year, Double R’s team is focusing on a few fun and interesting facts about our manufacturing skills and services.

Reasons for Double R Manufacturing to Celebrate

  1. We love what we do.  From the roar of the power tools to the pride of a finished piece, our team finds fulfillment in fulfilling the product needs of our customers.  With a combined 75 years of design and fabrication experience, Double R’s team is known for customizing unique items ranging from intricate carts to grandiose gates. Proudly, Double R’s skilled engineers and craftsmen have completed countless hours of training to sharpen the skill-sets that allow us to spend our days doing the kind of work we enjoy.
  • We have a blast sandblasting, cutting, and building.  Double R’s team also finds great joy in putting our sandblasting and waterjet cutting skills to good use by transforming lifeless pieces of metal into beautiful works of art. We revel in the accomplished feeling of bringing our customer’s visions to life. From the launch of a complex project, to the meticulous fabrication, to the smooth powder coating – our artisans find fun in every step of the manufacturing process.
  • We can customize almost anything.  Whether the project is big or small, it is our pleasure to offer thousands of color coatings, logo placements, monograms, custom artwork, and special designs for our customers. Specialty items have included carts, trailers, tool boxes, roof supports, shelving, clothing racks, yard art, wall art, storage boxes, hooks, small bridges, ramps, stairs, entrances, railings, tables, benches, signage, marine products, and custom BBQs.  Also, with our Ocala team based in “The Horse Capitol of the World,” we also offer total customization for essential barn equipment like gates, stall doors, stall breeding stocks, and stall shutters.
  • Making something from scratch is fun.  Anyone can replicate or copy something, but custom fabrication is the art of making something unique and specific for your needs. Our talented workforce specializes in custom fabrication and design services including the art of bending, cutting, assembling, and delivering strong products that provide functionality as well as aesthetic appeal.

Bring on any challenge. Double R Manufacturing looks forward to surpassing your expectations with customized products and durable equipment to meet your needs.

Whether we work with an individual or a corporation, one piece or thousands, we enjoy bringing your product visions to life. Call Double R Manufacturing today at (800) 813-3361 to learn more.

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As Americans celebrated Independence Day this month, many of us reflected on the privileges and joys of American life.  Freedom of expression and property rights are among those privileges. At Double R Manufacturing, we believe American-made products are also something to celebrate this month and throughout the year.

Positive Contributions of U.S. Manufacturing in 2020

U.S. manufacturers employ millions of workers, bringing in billions of dollars for our annual economy.  There is no denying the manufacturing sector serves as a major contributor to the stability of our free society.

During the coronavirus pandemic, companies nationwide shifted gears to manufacturer and locally deliver in-demand items, such as personal protective equipment (PPE). This included alcohol distilleries brewing hand sanitizer, small clothing designers making protective facemasks, and major carmakers building ventilators.

Across our state of Florida, manufacturers began transforming raw materials into essential products.  Double R Manufacturing also stepped up to meet our customer’s changing needs, including banners and custom signage to convey new information or to comply with distancing guidelines. Pivoting to serve neighbors and business communities is a specialty of American manufacturers, dating back hundreds of years to times of war and times of change.

Top-Quality Materials and American Artisanship

Whether we work with an individual homeowner or a large corporation, one piece or thousands, our goal is to surpass each customer’s expectations with durable materials and fine craftsmanship.

With full-scale operations based in Ocala, Florida, Double R Manufacturing is proud to design and fabricate a wide array of customized signage, property markers, gates, entrances, railings, banisters, stairways, landings, equine equipment, barn and stall equipment, custom barbeques, bars, tables, benches, wall art, and much more.

At Double R Manufacturing, each piece undergoes a design process of meticulous bending, cutting, and assembling to ensure the delivery of only the strongest specialty pieces for businesses and residential customers.

From sandblasting and water jet cutting, to custom fabrication and final powder coating, Double R’s specialists use top-quality materials to provide the highest standard in finished products.  Steel, durable aluminum, beautiful wood, artistic features, ornamental finials, graphics, monogramming, and thousands of powder-coating colors offer the freedom for customers to bring their American dreams to life.

Let us help you celebrate your FREEDOM to CUSTOMIZE high-quality equipment. Call Double R Manufacturing today at (800) 813-3361 to discuss your product needs and project goals. 

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For truck lovers, spring is an ideal time to hitch a trailer and hit the road. Whether taking on a big task, or simply taking an adventure, a sturdy and durable trailer that is ready for the long haul is essential for a successful trip around Central Florida or across America.

Double R Manufacturing’s skilled engineers are proud to be part of an elite industry of experts in trailer repair, truck conversions, and custom fabrication.  It takes a talented workforce with an ability to fine-tune machinery operations for the perfect utility trailer or pickup truck conversion.

Trailer Repair, Truck Conversions, and Custom Fabrication

Based in North Central Florida, Double R Manufacturing repairs all major brands of trailers, including everything from lighting, axles and bearings, to complete re-designs.  Whether you need new Leaf Springs for springtime, or full fabrication, Double R is your one-stop-solution for commercial, utility, cargo, boat, barbeque, camper, and specialty trailers.

Put simply, Double R considers custom trailer fabrication and conversions a true art form, as each job is unique and specific for your needs. With an impressive combination of mechanical and artistic skill, Double R Manufacturing’s custom fabrication and design services include meticulously bending, cutting, assembling, and delivering strong products with style, functionality, and longevity.

As for customization, the entire process is streamlined for customer satisfaction.  Some customers like to supply a CAD file or image for design, while others simple describe their visions and needs to Double R’s specialists for designing unique pieces based on meticulous measurements for project success.

Double R’s craftsmen combine skill with the best possible materials to provide the highest-quality trailers, from the initial concepts to hitting the road. See our gallery of Truck Trailers and Conversions.

Customized Products to Exceed Expectations

With 75 years of combined experience in design and fabrication, we are thrilled to celebrate the limitless benefits of high-quality manufacturing in America. Double R is nationally known for customized fencing, gates, stall doors, breeding stalls, and shutters. Trailer repair is just one of our many specialty services.

In addition to everyday equipment and custom trailers, our unique list of specialty items have included carts, tool boxes, roof supports, shelving, clothing racks, yard art, wall art, gun and storage boxes, hooks, small bridges, ramps, stairs, railings, bumpers, tables, benches, signage, marine products, and custom BBQs.

Contact us to learn more about our durable products and services.  Double R Manufacturing works with individuals and corporations on projects big and small.  Call (800) 813-3361 to discuss your unique project. 

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custom-stalls
While many folks are looking forward to wagering on upcoming horse races, you can bet Double R Manufacturing is taking pride in being one of America’s premier horse-stall fabricators.

Double R’s Ocala-based headquarters located in “The Horse Capitol of the World” is home to some of our nation’s greatest thoroughbreds, but Double R’s contribution to the equine community reaches far beyond our Central Florida home.

A Story of Re-Building and Strength
One of Double R Manufacturing’s significant achievements is told in the re-building story of San Luis Rey Downs in Bonsall, California, which tragically lost beloved horses and experienced the destruction of several barns and hundreds of horse stalls during a 2017 wildfire.

In a desperate need to rebuild quickly, the fabricator of choice was Double R Manufacturing.  Double R’s team was honored to work with award-winning, Omaha-based Valmont Coatings, which is considered a leader in hot-dip galvanizing and recognized by the American Galvanizers Association for numerous projects.  According to stats provided by Valmont Coatings, the entire project consisted of 57 tons of galvanized steel for 250 new stalls, featuring 4-framed walls with safety doors and windows.

Meticulous attention to details and specifications were necessary for safeguarding against warpage and for ensuring strategic placement of vents and drain holes to provide a smooth, hot-dip galvanized coating.  Double R Manufacturing completed fabrication at our Ocala facility to ensure quality control before sending the finished products to California for installation in time for successfully meeting the customer’s move-in-ready goal of April 2018.

Durability for Abrasive Equine Environments
With expectations surpassed, and a year gone by, the active barns have stall equipment standing strong. The durable coatings have offered superior corrosion protection, aesthetic appeal, and sustainability. Enduring salty air and a rigorous equine environment, was particularly important to The San Luis Rey Downs, which deserved only the highest quality, built-to-last horse stalls to keep their magnificent horses safe now and for future generations.

Fabricating Barn and Stall Equipment
With 75 years of combined experience in design and fabrication, Double R’s team invites you to browse our galleries of barn accessories and stable equipment customized for the equestrian community: Customized Barn and Stall Equipment.  You’ll find we are setting a new standard of excellence in stall and barn accessories, stall-breeding stocks, stall doors, stall-Dutch doors, stall-end wall doors, stall window bars, stall fronts, stall shutters, stall hardware, stall shutters, stall-window bars, and more.

For racing enthusiasts out there, mark your calendars for these upcoming 2019 races: The Kentucky Derby (May 4), Preakness Stakes (May 18), and Belmont Stakes (June 8).

Call Double R Manufacturing today at (800) 813-3361 to learn more about our products and services. We will be happy to answer any questions. Double R Manufacturing is ready to surpass your expectations.