New Craftsman Industries is an innovative specialty manufacturer with years of experience designing and producing high quality metal products for residential and commercial applications. Based in Chicago, we have a natural affinity for the historic clean lines and geometry of Craftsman, Arts & Crafts, Prairie, Mission and Art Deco designs, however we put no limits on our customers' imaginations. NCI is best known for our unique outdoor steel fire rings and our beautiful custom fireplace screens. Our full product line includes many other functional, ornamental and security metal products suited to our core specialty of custom manufacturing based on precision metal fabrication and finishing. All NCI metal products are digitally CAD engineered and laser-cut or punched from steel, stainless, bronze, brass, copper or aluminum. State-of-the-art metal finishing processes including high-temperature powder coatings and liquid paint finishes are applied according to application needs. More about NCI
About New Craftsman Industries
New Craftsman Industries is a small, innovative manufacturer that brings to market unique, high quality metal products for residential and commercial applications. We have a passionate yet practical approach to fabrication and manufacturing, combining years of experience in design, engineering and marketing into all of our work. We sell our standard products directly, and through our retail, designer and architect partners. Custom work is done both through our partners and direct to clients. Please click here to see a list of our reseller partners: Where To Buy
Design
All NCI products are digitally designed and engineered using CAD software to ensure precision fit.
Materials
Our work is metals based, primarily steel, but we do work with other materials such as brass, bronze, copper, stainless steel and aluminum.
Cutting
Components are cut by laser, water jet or punched from sheets of raw material. These techniques allow us to create products that are intricate, elaborate and above all precise.
Fabrication
Many processes and fabrication methods go into creating a finished product. Forming on our 100-ton press brake, shearing, vertical mill machining, drilling, tapping and countersinking of holes, roll-forming, straightening, stud insertion, welding and assembly of component parts.
Finishing
All parts are deburred utilizing a variety of grinders. Most products will be finish ground with Scotch-Brite pads to even out the deburred areas and to provide "tooth" for the final color coating.
Final Coating
We utilize high-temperature powder or liquid paint for our fire screens and powder-coat most of our other products. Custom finishes and treatments are also available.
Much care, effort and attention to detail go in to producing NCI products. We hope that you enjoy them as much as we enjoy creating them.
