Production Facility
Proplate’s steel fabrication facilities are housed within a 59,000 m2 state-of-the-art production site, connecting directly to the neighboring SSAB steel mill through a private freight track which runs daily.
We invest heavily in the latest cutting and production technologies to ensure that our customers receive a market-leading production service, optimized for the highest quality standards and easy integration into their own production cycles. All of our machines are equipped for versatility of service, precision detail and high-volume production of steel parts and assemblies.
Oxy-fuel and high-definition plasma cutting
Our facilities are equipped seven modern steel cutting machines up to 42 meters in length, all of which offer duo-capacity for oxy-fuel gas and high-definition plasma torches for cutting thick metal plate. Our cutting facilities include the capacity to cut under water to reduce HAZ and to provide a good work environment for our operators.
One of our machining centers, used for advanced machining of heavy and large components.
CNC machining for high capacity milling and drilling
Proplate is equipped with no less than eleven high-capacity CNC machines adapted for milling, drilling and advanced machining of special products up to 17 meters in length.
Since 2024, one of Europe’s largest bed milling machines is part of our machine park. The new CNC-controlled bed milling machine from REMA can machine components up to 17,000 mm in length with 4-axis precision.
Steel blasting and straightening
Proplate is equipped with two abrasive blasting machines as well as two hydraulic straightening machines.
Manual and automated welding
Proplate is welding certified according to the highest industry demands of EN 1090-1 and ISO 3834-2, offering manual welding services, as well as automated- and part-automated welding services through our welding robots..
On-site painting and metalizing facilities
As an investor in shorter lead times, Proplate is one of the only providers on the market to offer high-quality priming and coating of your steel parts in-house. Our facilities are equipped with five painting and drying booths up to 20 meters in length.
Manual assembly
Proplate also offers manual assembly of steel parts, such as ready-to-use wind turbine anchor cages, to cut your lead time and deliver you greater cost economy.
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Cases
SSAB – A major customer – and supplier in one
Being located right next door to the world’s leading special steel company brings many advantages. SSAB and Proplate are connected by a private gate in Oxelösund. The two companies are also each other’s customers. SSAB delivers both special steel and standard...
LIEBHERR – With a common goal: The customer in focus
Proplate supplies all the straps used in Liebherr-Werk Nenzing cranes. The crawler cranes, manufactured in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, are used worldwide in industries that require safe lifting, such as wind power and construction. The straps are critical...
News
150 years in the steel business
From anvil to automation. This year, the family group that Proplate is a part of, celebrates 150 years. It all started in 1869, when forge master Per Andersson took his master craftsman’s certificate.