Custom Metal Fabrication

• Mig welding
• Tig welding

• Carbon steel
• Stainless steel
• Aluminum

• Stud welding (CD)
• Lathe
• Milling
• Metal brake
• Pipe bending

KCE Industries, Welding & Fabrication's machine shop, located northeast Wichita, Kansas specializes in metal fabrication of steel, stainless steel & aluminum. Including machine work, metal brake, pipe bending, plasma cutting, and providing laser cut parts, all at affordable pricing. Our focus is always directed upon providing dependable service, quality production and meeting the challenges of new products and/or services. Our services are tailored to individuals and other businesses in providing repairs, custom fabrication or products completed to their specifications. And all estimates are free

Stud Welding to Metal Base

Stud welding is also included in our products and services. By definition, stud welding is a high-speed metal fastening process in which a metal fastener can be applied by a welding arc to another piece of metal. Stud welding is a complete one-step fastening system, using a wide variety of fasteners called weld studs. In this welding procedure, a fastener can be end-joined to other flat metal instantaneously for a high quality, high strength permanent bond. The way it works is this, the welding stud is placed, with a stud gun, in contact with the base metal. A weld arc is drawn which melts the welding stud base and an area of the flat metal for metal fastening. The welding stud is then forced into the melted area and held in place until the metals re-solidifies. This high quality fusion arc weld is completed in milliseconds. The type of method we use in our stud welding is called capacitor discharge stud welding, welding a variety of threaded studs up to 3/8" diameter.

Stainless Steel Fabrication and Welding

Working with stainless steel is a little different than working with normal or carbon steel. More attention is given to drilling stainless and when welded, the warping of stainless can become an issue in some applications. One of the differences between carbon and stainless steel is that stainless steel, because of it's properties, is resistant to rust. Stainless can also be polished to a mirror image having that "chrome like" appearance.

Polished Stainless Steel Metal

Aluminum Welding and Fabrication

Aluminum offers many advantages due to it's material properties. Aluminum is a lighter material than steel and does not rust, however corrosion can become an issue in certain corrosive environments. Most aluminum with "common use" alloys can be machined, formed, welded, and polished. Repairs to aluminum products is not the same but similar to the repairing process of steel. However, overheating aluminum is one of the main differences that internal alloy properties can be unknowingly damaged. Aluminum is a good choice for consideration, pending the desired outcome one is seeking.

Custom Built Aluminum Fuel Tank

Machine Polished Aluminum

Private Gun Range-Bullet Traps:

Investing in a Bullet Trap: Investing in a Bullet Trap: For those considering, setting up a private outside gun range, or a safe place to shoot indoors, possibly a building or a basement, investing in a bullet trap is an affordable and safe option in capturing your fired projectiles. However safety still requires an adequate backstop.
If you are a shooter and have a place to set up a private gun range, having one or more bullet traps may be a good investment, to add in range equipment, in more ways than one! There are benefits to capturing your fired projectiles. One major benefit would be the comfort in having the confidence of knowing that you’ve safely captured all projectiles that been fired on your premises. Another benefit worthy considering, if you are a land owner or renter and your gun range is outdoors, this Bullet Trap greatly reduces the chance of that ground becoming contaminated with lead. May not be an issue in some places today but in others, it may very well become a costly issue. Another benefit would be, especially for the Black Powder enthusiasts, would be to capture the lead for reuse, to melt and cast into new ammo. And we have the same scenario with reloading 380, 9mm or any other pistol ammunition.

KCE Welding and Fabrication offers one model for both pistols and the higher powered rifles. The KCE Bullet Trap has an actual target area of 16” wide x 18” tall, with a face dimension of 20” wide x 22” tall for the foam backing that secures the target. The BT20-22W is the basic unit that can be carried but also has 3 wheels, to be rolled from one place to another. This Bullet Trap stands 30” tall and 33” long.
The KCE Bullet Trap accommodates both, pistols, revolvers, and rifles to include projectile speeds reaching 3500 FPS or more with a minimum target distance of 150 ft. for the higher powered rifles. We have tested this bullet trap with the 223, 5.56, 243, 308 and 30-30 bullets and a few others with no issues. The material that captures the projectile is ¼” steel plate.

Private Gun Range-Bullet Trap:

The KCE Bullet Trap, BT20-22W price is $690

Resettable Targets

The KCE Resettable Target is a lot of fun and easy to reset by pulling a cord from where you’re shooting. The three individual targets drop individually when hit. When reset, it resets all three. This target is for projectiles having less then 1500 fps. One of the benefits of using this target is, it is easy to see what you need to do to hit the target. A great tool for about all handguns and rifles up to 9mm. This target can be easily moved from one location to another, and is not that heavy to load in and out of a pickup or trailer.

The KCE Resettable Target price is $550.00

KCE Welding and Fabrication, will also build to suit, other sized bullet traps, targets and other equipment possibly more applicable to your need as well as other design of targets.

Helices & Pier Brackets - Foundation & Structure Repair

For the past several years, KCE Industries has been fabricating a variety of helices, extensions and brackets for Hunter and Son Construction, an established, a highly reputable foundation repair business, in Wichita, Ks. The steel “helical pier anchors” fabricated for Hunter & Son Construction are hydraulically driven in the earth to a desired torque load criteria. Then the pier brackets are attached to the footing and stem wall and the extensions are the mechanical connection that is made between the helical pier shaft and footing bracket. Most importantly, this mechanism allows for elevation control of the structure.

Custom Plasma Cutting & Laser Cut Parts

Laser cutting for metals has the advantages over plasma cutting of being more precise however, most industrial lasers cannot cut through the greater metal thickness that plasma can. With laser or plasma, there is also a reduced chance of warping the material when being cut, as both cutting systems have a small heat-affected zone. Along with other traditional means of cutting, plasma cutting is very cost effective, however with some jobs or projects laser cutting is the primary choice in meeting both the need for accuracy and cost efficiency.

Prototype Fabrication

KCE Industries is a company that has experience in working with the differing types of metals in fabricating those "one-of-a-kind" prototype projects. Most times, good ideas are simply set aside and forgotten. But for those that have vision and are willing to take that vision to a higher level, taking that next step can become an adventurous and exciting journey into converting that idea into reality. That's when a working prototyping model becomes a necessity for testing and working out any glitches before patenting or setting up for production. Consider this, all good and successful products began as an idea!

One of the unique qualities of the service that we offer is our confidence in the success we've had in our twenty plus years of serving our customers.

10329 E. 101st. St. North - Valley Center, Ks - 67147

Office & Shop:316-744-2841