Piranha Fabrication Equipment
Machinery ManufacturingIllinois, United States11-50 Employees
Piranha Fabrication Equipment is a Rockford, Illinois-based machinery manufacturer founded in 1974 to produce ironworkers. It traces its roots to earlier metalworking heritage through the Bertsch brand (dating to 1879) and the W.A. Whitney brand (since 1907). The company brings together several established machine tool brands under the Piranha umbrella to serve the plate and structural fabrication sector with durable, reliable equipment, employing a small to mid-sized team. Its offerings span equipment used in metal processing and fabrication workflows, supporting work that involves joining, cutting, and forming metal plates and structural components. In November 2023, American Punch Co. announced a partnership with Piranha's tooling division, highlighting ongoing collaborations in its ecosystem.