Panel-Fab

Employee Size

201-500

Organization Type

Privately Held

Headquarters

Cincinnati, OH

Founded

1979

Operating since 1979, Panel-Fab is a Cincinnati manufacturer known for the scale of its custom control-panel operation. More than 330 employees work across six Ohio buildings totaling over 120,000 square feet, serving industrial customers across North America and around the world. The company builds to customer drawings and verifies each panel before shipment.

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