MX Maven

Near-shore steel fabrication and logistics

From Mexican mill to your laydown yard

One accountable partner for U.S. companies, from sourcing and fabrication in Mexico to final delivery at your door.

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Large white fabricated and coated steel assemblies strapped to a flatbed trailer
Recent MX Maven delivery.
  • $100M+in work delivered since 2018
  • 2-waylanes, Mexico to U.S. and U.S. to Mexico
  • WA→GAcoast-to-coast delivery experience
  • 1point of contact from mill to site

How we deliver

One partner instead of five

We manage the full chain between Mexican mills and fabrication shops and U.S. job sites. We match your project to the right shop, oversee production, inspect the work in person, and handle freight and customs through to a signed proof of delivery.

Origin

Mexico

  • Nuevo León
  • Coahuila
A few hoursfrom the fabrication shops to the U.S. border

MX Maven manages

  1. 01Source steel at the mill
  2. 02Manage fabrication shops
  3. 03Inspect and release (QA/QC)
  4. 04Clear customs, both sides
  5. 05Haul door to door, send POD

Recent destinations

United States

  • Longview, WA
  • Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
  • Mechanicsville, VA
  • Dallas, GA
  • Mexican mill pricing with U.S.-side accountability
  • Tariffs, customs and freight quoted up front
  • Bilingual team on both sides of the border
  • Signed POD the day each load lands

What we do

Six services, one point of contact

  • Steel supply

    Wide-flange beams and structural shapes from Mexican mills, with tariffs, customs and freight quoted up front.

  • Fabrication sourcing

    We match your project with the most suitable shop based on technical requirements and production capabilities.

  • Project management

    We oversee the entire fabrication process, with clear communication, quality control and adherence to timelines.

  • On-site quality assurance

    In-person inspections and audits at fabrication facilities to confirm your specifications are met.

  • Logistics and supply chain

    Ground and ocean freight, warehousing and door-to-door delivery, from factory pickup to your site.

  • Customs and trade compliance

    Import and export documentation, customs brokerage coordination and trade consulting on both sides of the border.

Steel supply

Structural steel, sourced and delivered

  • Mill sourcing. Direct pricing and rolling schedules from Mexican steel mills.
  • Hard-to-find sections. We search mills and stock across our network when material is tight.
  • Supplied to your takeoff. Wide-flange beams and structural shapes in full mill lengths.
  • Landed number up front. Tariff-inclusive pricing.
  • Paper trail. Mill test reports with every shipment, load tracking and a signed POD per load.

Reducing tariff impact

Tariffs drive much of the price of imported steel. Because we also fabricate, we can look at processing work in Mexico that may reduce the tariff impact on your project in some cases. Let's review your scope together.

Tall black structural steel columns standing on a welded base in a fabrication shop
Structural steel in the shop.

Fabrication network

Sheet metal to heavy steel, a few hours from Texas

Our fabrication partners in northern Mexico cover the full range of steel work for U.S. customers. Specialized manufacturers in the network cover other needs, including injection molding and aluminum extrusion.

Heavy fabrication

CNC plasma with bevel head, welding stations, automated welding line, oversized batch powder coat, and sub and final assembly areas.

Medium fabrication

Fiber lasers to 15 kW, press brakes up to 1,000 tons, beam line, angle master, shot blast and liquid paint, machining, wire EDM, stamping to 600 tons, welding stations.

Sheet metal and assembly

Fiber lasers, turret punch presses, press brakes, MIG, TIG and spot welding, hardware insertion, assembly, quality lab, powder coat line.

LaserFiber lasers up to 15 kW, sheet and tube. Cuts up to 1.5 in, with a 5-axis bevel head.
FormingPress brakes up to 1,000 tons. Automated panel bending.
BeamsCNC drilling and sawing center for beams and profiles. Angle master line.
PlasmaCNC plasma cutters with bevel head.
WeldingMIG, TIG, spot and flux core. Automated line for long structural members.
StampingPresses up to 600 tons, with wire EDM for stamping dies.
FinishingBatch powder coat for parts up to 15 m long. UL-1332 powder coat listing. Shot blast and liquid paint. Hot-dip galvanizing and anodizing through our network.
AssemblySub and final assembly areas, with assembly testing and trial fits.
Operator at the controls of a red press brake on the shop floor
Press brake forming.
Painter in protective suit spraying a yellow structural weldment in a booth
Liquid paint on a structural weldment.
Technician holding a portable 3D measurement scanner
Portable 3D measurement.
24 hrsto sample pieces
48 hrsto start production
2 to 4 wksof inventory held to absorb production peaks
  • ISO 9001:2015
  • AWS welding: flux core and WPS
  • Certified welding inspector (CWI)
  • UL-1332 powder coat
  • IMMEX certified

Equipment, plant data and certifications shown belong to our fabrication partners. MX Maven manages the work on your behalf as your single point of contact.

Project experience

Long, heavy and complex steel

From a single prototype to a 1,100,000 lb bridge, with finishing and assembly testing managed in the same scope.

Very large steel material handling machine with long boom at an outdoor yardCustom handling equipmentLarge-scale material handling structure
Steel bridge girders set on a concrete pier during construction1,100,000 lbsAirport bridge. Manufacture and assembly test.
Tall heavy plate steel cone on a shop floorPlate coneIn the shop
Long heavy plate steel weldment on an open yard beside scaffoldingHeavy plate weldmentRecent project
Dark structural steel frame standing outdoors with a boom liftStructural steel frameRecent project
Grey steel silos on a structural platform560,000 lbsSilo floor. Manufacture, assembly test, paint.
Curving blue roller conveyors in a distribution buildingDistribution conveyorsManufacture, assembly, powder coat
Building facade clad in laser-cut, painted metal panelsArchitectural metalLaser-cut, painted facade panels
Blue welded and painted steel mast sections on a rackMast weldmentsWelded and painted
Assorted sheet metal parts including brackets, panels, enclosures and a fan grillePrecision componentsEnclosures, brackets, guards, grilles and perforated panels, one piece to full production

Also in our experience: a 730,000 lb commercial venue, including design, manufacture, paint and installation.

Selected work by our fabrication partners. Client names are withheld.

Logistics

End to end, from factory pickup to final delivery

Ground

  • Full truckload. Dry vans (48 to 53 ft), refrigerated trailers and hotshots
  • LTL. Partial truckloads
  • Flatbed and heavy haul. Flatbeds, step decks, RGNs and multi-axle trailers for oversize cargo

Ocean

  • FCL. 20 ft, 40 ft and 40 ft high cube containers
  • LCL. Consolidated shipping for smaller volumes
  • Specialized. Open-top, flat-rack and temperature-controlled containers

Warehousing

  • Storage tailored to your project requirements
  • Cross-docking for optimized distribution
  • Inventory management for just-in-time delivery

Customs and trade

  • Documentation. Compliance with U.S. and Mexican trade regulations
  • Brokerage coordination. Expedited border clearance
  • Trade consulting. Preferential agreements and duty-free programs
1 pc → FCLfrom one piece to a full container
2-waylanes, Mexico to U.S. and U.S. to Mexico
1consolidated invoice and contact

Who we work with

Trusted across industries

  • Global bulk materials-handling OEM

    Fabricated components and freight for a port project in Longview, WA.

  • National digital signage company

    Fabricated steel display structures for sites in Texas and the Southeast.

  • Mexican manufacturing group

    Dry van and flatbed freight to Virginia and Georgia.

  • U.S. logistics firm

    Recurring aluminum loads from Indiana into Mexico.

Let's talk

Send us your drawings or takeoff

We can review your scope together and come back with sourcing options, pricing, tariffs and freight in one number.

Contact
Rafael Moreno
404-723-6367
rm@mxmaven.com
Offices
Atlanta, GA
Monterrey, NL, Mexico