In the late 1950s, Frank Wooten started Wooten Metal in a dirt-floor chicken barn with a hand brake and a sheet-metal shear. With help from his wife and three sons, the small sheet-metal shop became synonymous with customer service and creative problem solving. Upon landing large clients, including Southwestern Bell, the company incorporated in 1960 and moved to Oak Cliff in 1965. Wooten Metal invested in employees and equipment, 

Vision
People rely on Wooten Metal for the ability take an idea and turn it into reality. Pulling from over 50 years of metal fabrication and manufacturing experience, our team can suggest ways to improve quality and flow for a project while realizing the full potential of a product, part, design, or sculpture. We collaborate with clients to design and engineer products that are structurally sound and efficient to produce.

Honesty and Integrity
Wooten Metal assists clients in executing unique metal manufacturing and fabrication projects by making sure projects are well thought out and feasible. By collaborating with our customers and getting to know them, we make sure valuable time and resources are maximized, mistakes are minimized, and high-quality results are produced.

Mazak Tube Laser
Wooten Metal is equipped with a 26-foot Mazak five-axis tube laser, allowing us to precisely cut round or square tube up to 6 inches in diameter. The five-axis laser gives us the ability to make straight cuts as well as angled cuts for countersinking and custom fitting, all with one machine. Our tube laser shortens production time and maintains precision and accuracy during manufacturing.

Speed & Efficiency
Wooten Metal saves our clients time and money by handling metal fabrication and manufacturing projects from start to finish. We turn projects around quickly and accurately, and our years of experience and expertise allow us to identify potential problems before they arise. Our designers and fabricators have the knowledge and proficiency to solve complex issues with few delays, and an assortment of state-of-the-art equipment gives us the ability to quickly manufacture precision products and deliver projects on time.

Craftsmanship & Custom Fabrication
Wooten Metal’s team of certified welders and fabricators consists of experts in metal fabrication, assembly and finishing, all of them genuinely dedicated to their craft. Our employees average more than 10 years of experience, and some have been working more than 30 years as true craftsmen. The human touch is a major part of our process, allowing us to handle a project from start to finish.

Manufacturing Quality Control
At Wooten Metal, we have perfected the intricate process of taking an idea from paper to precision cutting and form fitting to metal fabrication and assembly, resulting in a finished product. Each phase of our process is executed by skilled craftsmen and the product is then inspected for quality control by experienced and detail-driven inspectors.