Safety built into the details
We treat safety as part of the detailing mindset, considering how steel is fabricated, handled, shipped, and erected so the information supports safer work.
Your steel, our expertise, all American craftsmanship.
American Iron brings real fabrication shop experience to structural and miscellaneous steel detailing, turning project documents into clear drawings, coordinated models, and build-ready information.
2011Detailing journey began
BIMModel-led coordination
USALocated in Tennessee
100'sof projects completed nationwide
Credentials & affiliations
Trusted Credentials. Proven Experience.
American Iron is an AISC member and an A+ Rated Accredited Business, located in Tennessee with nationwide reach serving clients throughout this great country.
BBB Accredited
Our foundation
Steel Detailing With Shop-Floor Roots.
Since beginning this journey in 2011, our experience has extended beyond the drafting table, starting with hands-on work in a steel fabrication shop. That practical foundation still shapes how every package is approached.
We understand the language of fabricators, the pressure of the shop schedule, and the details that make a drawing useful once it leaves the screen. The goal is not just technical accuracy. The goal is steel information that can move cleanly from paper to production to erection.
Fabrication fluency
We know what shops need because we have worked inside that world.
Start-to-finish awareness
Drawings, lists, files, and coordination are built around the full steel path.
American craftsmanship
Pride, discipline, and practical steel judgment show up in the final package.
Our approach
Clearer Packages. Fewer Surprises.
American Iron goes beyond traditional steel detailing with a practical, shop-aware approach focused on safety, clarity, and efficient fabrication. Every package is prepared to help reduce surprises, rework, and costly field friction.
Ownership through the steel path
We approach each package with responsibility for the result, thinking through design intent, fabrication needs, and erection realities before information leaves the screen.
Labor-saving clarity
Our detailing packages are organized to reduce confusion, limit avoidable rework, and give shop and field teams information they can act on quickly.
Services
The package your shop actually needs.
From delegated connection design and anchor bolt plans to shop drawings, CNC-ready files, and field erection drawings, the goal is simple: give your team information that is clear, organized, and ready to use.
- Structural steel detailing
- Miscellaneous steel detailing
- Connection design & delegated engineering
- Anchor bolt plans
- Fabrication drawings
- Erection drawings
- NC, DXF, IFC, KISS files
- Tekla PowerFab support
- BOM, bolt lists, calculations
Project experience
Hundreds of steel packages, across the country.
American Iron has supported hundreds of structural and miscellaneous steel projects across the country. We build detailing packages for fabricators who need clear shop drawings, organized reports, accurate lists, and erection information that keeps steel moving from office to shop to field seamlessly.
Projects completed
Experience built across years of successful projects.
Nationwide reach
We serve clients throughout the United States.
Advanced detailing tools
Tekla and SDS2 workflows for accurate, build-ready packages.
Shop-aware detailing
Practical insight based on real shop fabrication experience.
Detailing platforms
Tekla and SDS2 workflows.
We use industry-leading detailing software to support model-based coordination, fabrication drawings, erection drawings, CNC outputs, and the data files fabricators expect.
3D modeling and coordination
NC, DXF, IFC, KISS, and Tekla PowerFab support
BOMs, bolt lists, and drawing packages
Tekla Structures
SDS2
Process
A smoother path from project documents to usable steel information.
The best detailing partner understands what happens after the drawings leave the screen. We anticipate shop questions, coordinate the package, and keep the path to release clean.
Map the steel path first
We start with scope, drawings, schedule, standards, connection requirements, and the practical expectations of the shop and field.
Coordinate before it reaches the shop
BIM tools support clash awareness, constructability decisions, and clear communication with fabricators and project partners.
Deliver files people can build from
Drawings, lists, and data files are organized for the people using them: shop teams, field crews, and project managers.
We know the shop because we have been there.
American Iron's practical foundation began in a steel fabrication shop. That background informs how every package is planned, coordinated, and prepared for fabrication and erection.
Project mindset: We think through the package as steel people, not just drafters, so the information supports the real work that follows.
Ready to turn your plans into build-ready shop drawings?
Send the project details and we will help you map the next step with clarity.