Can the building carry an overhead crane?

Yes. Tell us capacity, span, and hook height and we design the columns, brackets, and runway into the primary frame.

What eave height do I need?

Hook height plus crane, plus clearance — usually 8 to 12 feet above your required hook height. We size it from your crane data sheet.

Can you add a mezzanine?

Mezzanine framing, stairs, and the added floor load are engineered into the building rather than added as a separate structure.

How is the plant insulated?

Banded fiberglass, insulated metal panel, or liner systems, specified for your process temperature and humidity.

What information do you need to quote a plant?

Footprint, required clear height, crane capacity and span, mezzanine or office area, insulation needs, and the job-site address for code loads.

Can you match an existing building on site?

Yes. We can match bay spacing, eave height and panel profile so an addition reads as one continuous plant.

Manufacturing & Industrial Plants built by AMF Steel Buildings

Steel Manufacturing & Industrial Plant Buildings

Name: AMF Steel Buildings
Address: 1507 Gold Hill St, Castle Rock, CO, 80109, US
Telephone: 1-800-204-7199

Crane bays to 20+ tons · 24'–45' eave

Crane-ready industrial frames with bracket-mounted runways, heavy collateral loads, and tall eaves for process equipment.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars.5-star trusted steel building company

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What is a manufacturing steel building?

A steel manufacturing building is an industrial rigid-frame structure engineered around production equipment rather than just enclosed area: crane runways, tall eaves, heavy collateral loads for dust collection and piping, and framed openings for louvers and process penetrations. AMF designs the crane brackets and runway beams with the primary frame, so capacity and hook height are structural inputs, not field additions.

What drives the price

Crane capacity and hook height are the biggest cost drivers, followed by eave height and collateral load. Adding a 20-ton runway changes columns, brackets, bracing and foundations — which is why crane data belongs in the first conversation, not a change order.

Manufacturing at a glance

Typical size range: 12,000 – 60,000+ sq ft
Crane capacity: Top-running or underhung to 20+ tons
Common eave height: 24' – 45'
Collateral load: Sized for HVAC, dust collection and piping
Ways to buy: Kit only, or supplied and installed

What it is

Manufacturing built in steel

Red-iron frames designed around your equipment: top-running or underhung cranes, mezzanines, pit foundations, ventilation penetrations, and future expansion end walls.

Who buys this building

Fabricators, machine shops, food and beverage processors, plastics and packaging plants, and heavy equipment manufacturers.

Panels & colors

26 ga Super Span X walls with insulated liner panel where conditioned, standing seam roof for long service life over process heat.

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How we engineer it

Crane brackets and runway beams designed with the frame, not bolted on afterward
Top-running, underhung and jib crane configurations with certified reactions
Tall eaves for process towers, silos, and overhead conveyance
Heavier collateral loads for HVAC, dust collection, and piping runs
Framed openings for louvers, exhaust fans, and equipment penetrations

Sizing

Common manufacturing sizes

Typical manufacturing dimensions, floor area and use
Width x length x eave	Floor area	Typical use
80' x 150' x 26'	12,000 sq ft	Single 10-ton crane bay
100' x 200' x 30'	20,000 sq ft	Two crane bays, mezzanine office
120' x 300' x 36'	36,000 sq ft	Heavy fabrication, 20-ton runway
150' x 400' x 40'	60,000 sq ft	Multi-line production plant

Sizes are starting points. Every building is engineered to your footprint, equipment and local code before fabrication.

Manufacturing projects

Full gallery

Steel office and warehouse combination with accent facade lighting, glazing bands and drive-in doors on the shop end. — Two-story office and warehouse

Column-free bay with insulated roof liner, charcoal wainscot and high-bay lighting for equipment storage. — Clear-span warehouse interior

Wide-format commercial building with standing seam roof and painted wall panels. — Clear-span commercial building

High snow load design engineered out of our Castle Rock, CO home base. — Monument, Colorado building

Downloads

Manufacturing brochures & spec sheets

View or download materials right now — no form required. Need stamped drawings or a full submittal package? Request it and a specialist sends it over.

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Colors & finishes

Pick the manufacturing color scheme

Every manufacturing ships with SMP WeatherXL finishes on roof, walls, wainscot and trim. Mix and match roof, wall, wainscot and trim colors from the full AMF chart, including premium Signature Series finishes.

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Galvalume Plus
Polar White
Ash Gray
Old Town Gray
Steel Gray
Black
Burnished Slate
Koko Brown
Colonial Red
Patriot Red
Light Stone
Surfsand
Sahara Tan
Fern Green
Evergreen
Colony Green
Royal Blue
Hawaiian Blue
Cool White
Light Stone SS

3D visualizer

Design your manufacturing in 3D, then email it for a bid

Set width, length and eave height, add framed openings, walk doors, windows and wainscoting, then paint it in real AMF colors. Export renderings, a spec sheet or a brochure PDF — or send the design straight to our estimating team.

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Three ways to get your manufacturing building

We supply complete steel buildings — installed turnkey by our own crews — and we supply bolt-together metal building kits. Pick the scope that fits your crew and schedule.

Buy the building

Supplied & installed

One contract: engineering, red iron, panels, freight and our installation crews on your slab.

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Buy the kit

Bolt-together kit

Stamped drawings and a complete steel package shipped to your site for your own crew.

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FAQ

Manufacturing questions

Can the building carry an overhead crane?: Yes. Tell us capacity, span, and hook height and we design the columns, brackets, and runway into the primary frame.
What eave height do I need?: Hook height plus crane, plus clearance — usually 8 to 12 feet above your required hook height. We size it from your crane data sheet.
Can you add a mezzanine?: Mezzanine framing, stairs, and the added floor load are engineered into the building rather than added as a separate structure.
How is the plant insulated?: Banded fiberglass, insulated metal panel, or liner systems, specified for your process temperature and humidity.
What information do you need to quote a plant?: Footprint, required clear height, crane capacity and span, mezzanine or office area, insulation needs, and the job-site address for code loads.
Can you match an existing building on site?: Yes. We can match bay spacing, eave height and panel profile so an addition reads as one continuous plant.

Service areas

Manufacturing buildings delivered to all 50 states

We supply and install manufacturing buildings nationwide — from Alabama to Wyoming — with stamped engineering for local wind, snow and seismic loads. Pick your state for lead times, code notes and local project examples.

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