The engineering staff at High Steel Structures, Inc. is taking the lead in new industry initiatives, such as Electronic Drawing Transfer and "design intent," which greatly streamline the drawing approval process. We are leading the use of associative CAD/CAM software to generate CNC data, which expedites the process while improving accuracy.  We also partner in research and development projects which will ultimately provide savings to project owners, such as the development of High Performance Steel and prefabricated solutions for rapid bridge construction.

The High Steel Engineering staff consists of over 40 co-workers throughout the organization, including three Professional Engineers, five Industrial Engineers, five programmers, and 21 Engineering Technicians.  We have in-house design capacity for fabrication fixtures, erection procedures, and heavy hauling supermoves.

High Steel has substantial dedicated in-house detailing capabilities, producing over 4,000 shop drawings per year. Drawings are created by utilizing sophisticated bridge geometry software in a computerized bridge program which High Steel developed in-house specifically for our fabrication. We supplement in-house detailing with the most qualified and reliable outside detailers, with dedicated High Steel administrators overseeing each project. 

Our Document Control System tracks and records all shop drawings and drives our digital printing system. As required for approval and distribution, our print shop can produce hard copies of drawings for fabrication, contractors, owners and erectors.  

We participate in national associations and committees to improve the state of the art, including the AASHTO / NSBA Steel Bridge Collaboration, the American Welding Society, AREMA, and the Transportation Research Board. 

For more engineering information, please visit the "Ask the Experts" page.