Experience
15+ years
Plant management and manufacturing
Steel Technical Consulting Group
We close the gap between the drawing and the shop floor.
Structural design, fabrication detailing, production planning, and plant operations — by people who have run the line.
Software
4 CAD/CAM systems
Inventor, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, MasterCAM
Focus
Pre-engineered steel
Steel building systems
Who we work with
STCG serves manufacturers and plants in these product areas. We do not sell buildings or steel packages.
M-01
Building systems
Pre-engineered steel building systems — frames, connections, and the fabrication package behind them.
M-02
Cold rolled
Cold-rolled products and processes: forming, tolerances, and line flow that holds spec.
M-03
Hot rolled
Hot-rolled structural and mill products — from detail through production that actually runs.
M-04
Sheet metal
Sheet metal and trim: cuts, forms, holes, joints, and shop documentation the floor can use.
- Company
- STCG — Steel Technical Consulting Group
- Principal
- Sang CaoDirector of Plant Operations & Production Development
- Office
- 2639 Jenedere Ct, London, ON N6N 1J8, Canada
- Markets we serve
- Building systems · Cold rolled · Hot rolled · Sheet metal
When the drawing meets the shop floor, real problems show up.
01
Parts don't fit
A drawing can look correct and still fail during fabrication or assembly.
02
The line can't hit capacity
The equipment is there, but flow creates bottlenecks.
03
The process isn't being run correctly
Operators and supervisors need practical training.
04
Promised output isn't real
Theoretical capacity is not the same as sustained production.
Engineering is only half the job.
A drawing is useful only when the shop can build from it. A machine is useful only when the process can run it. STCG works on both sides.
- 01Engineering
- 02Fabrication detail
- 03Shop floor
- 04Production
- 05Measured output
Two disciplines. One outcome.
Use either practice on its own, or both together — from engineering intent to a line that runs.
Structural & Design
From idea to a fabrication package the shop can use.
- Structural steel design & drafting
- Sheet metal & fabrication detailing
- CAD / CAM modeling
- Interference & tolerance review
- Shop drawings & fabrication packages
Operations & Plant
From documentation to a production system that runs.
- Process design
- Production planning & line balancing
- Equipment selection & specs
- Install & commissioning
- Operator training
- Certification & compliance support
Assess. Design. Implement. Verify.
01 Assess
See what is actually happening.
02 Design
Fix what is actually broken.
03 Implement
Make the solution run.
04 Verify
Measure the result.
Built from the shop floor up.
Sang Cao
Director of Plant Operations & Production Development
About STCG →Built a plant
Planned, built, and operated a multi-million-dollar steel and trim manufacturing facility from the ground up.
Built the team
Recruited, organized, and trained supervisors and team leads across the plant.
Engineering background
Fabrication engineering, production management, and lean manufacturing.
Software we use
Autodesk Inventor
SolidWorks
AutoCAD
MasterCAM
We work with steel manufacturers — not people buying a building.
- 01Steel manufacturer
- 02STCG
- 03Engineering + production
Have a problem on the line?
Tell us what isn't meeting spec — capacity, a structural detail, fabrication, or a process that isn't working.
Request a consult