Our factory · Hai Son Industrial Park, Tay Ninh, Vietnam
The factory where your steel building is made
A 20,000 m² steel structure factory, owned and run by World Steel since 2016. Cutting, welding, shot blasting, painting and inspection under one roof: 2,500 T a month, certified to ISO 3834-2, EN 1090 EXC3 and IAS AC472, exporting to Thailand since 2018.
Factory overview
One factory, one quality system, every Thai project
The World Steel factory stands in Hai Son Industrial Park (Phase 3+4), Duc Hoa, Tay Ninh province, 60 minutes by road from our head office in Ho Chi Minh City. Every steel frame, purlin and fire-protected member we deliver to Thailand is cut, welded, blasted, painted, inspected and packed here.
Because the plant is ours, we decide the fabrication slot, control the quality at every stage and confirm the shipping date. You deal directly with the company that makes your steel.
- Fabrication to ISO 3834-2 and EN 1090 EXC3
- Independent QA/QC department, reporting to quality management
- Raw steel from Europe, Japan, Korea and Taiwan, traceable to mill certificates
- Intumescent fire protection up to R120, applied in the factory
- Packed in erection order for CIF or DDP delivery to Thailand
Close to Ho Chi Minh City and the deep-sea port
Visitors from Thailand reach the factory the same day they land. Your steel leaves for Thailand from Cai Mep, Vietnam’s deep-sea gateway.
- 60 minfrom our head office in Ho Chi Minh City
- 80 minfrom Tan Son Nhat airport
- ~100 kmby road to Cai Mep deep-sea port
- 3–5 dayssailing to Laem Chabang
Inside the factory
Four zones, from raw plate to packed container
Steel moves through the factory in one direction, and every stage is inspected by QC before the next one starts.
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Zone 1 / 4
Material receiving & storage
Plates and sections are checked against their mill certificates, identified by heat number and stored by grade before they are released to production.
- Mill certificate check, EN 10204 3.1 on request
- Heat-number traceability
- QC stage 1: incoming material inspection
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Zone 2 / 4
Cutting, fit-up & welding
Plates are cut and drilled on CNC machines, then built-up beams and columns are fitted, welded on the automated and gantry welding lines and straightened.
- CNC plasma, gas and laser cutting
- CNC drilling and punching
- Automated and gantry beam welding
- Visual weld inspection and NDT (UT, MT)
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Zone 3 / 4
Shot blasting & painting
Members are shot blasted to Sa 2½ and painted to the specified ISO 12944 system. Intumescent fire protection is applied here too, where film thickness can be controlled and recorded.
- Shot blasting to Sa 2½
- Paint systems to ISO 12944
- Intumescent coating up to R120
- Dry film thickness records
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Zone 4 / 4
Marking, packing & container loading
Every member is marked with its component code, bundled in erection order and loaded into containers for the port.
- Component coding system
- Packing lists by erection sequence
- Container loading for Thailand
How it works
Watch a steel member go through the factory
An animated model of our production line. Each station ends at a QC gate: the member moves on only when it passes. Press a step to jump to it.
Machinery
Production lines and main equipment
The technical equipment listed in our company profile, maintained by the factory’s own maintenance department.
CNC plasma & gas cutting
Cuts plates and flanges to shape, straight from the CNC drawing files.
Bodor fibre-laser cutting
Precise cutting of connection plates, stiffeners and small parts.
CNC drilling
Drills bolt holes in plates and sections to drawing tolerance.
Punching machine
Punches holes in plates and connection parts.
Hydraulic cutting & shearing
Shears plates and flat bars to size.
Automated beam welding line
Assembles and welds built-up H-beams and columns.
Gantry beam welding machines
Long, continuous flange-to-web welds on heavy built-up members.
Beam straightening machine
Corrects flange distortion after welding.
Shot blasting machine
Cleans the steel surface before painting.
Paint & intumescent coating bays
Primer, finish and fire-protection coatings applied indoors.
Certified raw materials
Raw steel comes from reliable mills in Europe, Japan, Korea and Taiwan, always with a certificate of origin, and conforms to ASTM and other standards such as EN, JIS and AS/NZS.
On request, depending on the project: EN 10204 Type 3.1 test certificates, CE marking, JIS mark, BSI Benchmark and Factory Production Control (FPC) certification.
- ASTM A572/A572M
- Grade 42, 50, 55, 60
- EN 10025
- S235, S275, S355
- JIS G 3106
- SM400, SM490, SM490Y
- AS/NZS 1594
- HA300, HA350
HOLDtag + NCRQuality
Inspected at every stage before it moves on
Our QA/QC department inspects every stage of fabrication. If a defect appears, QC tags the item “Hold” and opens a non-conformance report (NCR); it moves on only when it passes.
- 01Incoming material inspection
- 02Cutting and drilling inspection
- 03Fit-up and assembly inspection
- 04Welding inspection and NDT
- 05Surface cleaning (blasting) inspection
- 06Painting inspection
- 07Component coding and final release
IAS AC472
EN 1090 EXC3 · CE
ISO 3834-2
AS/NZS 5131 CC3
ISO 9001
ISO 14001
ISO 45001
People & organisation
The team behind your steel
350+ engineers and craftsmen. The factory runs its own planning, production, QA/QC, warehouse, maintenance and HSE departments, all reporting to one management team.
Production planning
Books your fabrication slot, schedules every order and reports progress every week.
Production teams
Cutting, fitting, welding, blasting and painting crews on the shop floor.
QA/QC department
Inspectors who report to quality management, not to production.
Warehouse
Receives, identifies and stores raw material and issues it to production.
Maintenance
Keeps the machinery and overhead cranes running.
HSE
Health, safety and environment on the shop floor, under ISO 45001 and ISO 14001.
Lead times
From approved drawings to your Thai site
- 1–3 weeksApproval drawingsGA, anchor bolts and reactions for your Thai engineer and permit
- 3–6 weeksFabrication & QAA 100 T project is fabricated in 3–4 weeks
- 3–5 daysSea freightSouthern Vietnam to Laem Chabang, Bangkok, Map Ta Phut or Songkhla
- 3–7 daysCustoms & truckingWith DDP we clear Thai customs and deliver to your site
Our factory
Factory gallery
Aerial view of the factory and office building
Main fabrication hall with overhead cranes
Fit-up of a heavy built-up girder
Operator at a CNC welding line
Roller conveyor of the welding line
Painted rafters with end plates
Painted members ready for inspection
Members packed and stacked for loading
Packed bundles waiting for containers Video
See the factory on video
Take a tour of the World Steel plant: cutting, welding, blasting, painting and quality control. Want to see your own order on the shop floor? Book a live video tour with our team, without leaving Thailand.
Explore
Go deeper
- Fabrication processEvery step from raw plate to container, with QC hold points
- Quality controlITP, NDT, paint DFT checks and the QC dossier you receive
- Book a factory visit1h30 from Bangkok, same time zone, airport pick-up
- Audit onlineA live video audit of the factory and your order
- Our locationsHead office, factory and Thailand desk on one map
- Company profileDownload the brochure and company profile (PDF)
FAQ
Questions Thai clients ask us
Where exactly is the World Steel factory?
In Hai Son Industrial Park (Phase 3+4), Duc Hoa, Tay Ninh province, Vietnam: about 60 minutes by car from our head office in Ho Chi Minh City and 80 minutes from Tan Son Nhat airport.
How much steel can the factory produce?
2,500 T of structural steel per month from a 20,000 m² plant. A 100 T project is fabricated in 3–4 weeks.
Which standards does the factory work to?
Fabrication is certified to ISO 3834-2, EN 1090 EXC3 (CE marking), AS/NZS 5131 CC3 and IAS AC472, under ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 management systems.
Can we inspect our own order during fabrication?
Yes. You or your third-party inspector are welcome at any stage, in person or by live video. We share the inspection and test plan before fabrication starts.
Is fire protection applied in the factory?
Yes. Intumescent fire protection up to R120 is applied in our paint bays, where film thickness is measured and recorded for every member.
See the factory for yourself
Visit us in Tay Ninh or book a live video tour. We plan the day, the route through the factory and the meeting with our engineers.