Industries We ServeMills and plants across the Region
Quick overview
South Shore Industrial serves refractory, steel, pulp and paper, food and beverage, chemical processing and power generation plants across Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland. Refractory press repair and service is our specialty, and every industry gets the same crew: millwrights, welders and machinists under one roof.
Choose your industry
Refractory
Brick presses, molds, robotics, crushing and feed. All makes.
Steel
Rebuilds, roll changes, alignment and fab for the mills.
Pulp & Paper
Pump and gearbox rebuilds, process pipe and alignment.
Food & Beverage
Sanitary stainless welding, piping and installs.
Chemical Processing
Process pipe, pump rebuilds, retrofits and 24/7 repair.
Power Generation
Rebuilds, pipe welding, alignment and outage support.
Why plants call one contractor for everything
Most breakdowns don't respect trade lines. A failed gearbox needs rigging, a rebuild, sometimes a machined part, and an alignment before restart. When one crew can handle all of it, there's no waiting on a second or third vendor and no finger-pointing over who owns the delay.
That's how we work in every plant we serve: millwright services,fabrication, welding, machining,laser alignment and fan balancing from the same Portage shop.