Tri-State Metal Works Inc. is a locally owned custom metal fabricating company that has been in business for 38 years. Located in the Industrial Park area of Van Buren, Ark., it is sprawled across an area of 43,000 square feet. The company specializes in the fabrication and installation of meat presses, spiral conveyors, conveyor systems for food processing companies and vertical re-run conveyors. Majority of the work provided by the firm is fabricated with stainless steel and aluminum, but it also uses other metals as well. Tri-State Metal Works Inc. employs state-of-the-art equipment, such as shears, brake press and a water jet machine.