Smarter Materials. Smarter Manufacturing.
Since our inception, Five Star Fabricating has been committed to sustainability and environmental excellence — through emissions-reducing processes, extensive recycling programs, and lightweight manufactured products that reduce fuel consumption and emissions across thousands of vehicles worldwide.
Sustainability Built Into Materials and Manufacturing
Five Star's environmental commitment operates on two parallel tracks — sustainable manufacturing processes at our Twin Lakes, Wisconsin campus, and the inherent emissions-reduction benefits of the lightweight products we make.
Smarter Manufacturing
Through the implementation of emissions-reducing processes and extensive recycling programs, we have proudly reduced or eliminated harmful emissions and waste from our fabrication processes. Our manufacturing campus continues to receive significant green technology investments aimed at minimizing environmental impact across every step of production.
Smarter Materials
Our innovative Five Star lightweight manufactured products, which reduce fuel consumption and emissions, have a permanent positive impact on the thousands of vehicles using these components worldwide. Every polycarbonate window, thermoformed panel, and composite body component we produce is fundamentally a sustainability tool.
In Full Compliance With Federal Environmental Standards
Five Star Fabricating maintains full compliance with the foundational federal environmental and safety statutes that govern US industrial manufacturing — from air and water quality to hazardous materials, waste management, and worker safety.
This regulatory rigor isn't separate from our operations — it's built into how we manufacture every day.
Our Greatest Environmental Contribution Is the Products We Make
In addition to the significant green technology investments at our manufacturing campus, our core products provide the greatest contribution to environmental sustainability.
Every Five Star polycarbonate window, thermoformed enclosure, and advanced composite panel is fundamentally lighter than the metal or glass alternative it replaces. Lighter components mean less fuel consumed, fewer emissions released, and lower lifecycle environmental impact — every mile, every shift, every year — across thousands of vehicles using these components worldwide.
How We Make Smarter Manufacturing Happen
Five Star's sustainability commitment isn't a marketing claim — it's operational discipline built into every step of how we manufacture across our Twin Lakes, Wisconsin campus.
Implementation of processes that reduce or eliminate harmful emissions from our fabrication operations — from solvent capture and abatement to optimized thermoforming cycles that minimize energy waste.
Comprehensive recycling streams for polycarbonate offcuts, packaging materials, and operational waste — reducing landfill burden and recovering material value back into the supply chain.
Significant ongoing investment in green manufacturing technology across our campus — modernizing equipment, reducing energy intensity per unit produced, and continually raising the bar on operational sustainability.
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Talk with our engineering team about lightweight polycarbonate, composite, and thermoformed solutions for your OEM program — and how Five Star can support your sustainability and ESG procurement criteria.