# Ceres Engineering and Manufacturing > Ceres provides engineering, design, fabrication, manufacturing, and product development solutions for complex equipment, attachments, and custom systems. Based in Omaha, Nebraska, Ceres serves customers across the United States in industries including agriculture, construction, rail, power generation, municipal government, telecommunications, environmental applications, and deep foundation drilling. Ceres specializes in equipment and attachments requiring mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, and control-system expertise. Its cross-functional team supports projects from early concept and design through prototyping, fabrication, testing, production, and final delivery. Ceres began as a division within the NMC Group of companies in 2012 and brings extensive experience with heavy equipment, industrial applications, railroad maintenance-of-way equipment, and custom engineered solutions. ## Company - [Ceres Engineering and Manufacturing](https://ceresgroup.com/): Overview of Ceres engineering, manufacturing, fabrication, product development, industries, and project capabilities. - [About Ceres](https://ceresgroup.com/about/): Company background, team, history, industry experience, and professional expertise. - [Contact Ceres](https://ceresgroup.com/contact/): Contact Ceres regarding engineering, manufacturing, fabrication, controls, product development, and custom equipment projects. ## Engineering and Design - [What We Do](https://ceresgroup.com/what-we-do/): Overview of Ceres engineering, design, manufacturing, fabrication, controls, product development, and related services. - [Engineering and Design](https://ceresgroup.com/what-we-do/engineering-design/): Engineering and design services from concept development through modeling, testing, quality assurance, failure analysis, and production support. - [CAD Drafting and Modeling](https://ceresgroup.com/what-we-do/cad-drafting/): CAD drafting, modeling, design documentation, and visualization services for products, equipment, components, and systems. - [Rapid Concept Generation and Product Development](https://ceresgroup.com/what-we-do/rapid-concept-generation-product-development/): Product development support from initial concept through design, engineering, prototyping, and manufacturing. - [System and Data Analysis](https://ceresgroup.com/what-we-do/system-data-analysis/): Engineering analysis and data-driven evaluation used to improve equipment performance, reliability, functionality, and design. - [Custom Controls](https://ceresgroup.com/what-we-do/custom-controls/): Design, fabrication, programming, installation, and testing of industrial control systems and related machine controls. - [Manufacturability Review](https://ceresgroup.com/what-we-do/manufacturability-review/): Design-for-manufacturing review to improve production efficiency, cost, quality, and manufacturability. ## Fabrication and Manufacturing - [Metal Fabrication](https://ceresgroup.com/what-we-do/fabrication/): Custom metal fabrication including laser cutting, plasma cutting, machining, forming, welding, prototyping, and production manufacturing. - [Painting and Surface Preparation](https://ceresgroup.com/what-we-do/painting-surface-preparation/): Industrial equipment painting, surface cleaning, preparation, wet paint, and powder-coating capabilities. - [Custom Wiring Harnesses](https://ceresgroup.com/who-we-serve/wiring-harness/): Design and manufacturing of custom wiring harnesses, cords, and electrical assemblies for equipment and industrial applications. ## Specialized Engineering Solutions - [Deep Foundation Drilling Solutions](https://ceresgroup.com/what-we-do/engineering-design-1/): Custom engineering and manufacturing solutions for deep foundation and geotechnical drilling equipment, attachments, and specialized project requirements. - [Custom Controls](https://ceresgroup.com/what-we-do/custom-controls/): Machine integration and controls engineering for heavy equipment and specialized industrial systems. ## Industries Served - [Industries We Serve](https://ceresgroup.com/who-we-serve/): Overview of industries supported by Ceres engineering and manufacturing capabilities. Ceres serves customers and projects in: - Agriculture - Environmental and wetlands conservation - Flood mitigation - Heavy highway and bridge construction - Mass transit - Railroads and railroad maintenance of way - Airports and aviation infrastructure - Municipal government - Power generation - Power transmission - Telecommunications - Deep foundation and geotechnical drilling - Heavy equipment and specialized industrial applications ## Featured Projects - [Our Work](https://ceresgroup.com/our-work/): Examples of custom engineering, manufacturing, equipment development, and problem-solving projects completed by Ceres. Ceres project experience includes: - Hi-Rail Feller Buncher engineering and manufacturing - Culvert Cleaner and Cart systems for railroad maintenance - Cold Air Blower systems for railroad switch and track maintenance - Hi-Rail excavator control systems - Specialized heavy equipment attachments - Custom equipment for rail, infrastructure, and industrial applications ## Engineering Capabilities Ceres supports customers with capabilities including: - Mechanical engineering - Hydraulic system design - Electrical system design - Industrial controls and HMI systems - Product development - Concept generation - CAD drafting and 3D modeling - System and data analysis - Design for manufacturability - Functional testing - Life-cycle testing - Quality assurance - Failure mode analysis - Equipment integration - Prototyping - Metal fabrication - Laser and plasma cutting - Machining and forming - Welding - Industrial painting and surface preparation - Wiring harness design and manufacturing - Production manufacturing ## Location and Contact Ceres is based in Omaha, Nebraska and serves customers across the United States. 2505 N 20th Street E Omaha, Nebraska 68110 United States Phone: 888-598-0034 - [Contact Ceres](https://ceresgroup.com/contact/): Request information about engineering, product development, fabrication, manufacturing, or custom equipment projects.