Peifer Welding Incorporated company founder Christian G. Peifer was first introduced to welding in 1953 while working at a missionary hospital in Tanzania building hospital beds. After returning home, he worked for a company building wrought iron railing.

In 1965, Peifer Welding was formed, specializing in residential ornamental railing, porch columns, gates, and spiral stairways. In 1972, the company was incorporated and is now operated by the founder's son Craig Peifer, and son-in-law James Keener.

PWI is dedicated to an outstanding quality of work consisting mostly of commercial construction including railings, stair towers, small structural steel, and miscellaneous fabrication in steel, aluminum, and stainless steel. PWI also provides water jet cutting services featuring a Hydra Jet cutting system.