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Applications for Steel Tubing Products from Ohio Galvanized Tube

Ohio Galvanized Tube, located in Ashland, Ohio, produces a variety of steel tubing. Our steel fabricating services allow us to create custom product applications for a multitude of uses. We are located conveniently near Cleveland, Ohio, with easy access to many major highways. We pride ourselves in  offering fast lead times and quick responses, providing customers with top-notch services every time. In this blog, we’ll discuss some of applications for our products! Our Flo-Coat® product is used to manufacture torsion bars and provides advanced levels of corrosion protection along with higher strength than competitive products in the market today. The result is a cleaner tube that performs better and lasts longer. Conveyors: Our steel tubing can be used to create conveyors, much like you’d see in a factory or warehouse. Greenhouses: One of the main uses for the tubing we supply at Ohio Galvanized Tube is greenhouses! We are seeing more and more in the news about cannabi...

Converting to Solar? Here's What You Need

As power bills continue to rise in households, more and more homeowners are thinking about converting their homes to solar energy. As a matter of fact, in some parts of the United States, residents are paying between $400 and $900 per month for their utility bill. That is a lot of money! So if you are considering solar, what do you need to get started? The solar panels themselves are perhaps the most well-known of all the system components, since they're the most visible part of the package, often perched atop homes and businesses roofs. Solar panels are also considered the life blood of a solar power system, because solar panels actually capture the sun's radiation, thereby initiating the entire process of converting sunlight into an electrical current. The job of solar panels is to essentially create the electrical current. Solar power systems would be worthless without solar inverters. The way they work is, once radiant sunlight is converted into electricity, sol...

Building Community through a Playground

Playground in Galion, Ohio What excites most children on a bright sunny day? A trip to the park of course! There's nothing like being able to play and swing and climb on a park playground. This is why many cities and municipalities are investing in new playground equipment. It brings a revitalization to the area, and people get a renewed sense of pride when they see the gleaming, new play area. So how do you keep that sense of pride from diminishing? By investing in a high quality playground. Metal outdoor play equipment  is durably constructed of high-grade steel and applied with a special coating to eliminate rust damage. It’s non-splintering and offers the ability to be painted in a wide spectrum of colors. This grants the playground's owner complete freedom to design, and redesign the aesthetics whenever they need to. Playground equipment  is constructed of powder-coated steel pipe, making it much stronger than wood, and you won't have to ...

Green Uses for Steel Tubing

Greenhouses comprised of steel tubing Steel is the most recycled product on the planet, so it makes sense that the environmentally conscious, especially when living and working in large cities like Cleveland, Ohio, would choose steel as a worthy material. In this blog, we’re going to look at a couple of the more green uses for steel tubing. Gatorshield® A500 Mechanical Steel Tubing Greenhouses Steel tubes with a higher percentage of zinc   provide rust and corrosion protection for added toughness in wet or damp environments are ideal for applications such as building greenhouse frames. It holds more weight so less material is needed which will mean more sunlight let in and less shadows. Plus, steel is also much more durable than wood or PVC pipe, has an incredibly long lifespan, and doesn't require much in way the maintenance. Solar energy applications Solar panels supported by steel tubing The solar industry depends on steel tubes because they know ...