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Why We Supply Allied Galvanized Steel

    There are many different things that you can do with galvanized tubing including supplying water to homes, sewer plumbing, fencing, railing, scaffolding, and farm irrigation systems. There is less maintenance, they are reliable, are long lasting, and offer complete protection with the toughest coating. That is why at Ohio Galvanized Tube we are proud to offer  Atkore Allied Tube and Conduit products.           Allied's steel profiles come from an inline hot-dip galvanizing process called  Flo-Coat ® that they created more than 55 years ago. This one-of-a-kind process involves running welded tubing through molten zinc while it is still on the line. This helped to revolutionize the industry and provide users of tubing with a product that turned their businesses around.      The tubes that we get from Allied are safer in terms of your homes water supply because of the way Allied makes the tubes. While still on the line t...

Ohio & Steel: A Historical Partnership

Ohio has always been a well-known state for production of many things. But the steel industry is one of the products that made Ohio what it is today, that's why we at Ohio Galvanized Tube are proud to call North Central Ohio home!  The first blast furnace was created in Ohio in 1802, the same year that the state was admitted to the Union, but by the short period of time to 1853, Cleveland became the third-largest iron and steel city in the whole country at the time. This led to the growth of Akron, Canton and Youngstown, which made the Cuyahoga and Mahoning Valleys some of the best performing steel and iron cities throughout the nation. The ever-continuing expansion to the western part of the continent provided more opportunities for Ohio as more and more steel was needed to create the railroads that would lead people to the new territories. As companies began to integrate in the early 1900s, Ohio remained competitive with the help of new strategies by the American Iron and Steel...

The Sporting Influence of Steel Pipe

Although you may not think about it at first, steel pipe, like the products made at Ohio Galvanized Tube , are everywhere in the world of youth and professional sports. Although the tubing may look very different by the time it has been finished by the producers we sell to, the groundwork of this equipment was originally any old regular steel tubing.  The next time you are at a sporting event look around and you may realize much more that is made of steel tubing than you originally thought. Attending a soccer or hockey game? Look towards the nets as they are likely made of steel tubing that has been shaped and painted to fit the look that you would normally expect. The boards around the hockey rink can also show off the applications of steel tubing as they can be used as the supports of these barriers.  Still questioning what sports are touched by the hand of steel tubing? Take a look at baseball and football. Baseball fields, at least in youth sports, are surrounded by a cha...

Little-Known Steel Facts

Ohio Galvanized Tube is proud to provide steel tubing for our clients to use for a myriad of reasons. From conveyors and solar racks to tent supports and pet kennels, our products are helpful for a wide range of industries. At the heart of it all, though, is the steel. In this blog, we are going to go over some little-known facts about steel. We hope you enjoy! We hope you enjoy these interesting, little-known steel facts!  Steel is the most recycled material in the world. According to a 2015 study, “In the United States alone, 73 million metric tons of ferrous scrap was processed by the scrap recycling industry last year [2014], nearly 55 percent of the volume of all domestically-produced material.” The seat belts in your car are made from steel. Yes, the belt that protects you from getting injured in a crash is crafted from steel.  Steel production has made leaps and bounds to become more energy efficient and environmentally friendly. Since 1972, the steel product...