Ohio Galvanized Tube

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...

Ohio Galvanized Tube is located in Ashland, Ohio, and serves the steel industry. We specialize in steel tube and fabrication services , such as cold saw cutting, bending, deburring, and more! In this blog, we’ll be going over the many fabrication services that Ohio Galvanized Tube is proud to offer. Plasma Machine: Our newest addition to the Ohio Galvanized Tube fabrication family, our new CNC Plasma Machine can cut holes, copes, angles, special designs, and more into tubes up to 6” rounds, 4” squares, and 2” x 4” rectangles. With this new machine, we are able to cut tubing up to .75” thick. Check out the latest addition to Ohio Galvanized Tube, the Plasma Machine.  Haven Cut: Our Haven can cut as small as .5” OD up to 3” OD and can cut down to lengths ranging from 3.00” up to 7’ long. Our Haven has a deburring machine at the end of the line to leave you with a nice smooth finish on the end of the tube. The Haven is able to cut up to 3,000 parts per hour, depending on t...

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...

Surely, you’ve heard all about the Coronavirus by now. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is continuously releasing updated information a far as what the best practices are to keep the virus from spreading. Governors across the country are mandating closures of businesses to limit the spread as much as possible. This is quite a unique experience that many have never seen before. The best path forward is to follow all the instructions from the CDC and local government. Keep in mind that they are working for us and with us to help life go back to normal as quickly as possible. In this blog, we’re going to highlight the most up-to-date tips for combatting this virus: Social Distancing. The CDC recommends that everyone social distance. This means to avoid congregating in large groups. The size of group has changed multiple times, and currently it’s considered unacceptable to meet in a room with a group of 10 or more people. Therefore, many who can are working from hom...

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...

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 ...

Dragon Plasma Cutter Plasma cutting is the process of cutting through electrically conductive, like steel, with an accelerated jet of ho t plasma. The basic plasma cutting process involves creating an electrical channel of superheated, electrically ionized gas through the work piece to be cut, thus forming a completed electric circuit back to the plasma cutter through a grounding clamp. This is accomplished by a  compressed gas  (oxygen, air, and others depending on material being cut) which is blown through a focused nozzle at high speed toward the work piece. An  electrical arc  is then formed within the gas, between an electrode near or integrated into the gas nozzle and the work piece itself. The electrical arc ionizes some of the gas, thereby creating an electrically conductive channel of plasma. As electricity from the cutter torch travels down this plasma it delivers sufficient heat to melt through the work piece. At the same tim...