Ohio Galvanized Tube

  Steel tubing  is a great material for beginning level welders. Its versatility makes it the perfect material for everything from tables and benches, to garden trellises.  Welding can be a little intimidating when you're just starting but watching your creations come to life can become quite the hobby or even side job. Interested in getting started but not sure what you want to make first? A  simple end table  is one of the simplest projects. Chose your desired steel tubing and place the pieces together in a way that resembles your end design. Begin to weld the tubing together in the places that touch together. Before long you'll have a sturdy stand made at the tips of your own hands. You can choose from a range of tabletops to add on or have the ability to change them as you desire. Once you get comfortable with the small scale tables, start working on the same type of structure but on a large scale or a more complicated design. Benches  do require a litt...

There is a wide array of applications for the products offered by Ohio Galvanized Tube. No matter your walk of life, you've likely seen or directly dealt with many of the various projects that steel tubing is used in throughout your lifetime. Below we will take a look at just a few of the many projects that steel tubing appears in around the United States and the world!  Greenhouses: Steel tubing is the perfect base for building a greenhouse. Along with the tubing being versatile for creating the exact shape of your greenhouse, steel tubing is also the perfect material as it is able to withstand the damp environments by being rust and corrosion resistant!    Conveyors: Although you may not have been exposed to conveyors in your daily lives unless you work in a factory, these are very important for the production of many goods. Steel tubing lays the groundwork for almost all conveyors, no matter if it is in a conventional factory or in the depths of the earth in a mining ...

Unless you are a metal enthusiast, you may not know all there is to know about metal and its properties. From carbon steel to cast iron to stainless steel, there are several materials to choose from when it comes to tubing for hydraulic, pneumatic, or other industrial projects. Here are 5 facts you might not know about stainless steel tubing. Cost-Effectiveness: One of the most appealing benefits of using stainless steel tubes is its cost! It costs less to maintain and can save you money over time because of their long service life. Welding Capabilities: Certain stainless steel is heat treatable. This can be helpful when stainless steel tubes need to be modified to achieve certain physical or chemical properties. Certain stainless steel sheets can also be easily welded into various shapes and sizes. Resistance: Thanks to its properties, stainless steel tubing offers significantly more resistance to corrosive elements, oxidation, erosion, and high temperatures than most other metal t...

 We've talked about many different applications of steel pipe on this blog, from greenhouses to solar panel racks to field goal posts. However, there are still many others that we have not touched on. For example, one application that we have not discussed, even though it is quite possibly one of the most popular, is the use of steel pipe in conveyor systems in manufacturing, production or distribution fields.  Although many of us may never work on or near a conveyor belt, you can not underestimate the importance of this invention in our modern society. They have increased productivity in factories dramatically, created a way to transport goods across work areas, no matter the size of the production floor, and they have also helped workers in distribution separate products so that they only go to specific areas. Conveyors have also crept into our personal lives, as well, in the form of luggage check or security in airports or at checkout of your local grocery store. So what d...

 At Ohio Galvanized Tube, we provide many different types of fabrication services at our business. One of the processes in which we fabricate is through using a CNC Plasma Cutter that can help fabricate products very precisely and specifically to your needs as our consumer. However, plasma cutters may seem complicated to the naked eye, so let's take a look at how plasma cutting works and how it creates things so specifically.  Plasma cutters work by sending an arc of electricity through a small opening that is filled with gas. Sending this electric through heats the gas so much that it transitions to the 4th state of matter: plasma. Now at this time, the electric/plasma will transfer to the metal being worked on to complete the circuit. The high speeds at which the plasma exits the restricted nozzle of the torch forces the metal to be cut while the gas is sent around the cut area to shield around the plasma cut. Most of the time a pilot arc is used to initially generate the p...

 We, here at Ohio Galvanized Tube , have been providing high-quality products to our customers throughout the Midwest and East Coast since 1990 and we are proud to currently be a Direct Sales Representative for two separate tubing producers! Through these partnerships, we can continue providing top-of-the-line service and products to all of our customers current and future, no matter their tubing needs. Take a look at our producers below: Allied Tube & Conduit: We established our partnership with Allied over 20 years ago and have been happily delivering their products ever since. Allied supplies us with Raw, Pre-Galvanized, and In-Line Galvanized Steel Tube. This variety of products allows us to have whatever you might need for your project in stock when you require it. We represent Allied Tube & Conduit for our customers in Ohio, Western Pennslyvania, Kentucky and West Virginia so make sure to contact us for products if you are in our service areas!  Valmont Tubing: ...

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...