Steel services company opts for bulk gas system for on-site welding, cutting gases
Tube City, in Granite City, IL, is a leading provider of outsourced steel services, including raw materials procurement, scrap management, raw materials optimization, slag processing, metal recovery and surface conditioning services to integrated steel mills, mini-mills and foundries. Like many companies with a heavy use of gases for cutting metals, they quickly found themselves overwhelmed with inefficiencies of time and money while catering to their gas supply.
In December 2008, Tube City had enough of these frustrations, peaking with troubles moving 18-packs of oxygen cylinders into and around various fields to cut steel. Adding more cylinders wasn’t the solution, as freight charges to get them there were growing, and just “making due” was no longer an option, as often two or more hours were lost in the moving of cylinder packs and safety was compromised.
Tube City welders saying good-bye to their cylinder packs!
Tim Hall, Bulk Program Manager for ILMO Products Company, was able to put together a desirable bulk solutions package for Tube City in 2009, and the relationship has been great for both parties as we round out Q1 of 2010. Ron Camp, Facilities Director at Tube City near St. Louis, fondly spoke of the reasons why he chose ILMO, stating, “…the pricing was good, but the flexibility – super. We are expecting this system change to raise production by 1,000 tons per month.” Just imagine how a similar system could improve your bottom line.
Tube City's LOX Bulk Tank
Tags: bulk gas, bulk installation, bulk oxygen, bulk tank, cutting gas, ILMO Products Company, liquid oxygen, metalwork, scrapyard, St. Louis welding, Tube City, US Steel, welding, welding supply
March 26th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
Ron, you rock. Thanks for helping with the video and telling your story.