Smith-Cooper International

Produce various specifications of stainless steel plates, stainless steel coils，stainless steel pipe and stainless steel bars

Quality Assurance

Have an excellent after-sales service team to ensure that the first time 

• Products
  • Stainless Steel Sheet
  • Stainless Steel Coil
  • Stainless Steel Strip
  • Stainless Steel Tube
  • Stainless Steel Bar
  • Stainless Steel Profil

  • Machinery Used at a Steel Service Center

     

    The specific machinery used to finish and process steel at service centers varies to some extent based upon the products carried by the individual facility. A wide array of different production processes allows the generation of specially finished steels. Steel service centers usually concentrate on specific market niches.

    At a minimum, most centers offer warehouse shipping, processing and distribution facilities suitable for the extended storage of steel. They also require the capability to shear steel to accommodate custom orders. Some distribution service centers engage in steel transportation.

    If the company performs extensive cold working, it may also invest in heavy machinery designed to process the specific types of steels maintained in its inventory. These facilities may rely upon presses and rollers in order to form steel into sheets. They frequently supply electroplating capabilities in order to plate products for customers.

     

     

    Variations on Steel Service Centers

     

    Some steel service centers focus, not upon specific metals (such as steel, aluminum, copper or alloy based metals), but rather upon individual industries. Their customers may consist mainly of plumbing supply or oil drilling pipeline supply firms, or other distinct marketing groups. These enterprises carry metal product lines suitable for customers within the industries they service.

     

    Some Advantages of Using Steel Service Centers

    The customers who utilize the services of steel service centers obtain several important advantages.

    First, by gaining the ability to purchase small volumes of specialized commercial steel, they may benefit from economies of scale; a steel service center purchasing large orders of steel plate or steel tubing obtains significant cost savings. Some wholesalers pass some of these price savings along to their customers (who typically order in much smaller quantities).

    Second, steel service centers provide a useful metal storage function. Manufacturers don’t need to invest in storage facilities to keep unused steel available while awaiting production orders. Instead they can depend upon the service center facility to sell steel to them on demand.

    Third, most steel service centers specialize in specific types of steel, such as galvanized steel or spring steel or structural plate or stainless steel. This fact means manufacturers obtain the specialized inventories required for producing product lines without having to invest in expensive finishing facilities. They also do not need to allocate labor and other resources to prepare finished steel for manufacturing purposes.

    Fourth, the existence of different steel service centers provides small and mid-sized manufacturing firms with ready access to a variety of different finished steels in the marketplace. This diversity permits companies to draw upon several different types of steel, as necessary. It ensures greater commercial product variety and competition.

    Fifth, by shearing steel into desired shapes and sizes to satisfy custom orders, steel service centers greatly assist small manufacturing operations. These companies don’t need to invest extensive resources cutting metal. This service expedites manufacturing and assembly.