Three Atlas Tube Facilities Achieve STINA Certified Producer Status
10/12/2011 - Atlas Tube's manufacturing facilities in Chicago, Ill.; Harrow, Ont.; and Plymouth, Mich. are among the first steel tubular producers in North America to earn the right to display the Steel Tube Institute of North America's Certified Producer Mark on its products.
Atlas Tube's manufacturing facilities in Chicago, Ill.; Harrow, Ont.; and Plymouth, Mich. are among the first steel tubular producers in North America to earn the right to display the Steel Tube Institute of North America's Certified Producer Mark on its products.
The certification is earned by passing a series of rigorous third-party independent audits and product testing to assure that a manufacturing facility's processes, manufacturing procedures, and products adhere to ASTM and other nationally recognized manufacturing standards.
The testing is conducted by Intertek, one of the world's largest providers of auditing, inspections, testing, quality assurance, and certification of companies' products and processes.
Atlas was one of only six North American tubular producers to achieve certification and the only company to certify three manufacturing locations.
David W. Seeger, President of JMC Steel Group, Atlas Tube's parent company, said: "It's an accomplishment to be proud of. Achieving certification on the initial try is an indication of the overall high manufacturing standards, constant focus on product quality, and pride that everyone in our manufacturing plants puts into the HSS we make. We've always known that we produce some of the finest structural steel tubing in the world. Now that's been certified."
Atlas Tube, a division of the JMC Steel Group, was founded in Harrow, Ontario, in 1984 and has been manufacturing Hollow Structural Sections (HSS) for over three decades. It is the largest HSS producer in North America. Atlas Tube has five production facilities in Chicago, Ill.; Plymouth, Mich.; Blytheville, Ark.; Harrow, Ont.; and Winnipeg, Manitoba, producing in excess of 1.4 million tons of HSS tube annually. Its steel tubing products are used in demanding applications including commercial and industrial building columns, solar support structures, sports stadiums, bridges, mobile construction equipment, railcars and oil rigs.
