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Fabricated Tube Solutions, a division of Plymouth Tube, offers machining and cutting capabilities that allow our customers to streamline their supply chain. FTS offers opportunities to consolidate your tube purchases and processing with one supplier.

Titanium has long been the material of choice for aerospace manufacturers seeking materials to withstand the high-temperatures, chemical corrosion, and mechanical stress occurring within military and commercial aircraft.

Pipe and Tube are manufactured and processed in similar methods and in many cases on the same process equipment.

Stainless steel is known for being one of the most versatile and specialized group of metal alloys used across a variety of industries due to their performance in the harshest environments.

https://www.plymouth.com/video-files/ASTM-Structure.mp4 DESCRIPTION: The American Section of the International Association for Testing Metals, or ASTM, develops and publishes technical standards for a wide range of materials and products in certain industries. In this video module, you’ll learn how metal tubing products are manufactured to the criteria and specifications of ASTM standards. ACCESS MORE VIDEOS Select video …

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https://www.plymouth.com/video-files/Anealing.mp4 DESCRIPTION: Annealing is a heat treating process that is critical to certain applications where some added corrosion resistance is desired, but machinability and formability are also necessary. In this video module, you’ll learn about the process and benefits of annealing as well as its impact on product performance. ACCESS MORE VIDEOS Select video topics …

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https://www.plymouth.com/video-files/Cold-Working.mp4 DESCRIPTION: Cold working is a process that enhances quality, corrosion performance, and dimensional flexibility in tubular products. In this video module, you’ll learn more about cold drawing in depth and the overall benefits cold working provides.  ACCESS MORE VIDEOS Select video topics of interest:* Stainless Steel 101 Pipe Vs. Tube How Tubing is Made …

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https://www.plymouth.com/video-files/Non-Destructive-Examination.mp4 DESCRIPTION: Non-Destructive Examination, or NDE, is a group of analysis techniques used to evaluate the integrity of materials, components, or systems without causing damage to the material you’re testing. In this video module, you’ll learn how selecting the proper NDE method helps reduce costs, ensures safety, and builds confidence.  ACCESS MORE VIDEOS Select video …

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DESCRIPTION: Corrosion Testing. ACCESS MORE VIDEOS Select video topics of interest:* Stainless Steel 101 Pipe Vs. Tube How Tubing is Made Water Properties Corrosion Testing Basics of Corrosion Creating a Corrosion Prevention Strategy Specification Writing ASTM Structure Annealing Process Cold Working First Name* Last Name* Phone* Company* Title* Email*

https://www.plymouth.com/video-files/_SCC.mp4 DESCRIPTION: Stress Corrosion Cracking, or SCC, is a material failure that is induced from a combination of a specific corrosive environment, influence of tensile stress, and temperature. All metals have the potential to fail as a result of stress corrosion cracking. In this video module, you’ll learn more about what SCC is, what causes …

Continue reading “Module 5: Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC)”

https://www.plymouth.com/video-files/Basics-of-Corrosion.mp4 DESCRIPTION: When selecting materials in the design or planning phase of your project, it is important to understand the basics of corrosion. In this video module, you’ll learn how corrosion is defined, the different types of corrosion, the factors which govern corrosion’s initiation and rate, corrosion mechanisms, and how metals achieve corrosion resistance. ACCESS …

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https://www.plymouth.com/video-files/How-Tubing-is-Made.mp4 DESCRIPTION: Today, there are several manufacturing methods to produce steel tube that are being used in the industry. In this video module, you’ll learn about the different methods, which include welded, seamless, and welded and drawn. Also, you’ll learn about the different situations in which one method is chosen over the other. Understanding each …

Continue reading “Module 3: How Tubing is Made”

https://www.plymouth.com/video-files/Pipe-vs-Tube.mp4 DESCRIPTION: Pipe and Tube are manufactured and processed in similar methods and in many cases on the same process equipment. So you may be wondering, what is the difference?  Both appear to be similar cylindrical, hollow sections, but it is important to understand that each has its own specific characteristics which make them the …

Continue reading “Module 2: Pipe vs Tube”

https://www.plymouth.com/video-files/Stainless-Steel-Tubing.mp4 DESCRIPTION: Stainless steel is known for being one of the most versatile and specialized group of metal alloys used across a variety of industries due to their performance in the harshest environments. Whether you’re specifying stainless steel into a new design or engineering a product which you believe will requires its superior anti-corrosive properties, …

Continue reading “Module 1: Stainless Steel 101”

With over 325 million feet supplied, XtraLowStress® tubing is used in more than 70% of all US feedwater heater applications.

Eric Rayner explains boiler tubing at the recent PGMSC held at the Grand Geneva Resorts.

Plymouth Tube Company’s West Monroe, Louisiana Tubing Mill is a proud recipient of a 2010 AME Manufacturing Excellence Award. One of six to receive the award, West Monroe demonstrated significant improvements over a three year period with a focus on best practices, creativity and innovation.

TRENT, WI — Four-time shuttle astronaut and United Space Alliance COO, Dan Brandenstein, visited Plymouth Tube Company’s Trent Mill in recognition for the AL-6XN® tubing provided for NASA’s Constellation program. Along with the acknowledgment, Dan also presented the Trent Mill a Certificate of Appreciation on behalf of United Space Alliance, which is equally owned by the Boeing Company and Lockheed Martin Corporation

Watch as Plymouth Engineered Shapes extrudes a billet into a near-net shape.

Mike Danko, Quality Manager of Plymouth Tube Company Streator, takes viewers through the Cold Drawing process of 4130 tubing.

Terry Bradshaw hosts “Today in America” featuring Plymouth Tube Company

ProMoly, 4130 Tubing, Plymouth Tube Company, Plymouth, Chassis Tube

Power Mag interview Plymouth Tube Company employees Dan Janikowski and Ron Roth at the recent Powergen International Show in Las Vegas!

Explained simply: Producing steam in a saucepan. A steam boiler produces steam – but how? The function can be explained very simply by means of a saucepan: with the lid sealed airtight, the steam produced can not escape. The pressure in the pan rises and this leads to an increased boiling temperature.

Eric Rayner explains the various Boiler Grades to a crowd at the recent PGMSC held by Plymouth Tube Company in Lake Geneva, WI.

Plymouth Tube Company’s Carbon Technical Services Manager Eric Rayner explains the AISI coding for carbon steel and how it applies specifically to the Boiler Market.

Eric Rayner explains at the recent PGMSC conference the history and common methods of producing Seamless Carbon Steel Tubing.