Media Coverage
We at Watts Specialties join the research reports of IBISWorld, Fortune Business Insights and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) that the mechanical pipe and tube fabrication industry is experiencing a boom, a "bull" market season. The numbers are not as clear as we would like because this industry includes several sectors, some included and some differ from one research study to the next.
The concensus from many studies is that the mechanical pipe and tube fabrication industry has become a highly competitive:
- over 860 pipe fabrication companies in the USA
- employs over 60,000 people
- contributes over $2 Billion to the GDP
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Midwest Fabrication & Supply has been featured in FF Journal/Tube and Pipe.
Watts Specialties did a custom installation of a W-364 machine with a material conveyor
bringing 40ft pipe from outside the building.
Read the Customer story
Read the Tube and Pipe story...
Harris is a leading mechanical contractor specializing in design and engineering, construction, building automation and end-to-end building of commercial and industrial projects.
"We needed to gain efficiency and we knew that we needed an automated pipe cutting machine to gain that efficiency. We had an old Vernon machine with problems. One of our other shops had an older Watts Specialties machine and they were getting the efficiency that we lacked..." Read more...
Director of Fabrication Operations
Bellingham, Washington
We have recently updated the case study we did on F+F Mechanical in New Haven, Connecticut. Watts-Mueller and F+F Mechanical are covered for the next few months on the FF Journal site - they are covering the update we did with F+F Mechanical.
"After the original purchase of our W-244 machine," said John Ferrucci, "our production went up dramatically. It took 3-4 months to adjust to our new capabilities, but after those first months our production increased by 26%."
The Fabricator - April 2020 has a story about how the P1 Group
has used a Watts-Mueller machine to streamline and increase production while reducing
costs. [Read the full article]
MCAA reports on how Piping Systems Inc. enhanced their fabrications with a Watts-Mueller WM-60 machine. [Read the full article]
Plasma machine helps pipe fabricator expand services
November 2018
Every once in a while, a business starts as a success. Merging two complementary companies or buying a successful business unit and bringing it into an existing corporate structure are two ways to start out on top. However, most success stories are based on humble origins, and the story of Porter Pipe & Supply, Addison, Ill., is one of this sort....
Eventually the company invested in a 6-axis machine, Watts model W-244. "The most exciting new opportunity is in our ability to deliver beveled pipe..."
[Read the full article]
