What Scot does

Scot Industries, Inc. is a privately held U.S. industrial manufacturer founded in 1949 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, now headquartered in Lone Star, Texas, that produces specialty tubing products and piston rods for fluid power, oil and gas, mining, construction, forestry, and automotive/transportation end-markets. The company operates 12 facilities across the United States and Canada totaling 3.2 million square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space, supported by an owned fleet of more than 50 trucks for just-in-time delivery. Its product portfolio spans drawn-over-mandrel (DOM), seamless, electric-resistance-welded (ERW), and honed-ID tubing in carbon, stainless, aluminum, and brass grades, alongside cold-drawn, hot-rolled, turned-ground-polished (TGP), and chrome-plated bar products including proprietary grades SW85, SW115, and the St52.3 DOM tube. Sucker rod pump barrels for oil well applications and a specialty custom products line round out the offering.

Scot's competitive position rests on vertically integrated, custom-engineered manufacturing capability: the company designs and builds most of its own machines, tools, and processes at a dedicated R&D facility in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. Differentiated technologies include special honing equipment with 24-inch stones, internal chrome plating for tubes up to 56 feet long, 7-head 400HP centerless grinders capable of one-millionth-of-an-inch roundness, and press straightening that exceeds standard mill tolerances. An in-house metallurgical laboratory led by PhD materials scientist Dr. Yung Lee provides testing, failure analysis, and proprietary material development. The company serves customers ranging from large OEMs to small shops through inside account managers and quote-based pricing with net-30 payment terms, with no public price list or e-commerce transaction model. Scot remains owned by the founding Wilmeth family, with Steven L. Wilmeth (Tom Wilmeth's son) serving as president after leading the company for approximately 30 years; the firm employs more than 800 people across its North American footprint.

Name

Scot

Legal name

Scot Industries, Inc.

Website

https://scotindustries.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Scot Industries is a privately held U.S. manufacturer founded in 1949 that produces specialty tubing and piston rods — including DOM, seamless, honed, and chrome-plated products — for fluid power, oil and gas, mining, construction, forestry, and transportation customers across 12 North American facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Steel Tubing and Bar Manufacturing

NAICS

Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel (33121), Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel (331210), Mining and Oil and Gas Field Machinery Manufacturing (33313)

SIC

Steel Pipe & Tubes (3317), Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533)

akta.pro primary industry

Pipe & Tube Manufacturing (Seamless & Welded OCTG/Line Pipe/Structural Tube) (IMAKABAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hoses, Tubing & Fittings (Hydraulic/Pneumatic Lines & Connectors) (IMAHAGAH), Wear Parts & Consumables (GET, Liners, Drill Bits, Grinding Media) (IMAKANAH)

Keywords

• Specialty steel tubing
• Chrome plated bars
• Hydraulic cylinder tubing
• Value-added machining services
• Industrial bar products

Headquarters

HQ city

Lone Star

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Specialty Tubing Products: Manufacture and distribution of DOM, seamless, ERW, and honed ID tubing for hydraulic/pneumatic cylinder applications
2. Bar Products: Cold drawn, hot rolled, TGP, and chrome plated bar products for industrial applications
3. Sucker Rod Pump Barrels: Specialized pump barrels for oil well applications ranging from 1-1/16 inch to 4-3/4 inch I.D.
4. Value-Added Processing Services: Contract processing services including cutting, machining, honing, grinding, chrome plating, heat treating, and straightening performed on customer materials or Scot materials

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Scot Industries manufactures and distributes specialty steel tubing products (DOM, seamless, ERW, and honed ID) used in hydraulic and pneumatic cylinder applications, along with chrome-plated bars, bar stock, and sucker rod pump barrels serving fluid power, oil and gas, mining, construction, forestry, automotive, and transportation industries. The company also provides an extensive suite of value-added processing services including honing, hard chrome plating, centerless grinding, heat treatment, cutting, machining, straightening, skiving/roller burnishing, mechanical expanding, and metallurgical analysis, supported by an in-house R&D facility that designs and builds most of its own production machinery.

Product overview

Scot Industries is a manufacturer and distributor of specialty tubing and bar products, serving industries including Fluid Power, Mining, Construction, Forestry, Auto, and Transportation. The product portfolio centers on two main categories: tubing products (DOM Steel Tubing, Seamless Steel Tubing, I.D. Chrome Plated Tubing, Pneumatic Cylinder Tubing, Hydraulic Fluid Line Tubing, O.D. Ground and Chrome Plated Tubing) and bar products (Chrome Plated Bars in various grades including SW85/10V45/1050/SW115, Stainless Steel Chrome Plated Bars, Socatri NiCr Bars, Bar Stock, Tie Rod Bar Material, and Ductile Iron Bars). Additional offerings include Sucker Rod Pump Barrels and Specialty Products. The company also provides extensive value-added services including tube heat treatment, centerless grinding, hard chrome plating, honing, boring/turning/machining, straightening, cutting, skiving/roller burnishing, mechanical expanding, induction hardened bar softening, metallurgical services, shipping, and Just-in-Time inventory programs. Scot operates 12 facilities across the USA and Canada with 3.2 million sq/ft of warehouse and production space.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Specialty Tubing Products (DOM, Seamless, ERW, Honed ID) Steel tubing products including Drawn Over Mandrel (DOM) tubing, seamless steel tubing, electric resistance welded (ERW) tubing, and honed ID tubing, used in hydraulic and pneumatic cylinder applications across fluid power, mining, construction, forestry, automotive, and transportation industries.
• Chrome Plated Bars and Bar Stock Chrome-plated and bar stock products including SW85, 10V45, 1050, SW115 chrome plated bars (CP and induction hardened IHC variants), stainless steel chrome plated bars (303SS, 304SS, 316SS, 416SS, 17-4PH), Socatri NiCr bars, tie rod bar material, and ductile iron bars for industrial applications.
• Sucker Rod Pump Barrels Sucker rod pump barrels ranging from 1-1/16 inch to 4-3/4 inch I.D., available in steel, I.D. chrome-plated steel, nickel/silicon carbide coated steel, brass, chrome-plated brass, and 501 stainless steel variants for oil well pump applications.
• Specialty Custom Products Highly specialized products custom-manufactured to customer specifications for a wide array of applications beyond the standard tubing and bar product line.
• Honing Services Precision honing of customer or Scot-supplied tubing using special honing equipment with 24-inch stones, capable of reducing spiral wave in seamless tubing diameters over 4 inches and producing honed ID tubing from 2-75 inches up to 50 feet in length.
• Hard Chrome Plating Services Internal hard chrome plating of tubing up to 56 feet in length, performed using equipment designed and built by Scot Industries for hydraulic and pneumatic cylinder applications.
• Centerless Grinding Services OD centerless grinding of bars and tubes using 7-head 400HP belt-type centerless grinding machines, capable of grinding outside diameters from 1 to 13 inches up to 50 feet in length with roundness measurement to one-millionth-of-an-inch precision.
• Tube Heat Treatment Services Tube heat treatment services, including quench/tempering capabilities integrated into manufacturing and warehousing facilities (e.g., Wooster, OH).
• Boring, Turning, and Machining Services Boring, turning, and CNC machining services including deep-hole boring up to 20 inches in diameter and 40 feet in length, gun drilling, trepanning, and CNC lathe cut-off for customer and Scot-supplied materials.
• Cutting Services (Band Saw, Abrasive Saw, CNC Lathe) Cutting services across the network including high-volume production sawing up to 29 inches in diameter, abrasive saw, and CNC lathe cut-off capabilities.
• Skiving and Roller Burnishing Services Skiving and roller burnishing services applied to tubing, using equipment up to 38 feet in length (e.g., at the Wooster, OH facility) to improve surface finish and dimensional characteristics for hydraulic cylinders.
• Straightening Services Hydraulic press straightening services available at each plant, used to improve tube straightness beyond standard mill tolerances of 0.015 to 0.025 inches per foot.
• Metallurgical Laboratory Services In-house metallurgical laboratory services including material testing, failure analysis, and ongoing research to develop improved materials for specialty tubing and bar products, led by a Ph.D. materials scientist.
• Research and Development / Custom Machine Building Research and development services from the dedicated Pewaukee, WI facility, including developing, building, and supplying custom tools and machines used at every Scot location.
• Just-in-Time (JIT) Inventory Program Just-in-time inventory and delivery program for customers, supported by an owned fleet of over 50 trucks, large regional inventories of honed, DOM, and chrome-plated tubing, and integrated order scheduling to support lean manufacturing operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 75 years in business since 1949
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights8 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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