Metro Boiler Tube

What Metro Boiler Tube does

Metro Boiler Tube Co., Inc. is a privately held industrial manufacturer founded in 1989 and headquartered in Ringgold, Georgia, specializing in ASME Code-compliant boiler tube fabrication, bending, swaging, welding, and machining. The company maintains one of America's largest inventories of boiler tubing — over 500,000 feet across specifications including SA178, SA192, SA210, and SA213 (T11 and T22) — held at Ringgold, GA and Gonzales, LA warehouses, enabling rapid fulfillment of replacement-tube orders. Core capabilities span tube bending (press, roll, and gang bending), swaging with inverse draw mandrels, header machining, and assembly of superheaters, economizers, and reheaters. Certified NDE services (Level III and Level II to SNT-TC-1A), post-weld heat treatment, and full ASME Code compliance support the quality program.

Name

Metro Boiler Tube

Legal name

Metro Boiler Tube Co., Inc

Website

https://www.metroboilertube.com/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Metro Boiler Tube is a privately held, ASME Code-compliant industrial fabricator specializing in custom boiler tube fabrication, bending, welding, and machining, serving power generation, petrochemical, and industrial manufacturers across the Southeast and Gulf Coast from facilities in Ringgold, GA and Gonzales, LA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Boiler Tube Fabrication & Industrial Metal Manufacturing

NAICS

Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing (33241), Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing (332410), Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing (3324), Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing (332996)

SIC

Fabricated Plate Work (Boiler Shops) (3443), Steel Pipe & Tubes (3317)

akta.pro primary industry

Heat Transfer Equipment (Heat Exchangers, Boilers, Condensers) (IMAHAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pressure Vessels, Columns & Storage Tanks (ASME/Process Vessels) (IMAHAEAF), Pipe & Tube Manufacturing (Seamless & Welded OCTG/Line Pipe/Structural Tube) (IMAKABAI), Pipes & Tubing (Metal, Plastic & Composite) (IMADALAC)

Keywords

• Boiler tube fabrication
• ASME code manufacturing
• Pressure vessel tubing
• Industrial mechanical services
• Boiler replacement parts

Headquarters

HQ city

Ringgold

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Boiler Tube Sales: Sale of straight boiler tubing in various ASTM specifications (SA178, SA192, SA210, SA213 grades). Stock inventory of 500,000+ feet available for immediate shipment. Both seamless and ERW tubing options.
2. Boiler Tube Fabrication: Custom fabrication of boiler tubes including bending (press, roll, generating), swaging, welding, and assembly into superheaters, economizers, reheaters, and modules. ASME Code compliant manufacturing.
3. Mechanical Division Services: Mechanical fabrication services including laser cutting, plate work, press breaks, plate rolling, machining, and custom mechanical component manufacturing. Expanded into new markets including automotive, medical, food, chemical, and general industrial sectors since January 2022.
4. Emergency/After Hours Services: 24/7 emergency response services for urgent downtime situations. Hot shot driver arrangements for nights and weekends. Premium service for time-critical industrial outages.
5. Header Machining and Fabrication: Supply of front wall headers, rear wall headers, sidewall headers, superheater headers, and economizer headers. Complete service from material purchasing through machining, welding, and post-weld heat treat to ASME Code.
6. Membrane Panel Fabrication: Water wall panels, opening panels, panel gang bending, and loose fin tubes. Complete or partial replacement boiler waterwall panels with in-house header machining, attachments, PT/MT testing, and heat treating.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Metro Boiler Tube fabricates and supplies boiler tubing and related components for industrial power generation and process plants. The company carries 500,000+ feet of in-stock boiler tubing (SA178, SA192, SA210, SA213 grades) and provides in-house fabrication services including bending, swaging, welding, header machining, membrane panel fabrication, and assembly of superheaters, economizers, and reheaters to ASME Code. A Mechanical Division (launched January 2022) extends the offering into laser cutting, CNC machining, plate work, and custom mechanical components.

Product overview

Metro Boiler Tube Co., Inc is a single-location industrial manufacturer providing boiler tube fabrication and mechanical services. The company operates with a core product architecture centered on boiler tube fabrication (bending, welding, assembly) and a Mechanical Division offering laser fabrication, CNC machining, and plate work. The Boiler Tube Fabrication core includes tube bending, swaging, membrane panel fabrication, and assembly services (superheaters, economizers, reheaters). The Mechanical Division provides precision machining (HYUNDAI WIA SE2600L Turning Center), laser cutting (Trumpf 10K Fiber Laser), press breaking, plate rolling, and tooling fabrication. Quality Control/NDE services support both divisions with penetrant testing, magnetic particle testing, radiography, and heat treatment. An inventory of 500,000+ feet of boiler tubing across multiple specifications (SA178, SA192, SA209, SA210, SA213) enables rapid response. The company maintains two facilities in Ringgold, GA and Gonzales, LA with 24/7 emergency services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Boiler Tube Fabrication Services Custom boiler tube fabrication including bending (press, roll, generating), swaging, welding, and assembly into superheaters, economizers, reheaters, and modules for power generation, petrochemical, and industrial customers.
• Boiler Tube Inventory Stock and sale of straight boiler tubing in various ASTM specifications including SA178, SA192, SA209, SA210, and SA213 (T2, T9, T11, T12, T22, T23, T91 and stainless grades). Both seamless and ERW options ready for same-day/next-day shipment.
• Boiler Assemblies Fabricated boiler assemblies including superheaters, economizers, reheaters, desuperheaters, and complete modules.
• Superheaters Replacement superheater modules, elements, loose superheater tubes, and 180-degree return bends.
• Economizers Economizer assemblies and components for boiler systems.
• Boiler Membrane Panels Complete or partial replacement boiler waterwall panels, opening panels, panel gang bending, loose fin tubes, and panel headers/attachments.
• Tube Bending Services Comprehensive tube bending including press bending, roll bending, generating tubes, and finned generating sidewall tubes.
• Tube Swaging Services In-house tube swaging using Mitchell Swagers with inverse draw mandrels to control wall thickness, including annealing capabilities per ASME Code.
• Header Machining and Fabrication Supply and machining of front wall, rear wall, sidewall, superheater, and economizer headers, including automated sub arc welding and post-weld heat treat to ASME Code.
• Laser Cutting Services Trumpf 10K Fiber Laser cutting services for carbon (up to 1"), stainless (up to 1.125"), aluminum (up to 1"), copper and brass (up to 3/8"). Cutting capacity up to 13'-4" x 6'-8" with tolerances up to (+/- .001").
• Press Break Services Baykal CNC Press Brake operations for precision metal forming and fabrication.
• Plate Rolling Services CNC Plate Rolls for forming and rolling plate materials for various industrial applications.
• Machining Services Precision machining including part machining, header machining, bend/press tooling, and tapered tube plugs, anchored by the HYUNDAI WIA SE2600L Turning Center.
• Membrane Bar High-tolerance custom-width membrane bar with laser cut (+/- .005"), sheared/sized, keyhole, and sawcut options. Materials include SA 36, SA 387 Gr11/Gr22, stainless steel, and Inconel 625.
• Wall Boxes Replacement wall boxes for sootblower, burner openings, manway openings, and custom specifications.
• Handcuff Bars Superheater handcuff bars including stainless steel handcuff bars for boiler applications.
• Tube Shields Plate tube shields for boiler applications.
• Tapered Tube Plugs Stock tube plugs for condensers, heat exchangers, and boilers in common tube sizes and specifications; custom machining available.
• Bend/Press Tooling Custom bend dies, press dies, and tooling fabrication including tight-radius bend dies, undersized tooling, "Back to Back" tooling, and custom fin dies.
• NDE/Quality Control Services Certified nondestructive testing inspections including penetrant testing, magnetic particle testing, radiography (X-ray), and heat treatment services per ASME Code; NDE Level III and Level II technicians certified to SNT-TC-1A.
• Pipe/Tube Blasting Services Horizontal Wheelabrator rotoblasting to remove mill scale, corrosion, and coatings from tubing, pipe, beams, angle, channel, and parts.
• SA178 Boiler Tubes ERW low/medium carbon steel boiler tubes including Grade A, C, and D specifications for superheaters, water wall panels, heat exchangers, and power generation.
• SA192 Boiler Tubes High-pressure seamless carbon steel/manganese boiler tubes for superheaters, water wall panels, and heat exchangers.
• SA209 Boiler Tubes Carbon molybdenum alloy steel seamless tubing including T1, T1A, and T1B grades for boilers, boiler flues, and superheaters.
• SA210 Boiler Tubes Medium carbon steel seamless boiler tubes including A1 and C grades for superheaters, heat exchangers, and power generation.
• SA213 Boiler Tubes Seamless ferritic and austenitic alloy steel boiler tubes including T2, T9, T11, T12, T22, T23, T91 and stainless steel grades (TP304, TP321, TP347) for superheaters and heat exchangers.
• Mil-T Tubing Military specification boiler tubing including Mil-T-16286E CL A and CL E grades.
• 24/7 Emergency Services Round-the-clock emergency response services to minimize downtime for critical industrial operations, with on-call employees and hot-shot driver arrangements for nights and weekends.

Quantifiable outcome

• Two-week early delivery achieved on emergency boiler project for The Bigelow Company

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves15 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Vallourec: Vallourec is a global leader in premium tubular solutions for power generation, oil & gas, and industrial markets. Comparable as a major pipe and tube manufacturer serving boiler and heat exchanger applications, though at significantly larger scale across international markets.
• Tenaris: Tenaris is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of steel pipe products and related services for energy and industrial applications. Comparable as a major seamless and welded tube manufacturer serving power generation, petrochemical, and industrial markets with similar material specifications.
• Tubacex: Tubacex is a global manufacturer of seamless stainless steel and high-alloy tubes serving power generation, oil & gas, and petrochemical markets. Direct comparable in stainless and alloy boiler tubing specifications (TP304, TP321, TP347) serving similar end markets.
• Penn Machine: Penn Machine provides heavy industrial fabrication, machining, and component manufacturing for mining, power, and industrial customers. Comparable as a diversified industrial fabricator offering machining, fabrication, and component manufacturing services to similar customer base.
• Chicago Tube & Iron: Chicago Tube & Iron is one of the largest distributors of tubular products in the US, stocking carbon, alloy, stainless steel, and aluminum pipe/tube with value-added processing. Comparable business model combining inventory depth with fabrication services for industrial customers.
• Webco Industries: Webco Industries manufactures specialty steel tubing including boiler, heat exchanger, and pressure tubing products. Direct comparable as a specialty tube manufacturer serving similar power generation and industrial markets with overlapping product specifications (ASTM/ASME grades).

Broad incumbents

• Hamon Group: Hamon is a global engineering group specializing in heat transfer technology, air-cooled condensers, and cooling systems for power and industrial markets. Comparable as a heat exchange equipment specialist but at larger scale with broader thermal engineering portfolio.
• Babcock & Wilcox: Babcock & Wilcox is a major OEM of utility-scale boilers, nuclear steam generators, and environmental systems serving power generation customers. Comparable as a major participant in the same boiler ecosystem but at much larger scale as a complete boiler manufacturer rather than components supplier.
• SPX Heat Transfer (SPX Technologies): SPX Technologies' Heat Transfer segment designs and manufactures heat exchangers, coils, and air-cooled process equipment for HVAC, refrigeration, and industrial markets. Comparable as an industrial heat exchanger manufacturer serving adjacent industrial customers.
• Chart Industries: Chart Industries (including former Foster Wheeler Heat Transfer business) designs and manufactures heat transfer equipment, cryogenic process technologies, and specialty process equipment. Comparable as a heat exchanger and pressure vessel manufacturer serving power and industrial markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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