Midwest Steel & Aluminum

What Midwest Steel & Aluminum does

Midwest Steel & Aluminum (legal name: Midwest Steel Supply, Inc.) is a privately-held online metal distributor founded in 1952 and headquartered in Rogers, Minnesota. The company sells cut-to-order metals directly to customers through its e-commerce storefront at midweststeelsupply.com, with no minimum order requirement and delivery coverage across the United States and Canada. Its catalog spans seven material categories (aluminum, stainless steel, carbon steel, alloy steel, brass, bronze, and copper) across dozens of product forms (plate, sheet, bar, tube, pipe, beam, channel, angle, extrusion), supplied through partnerships with global mills including Vista Metals, Hydro, Amag, Hulamin, PCP Aluminum, Aleris, Constellium, North American Stainless, Service Center Metals, and Arconic.

The company's core technology is precision metal cutting, anchored by seven precision aluminum saws operating around the clock, with capabilities including saw cutting, waterjet cutting, and band saw circle cutting at tolerances as tight as +/- .005". It also stocks specialty products such as cast aluminum tool and jig plate (ATP-5), aluminum mold plate (Duramold 2 and Duramold 5/MAX5 in 5083 alloy), and high-strength aerospace alloys (7075, 2024). The recently expanded purpose-built Rogers, MN facility doubled operational square footage, increased sawing capacity, and supports an in-stock aluminum inventory exceeding 3 million pounds. The business is ISO 9001:2015 certified.

Midwest Steel & Aluminum operates a product-led, self-serve e-commerce model with transparent upfront "no-haggle" per-unit pricing and instant freight quotes for both small packages and truckload shipments. Payment is primarily transactional via credit card, with Net 30 open terms available for qualified businesses, schools, and government agencies through a third-party business insurer credit application. Primary customer segments are industrial manufacturers (machine shops, fabricators), aerospace and defense (airframe structures, highly stressed components), marine (corrosion-resistant components), mold and tooling (machining fixtures, drill jigs, semi-conductor chambers), and government and education buyers. Order sizes range from less than $1 for small flat-bar pieces to over $35,000 for specialty aluminum bronze round bar, reflecting a long-tail volume base with selective higher-value specialty transactions.

Name

Midwest Steel & Aluminum

Legal name

Midwest Steel Supply, Inc.

Website

https://midweststeelsupply.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Midwest Steel & Aluminum is a privately-held online metal distributor founded in 1952 and headquartered in Rogers, MN, selling cut-to-order aluminum, steel, stainless, alloy, brass, bronze, and copper to industrial manufacturers, aerospace and defense, marine, mold and tooling, and government and education buyers across the United States and Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Metal Distribution

NAICS

All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (33299)

SIC

Sheet Metal Work (3444), Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products (3490)

akta.pro primary industry

Aluminum Value-Added Components (Automotive, Aerospace, Packaging, Building Systems) (IMAKACAM)

Keywords

• Metal distribution
• Cut-to-order metals
• Aluminum supply
• Steel products
• Online metal supplier

Headquarters

HQ city

Rogers

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Metal Product Sales: Direct sales of cut-to-order metals including aluminum, stainless steel, carbon steel, alloy, brass, bronze, and copper products. Pricing is per unit based on size, quantity, and processing requirements. Stock size items offered at discounted price per pound over processed material.
2. Precision Cutting Services: Additional processing services including saw cutting, band saw cutting, waterjet cutting, and precision tolerance cutting (+/- .005") for custom dimensions

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Midwest Steel & Aluminum is an online metal distributor that sells cut-to-order aluminum, stainless steel, carbon and alloy steel, brass, bronze, and copper products across plate, bar, sheet, tube, pipe, angle, channel, beam, and custom extrusion forms. The company provides in-house precision cutting services including saw cutting, band saw circle cutting, and waterjet cutting with tolerances as tight as +/- .005 inches, delivered across the United States and Canada with no minimum order requirements. It sources from global mill partners such as Hydro, Vista Metals, Amag, Hulamin, PCP Aluminum, Aleris, Constellium, North American Stainless, Service Center Metals, and Arconic, and holds ISO 9001:2015 certification.

Product overview

Midwest Steel & Aluminum is an online metal distributor offering a comprehensive range of metal products across seven categories: Aluminum (including 6061, 6063, 7075, 2024, 3003, 5052 alloys in various forms), Stainless Steel (303, 304, 316, 416 grades), Carbon Steel (A36, 1018), Alloy Steel (4140, 8620), Brass (C36000, C26000), Bronze (954 Aluminum Bronze), and Copper (C110). The company provides cut-to-order processing with precision sawing capabilities, sourcing from global mill partners including Hydro (ACC-U-LINE products) and Vista Metals (ATP-5, Duramold products). They offer specialized products like cast aluminum tool & jig plate, aluminum mold plate, and custom circle/ring cut plates. The platform operates as an e-commerce storefront with no minimum order requirements, delivering across the United States and Canada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aluminum Products Full line of aluminum products including plate, angle, channel, flat bar, hex bar, pipe, beam, round bar, round tube, sheet, square bar, rectangular tube, square tube, and custom extrusion in alloys 6061, 6063, 7075, 2024, 3003, and 5052, sold cut-to-order for fabrication and structural applications.
• Stainless Steel Products Complete stainless steel offering across plate, angle, flat bar, hex bar, pipe, round bar, round tube, sheet, square bar, rectangular tube, and square tube in grades 303, 304, 316, and 416 for industrial and fabrication buyers.
• Steel Products Carbon steel plate, angle, channel, expanded metal, flat bar, hex bar, pipe, beam, round bar, round tube, sheet, square bar, rectangular tube, and square tube including A36 steel and 1018 cold roll steel for structural and fabrication applications.
• Alloy Steel Products Alloy steel round bar products including 4140 (cold rolled annealed, hot rolled annealed, hot rolled heat treated) and 8620 (hot rolled, cold finished) for demanding mechanical and heat-treated applications.
• Brass Products Brass flat bar, hex bar, round bar, sheet, and square bar in C36000 (360 Brass) and C26000 (260 Brass/Cartridge Brass) alloys sold for machining and decorative uses.
• Bronze Products Aluminum bronze flat bar, round bar, and square bar in 954 aluminum bronze alloy for heavy-duty bearings, wear surfaces, and marine hardware.
• Copper Products Copper flat bar, round bar, sheet, and square bar in C11000 (110 Copper) alloy for electrical, grounding, and architectural applications.
• Cast Aluminum Tool & Jig Plate (ATP-5) Vertical cast, stress-relieved, machined cast aluminum plate providing dimensional stability with flatness within .015 inches and +/- .005 inches thickness tolerance, 41 KSI tensile strength, 70HB hardness, and 18 KSI yield strength. Sourced from Vista Metals for computer, electronics, pharmaceutical, machining fixture, drill jig, index table, semiconductor, and automotive mold applications.
• Aluminum Mold Plate (5083 Alloy) / Duramold 5 / MAX5 Premium quality aluminum mold plate offering excellent machinability, high strength-to-weight ratio, and excellent corrosion resistance. Vertically cast for uniform tight grain structure, vacuum chamber quality, and ultrasonic inspected. Available in thicknesses from 2 inches up to 38 inches and widths up to 94 inches for the largest mold and semiconductor chamber applications.
• Duramold 2 Aluminum Mold Plate Higher-hardness aluminum mold plate combining an aluminum-copper alloy with state-of-the-art casting technology. Provides outstanding machinability for high-speed cutting environments and is targeted at mold applications that require higher operating temperatures.
• Hydro ACC-U-LINE Aluminum Extrusion Products Extruded aluminum rod, bar, and hex products (ACC-U-Bar, ACC-U-Hex, ACC-U-Rod) produced using indirect extrusion press technology for consistent grain structure and tight dimensional tolerances. Available in 6061, 6082, 6042, and 6262 free machining alloys for precision machining applications.
• 7075-T6 Aluminum Sheet and Plate One of the strongest aluminum alloys, an aluminum-zinc alloy with 1-8% zinc plus magnesium, copper, and chromium, precipitation hardened to very high strength with tensile strength range of 74-78 KSI. Used in airframe structures and other highly stressed components.
• 2024-T351 Aluminum Plate Aluminum-copper alloy with high strength-to-weight ratio and tensile strength range of 63-68 KSI, used for truck and aircraft wheels, truck suspension parts, and aircraft fuselage components.
• 5052-H32/H112 Aluminum Sheet and Plate Non-heat-treatable aluminum alloy known for excellent corrosion resistance, superior formability, and outstanding fatigue strength with tensile strength range of 31-44 KSI, used for marine components, fuel tanks, pressure vessels, and truck and trailer panels.
• Circle Cut Aluminum Plate Band saw cut circles on aluminum plate with thicknesses from 1/4 inch to 10 inches thick and diameters up to 60 inches, cut oversized to allow for machine cleanup, sold as a custom cut-to-order service.
• Steel Pipe (ASTM A500) Bare steel pipe with 58,000 psi tensile strength used in structural applications where strength and support are needed, measured in nominal size with SCH 40 or SCH 80 wall thickness options.
• Steel DOM Round Tubing Drawn Over Mandrel (DOM) steel tube, electric welded with weld flash removed and tested for weld soundness, drawn over a mandrel and retested for superior finish and wall uniformity versus seamless tubing. Produced from 1020/1026 steel strip.
• C36000 (360 Brass) Products Free-machining brass alloy rated 100% machinability, valued for superior machinability, strength, and bright gold appearance. Contains approximately 60-63% copper, 2.5-3.7% lead, and balance zinc with tensile strength range of 15-47 KSI for high-speed screw machine parts.
• Cast Aluminum Circle Cut Plate and Ring Cut Plate Precision waterjet-cut and band-saw cut circles and rings made from high-stability cast tooling plate designed for exceptional flatness and dimensional control, supplied in custom diameters for mold, tooling, and machining-fixture applications.
• Net 30 Open Terms Credit Account Open Net 30 day payment terms accounts available for qualified businesses, schools, and government agencies, screened by a third-party business insurer, enabling buyers to purchase metals using the company's low pricing and convenient order process without using a credit card online.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 3 million pounds of aluminum inventory in stock
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Vista MetalscoreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary supplier of cast aluminum mold plate products including ATP-5 Precision Cast Aluminum Plate and Duramold products. Vista Metals provides state-of-the-art aluminum plate products with consistent mechanical properties and dimensional stability for mold and tooling applications.
• HydrocoreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary supplier of ACC-U-LINE extruded aluminum rod, bar, and hex products including ACC-U-Bar, ACC-U-Hex, and ACC-U-Rod. Hydro's indirect extrusion press technology provides consistent grain structure and tight tolerances.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Industrial Metal Supply: West Coast metal service center with retail stores and online ordering for aluminum, steel, stainless, and specialty alloys, offering cut-to-size processing — comparable mid-sized regional distributor with similar SKU breadth and processing capabilities.
• Online Metals: Online-first metal distributor offering cut-to-size aluminum, steel, stainless, brass, and copper with small-quantity ordering — virtually identical business model, customer base, and e-commerce GTM to Midwest Steel & Aluminum.
• Speedy Metals: Online cut-to-size metal supplier offering aluminum, steel, stainless, brass, bronze, and copper with custom cutting and no minimum orders — direct head-to-head competitor on SKU breadth, precision cutting, and online ordering.
• Metal Supermarkets: Franchise-based metal supply chain offering cut-to-size metals with no minimums across aluminum, steel, stainless, brass, and copper — directly comparable small-quantity, quick-turnaround value proposition targeting the same SMB and walk-in trade customers.
• Metals Depot: Internet-direct metal distributor selling small to mid-volume quantities of aluminum, steel, and specialty alloys with cut-to-size options — competes directly for the same hobbyist, small-shop, and light-industrial buyer segment.

Broad incumbents

• Ryerson: Publicly traded, multi-billion-dollar metal service center with national footprint and broad processing capabilities across carbon steel, aluminum, stainless, and alloys — competes in the same value-added processing space but at much larger contract scale with corporate supply-chain programs Midwest cannot match.
• McMaster-Carr: Dominant industrial MRO supplier with extensive online catalog including aluminum, steel, brass, and stainless bar/sheet/tube products with cut-to-size options — competes for the same small-quantity e-commerce buyer and represents the gold standard of industrial e-commerce UX that Midwest Steel benchmarks against.
• Kloeckner Metals: Global multi-metal service center with strong digital procurement platform (Kloeckner Direct) selling aluminum, steel, and stainless products with processing — comparable in cutting services and online ordering but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Reliance Steel & Aluminum: Largest U.S. metals service center company (NYSE: RS) with hundreds of locations and full processing capabilities — operates across the same product categories but focuses on large-volume contract business that anchors the upper end of the market Midwest also serves.
• Alro Steel: Privately held U.S. metals service center with 70+ locations distributing steel, aluminum, stainless, brass, and tool steels with in-house processing — comparable product breadth and value-added cutting capabilities, but broader geographic coverage and larger commercial sales force.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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