Ozark Steel

What Ozark Steel does

Ozark Steel, LLC is a privately-held, Tulsa, Oklahoma-based plate steel processing company founded in 1999 that provides cutting, forming, machining, and drilling services to industrial manufacturers. The company operates two manufacturing facilities in metropolitan Tulsa totaling over 110,000 sq. ft., with daily heavy-plate oxy-fuel burning capacity exceeding 40 tons and precision tolerances to +/- 0.005 inches on laser-cut parts. Its capital base includes TRUMPF and MITSUBISHI fiber and CO2 lasers up to 8000W, HD-plasma cutting tables up to 10' x 80', a QuickMill large-format CNC machining center, and CNC press brakes up to 60' x 2500 tons, supporting work in carbon steel, stainless, aluminum, and chrome alloys up to 7.5 inches thick.

The company sells primarily to three verticals: OEM manufacturers (under long-term 60-90+ day blanket supply agreements with Kanban inventory management, including on-site at the customer's facility), oil & gas equipment fabricators (heavy pipe handling, seismic vehicles, mandrills, clamps, counterweights using specialized grades such as A572, A514/T1, A36, and A516-70(N)), and transmission/distribution utility customers (monopoles, half-shells, baseplates, and plate components for transmission and utility towers). Ozark holds ISO 9001 approved vendor status and has qualified experience with API, ASME, ISO, TIA/EIA, AOPI, ASTM, AISI, and NWWA standards.

Revenue is generated on a quote-based, project- and contract-manufacturing basis with no public pricing; the company operates a sales-led go-to-market via website quote requests and direct B2B engagement, has been designated a U.S. government prime contractor and essential supplier to critical infrastructure, and is led by General Manager Jim Welch. No external PE/VC backing, subsidiaries, M&A, or named customer logos are disclosed in available materials.

Name

Ozark Steel

Legal name

Ozark Steel, LLC

Website

https://ozarktulsa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Ozark Steel, LLC is a privately-held Tulsa, Oklahoma plate steel processor serving OEM manufacturers, oil and gas fabricators, and transmission/distribution utility customers with laser, plasma, and oxy-fuel cutting, forming, and CNC machining services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Steel Processing Services

SIC

Sheet Metal Work (3444)

akta.pro primary industry

Steel Products Trading & Service Centers (Flat, Long, Pipe & Tube, Rebar) (IMAKAJAB)

Keywords

• Steel processing services
• Plate steel fabrication
• Industrial metal cutting
• CNC plasma cutting
• Heavy steel manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Tulsa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Steel Processing Services: Revenue generated from providing steel processing services including cutting, forming, machining, and drilling operations to manufacturing customers on a project and contract basis.
2. OEM Volume Production & Inventory Programs: Long-term supply agreements (60-90+ days) with blanket and contract inventory forecast management for OEM customers, providing favorable pricing based on projected consumption.
3. Steel Material Sales: Sale of processed steel components and materials to oil and gas industry fabricators, including specialized steel grades like A572, A514 (T1), A36, and A516-70(N).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ozark Steel is a plate steel processing company that provides industrial manufacturing services including metal forming, custom drilling and machining, laser cutting, oxy-fuel cutting, and plasma cutting and beveling. The company processes carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and specialty alloys (A36, A572-50, A516-70, A514, A588, A871, chrome alloys) for OEM manufacturers, oil and gas fabricators, and transmission/distribution utility companies.

Product overview

Ozark Steel is a plate steel processing company offering a unified suite of manufacturing services. The core capabilities include Metal Forming (press brakes and sheet folding up to 60' long), Custom Machining & Drilling, Laser Cutting (CO2 and Fiber laser), Oxy-Fuel Cutting (heavy plate burning), and Plasma Cutting & Beveling. These processing services are complemented by three specialized service offerings: OEM Volume Production & Inventory Programs for inventory management, Oil & Gas Industry Fabrication for rugged equipment components, and Transmission & Distribution Utility Products for utility tower and pole components. The company operates two Tulsa facilities with over 110,000 sq. ft. of combined manufacturing space.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Metal Forming

Quantifiable outcome

• Daily production output exceeding 40 tons per day in heavy plate burning
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Ryerson: Publicly traded North American metal service center offering processing and distribution of plate, sheet, and long products. Comparable in plate-processing capability and end-market mix (industrial, energy, OEM).
• Kloeckner Metals: Major U.S./European service center with extensive plate and structural processing operations. Comparable in offering cutting, forming, and machining services to industrial and energy customers across multiple geographies.
• Vulcraft / Nucor: Largest U.S. steel producer with downstream service center and joist operations. Comparable as a steel mill and processor that also supplies plate, structural, and fabricated components to infrastructure and industrial customers, though at far greater scale.
• Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. Largest U.S. metal service center operator with nationwide processing and distribution. Highly comparable as a multi-vertical plate and structural steel processor serving OEM, energy, and industrial customers, though far larger and publicly traded.

Emerging players

• Chief Industries: Mid-sized U.S. manufacturer of steel buildings, grain storage, and engineered metal products with in-house plate processing. Comparable as an integrated processor serving infrastructure, utility, and OEM customers from regional U.S. facilities.

Direct peers

• Heidtman Steel Products: Privately held flat-rolled steel processor and service center serving automotive, structural, and industrial OEMs. Comparable as a private, multi-site steel processor with significant processing capabilities.
• O'Neal Steel: Privately held U.S. service center and plate processor with similar focus on heavy-plate cutting, forming, and machining for OEMs, energy, and infrastructure customers. Closely comparable in scale and capabilities.
• TW Metals: Service center specializing in plate, tube, bar, and sheet processing with significant heavy-plate cutting and forming capability. Comparable in target customer profile (OEM, industrial, energy) and processing-centric business model.
• EMJ Metals (now part of Steel Technologies): Steel service center serving OEMs across North America with cut-to-size, processing, and inventory programs. Comparable in OEM-focused, processing-led business model with long-term supply agreements.
• Marmon/Keystone: Service center subsidiary of Marmon Group (Berkshire Hathaway) focused on carbon steel products including plate processing. Comparable in B2B processing services to industrial and OEM customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ozarktulsa

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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