Quality Policy

Tubular Steel Inc. is committed to the continuous improvement of the quality of our products and services.

We strive to meet and exceed the needs and expectations of our customers, to ensure on time delivery and defect free products.

The objectives of Tubular Steel Inc. are:

Zero defect at our customers;
100% on-time delivery;
Continuous Improvement by efficiency, effective achievement of 1st time yield and the elimination of all waste;

The continuous improvement of our processes utilizing innovation and employee involvement.

These organizational goals are realized through employee training and development, a process focused approach and awareness.

- Robert McKinnon

Trained and Qualified

Our tubes are proudly manufactured in Toronto, Canada and Centerville, Tennessee. The team at Tubular Steel Inc. is dedicated to delivering quality tubes on time with a customer service experience comparable to none. With process control as our guiding light, we are organized, timely, and predictable. Our quality system is our DNA and permeates throughout our processes and people. Machine operators, material handlers, shipping personnel, and maintenance staff are all trained to identify potential quality issues as they happen and address them before the tubes ever leave our facilities. We believe that exceeding the expectations of our customers by ensuring 100% on-time delivery, defect-free products at fair prices is the only way to remain competitive.

Quality

We have an advanced quality system, an in-house quality lab, and a reputation for success.

Delivery

Over 20 years of experience in tube production and fabrication means polished processes and a time-engineered product flow. On time delivery is guaranteed.

Price

Our processes, purchasing excellence, and low fixed costs make us industry leaders in lean manufacturing.

Service

We take a customer-centric approach to service: flexible and able to quickly react to customer needs, and we ensure a speedy turn around of costing and feasibility.

Quality Lab

Tubular Steel Inc.'s quality laboratory is a controlled environment under constant monitoring. We are capable of verifying all mechanical attributes of the tubes we manufacturer. Our talented team is qualified to perform verifications of mechanical, physical, and dimensional properties.  

ISO/TS16949

ISO/TS16949 is an internationally recognized Quality Management System specification for the automotive industry. Tubular Steel Inc. is proudly certified since 2009. See our Certificates of Registration for our Plant 1 and Plant 2.

One of our employees testing the integrity of our product.

Tooling Management Systems

Tooling is one of the most important components of any manufacturing process. That is why we have a state-of-the-art tool management system, which ensures we produce quality parts. Our engineers carefully manage and track every aspect of our tooling maintenance, labeling and storage procedures. We have many industry exclusive systems to ensure our tooling is able to consistently produce the best quality tubes with the tightest tolerances possible.

Our tooling is designed to impose the least possible stress on the steel strip while forming and reducing the tube. Customers get excellent formability and uniformity of mechanical properties when fabricating our tubes.

Toyota Boshoku Quality Performance Award

Winning the 2013 Toyota Boshuku Quality Performance Award was just the first of many decorated accomplishments received by the team here at Tubular Steel Inc.

Let's Work Together

We offer unmatched tolerances across our product line of rolled mild steel, high-strength low alloy, ultra-high strength low alloy and dual phase materials available in round, square, rectangle, or custom shapes.

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