Metal Grating Fabrication
May 16, 2019
METAL GRATING
FABRICATION EXPERTS
Do you need metal grating fabrication in Houston, Texas? Marco Specialty Steel is your one-stop shop for customized metal grating. Our inhouse 35,000 square foot warehouse has all the necessary tools to create your grating project to meet exacting standards.
Metal Grating Availability
Within the metal and steel grating category, we provide bar grating as well as several types of safety gratings, like diamond safety grating, perf safety grating, and tread-grip grating.
The fabrication of these metal products can be made by welding, cutting, shearing, stamping, drilling, rolling, and more.
Need rushed metal grating customization? We are available 24/7 to get your rush project moving fast.
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Vessel Support Grid Project
April 25, 2019
Updated: July 20, 2026
Vessel Support Grids Fabricated for a Chemical Manufacturing Facility
A few years ago, Marco Specialty Steel fabricated custom stainless steel vessel support grids for a chemical manufacturing company completing a new vessel design during a scheduled shutdown and turnaround.
The project required specialized 8-space bar grating, domestic stainless steel materials, custom tooling, approval drawings, secondary finishing, and delivery within approximately one month. Marco Specialty Steel coordinated the fabrication, outside processing, and expedited transportation required to meet the customer’s shutdown schedule.
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Top 4 Transportation Applications for Fabricated Metal Products
January 26, 2018
Custom metal fabrications have transformed the transportation industry over the centuries, offering more efficient travel and an increase in safety across countless applications. We use the process to create metal grating, perforated sheets and other metal products for uses that include drains on highways that will help prevent flooding without accruing rust, machine guards, safety barriers and screens, handrails, railing infill panels, tornado screens that guard industrial commercial structures and more.
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How to Safely Weld Galvanized Steel
December 5, 2017
HOW TO SAFELY WELD
GALVANIZED STEEL
Welding galvanized steel is an important and valuable technique in the metal fabrication process — especially when producing galvanized steel wire cloth or galvanized steel gratings — but people are shying away from it lately due to the toxic fumes that welding galvanized steel produces. There is also concern about how to deal with the coating of galvanized steel and what to do about corrosion.
Fortunately, the right approach to welding galvanized steel can manage all these issues effectively.
Safety With Welding Galvanized Steel
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Top 10 Applications for Fabricated Metal in the Oil and Gas Industry
December 16, 2016
Custom-fitted metal elements create strength and safety throughout many industries, and they are particularly useful for meeting the demands of a heavy-duty business, such as oil and gas drilling and petrochemical processing and refinement. Operations typically continue 24 hours a day — and lose money if they don’t — so safety, function and efficiency must be constant priorities.
A number of different professionals within the oil and gas industry, as well as other industries, can benefit from a deeper knowledge about the possibilities of fabricated metal. These professionals include:
Company owners
Maintenance individuals and teams
Construction professionals
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