Johnson Brothers Metal

Combined Metals of Chicago is a processor and distributor of stainless steel and nickel-based alloys. The company serves a wide range of industries, including the appliance, medical, construction, petrochemical and automotive industries. It provides flat-rolled stainless steel strips, sheets and foils to more than 15,000 industrial customers. The company s areas of expertise include precision rolling, polishing, buffing, slitting and blanking. Combined Metals of Chicago is accredited by the Chicago Minority Business Development Council and is an ISO 9001:2000-certified company. Its technical customer service unit provides support in the areas of specification development, product design and materials selection to its clients. The company has branches at various locations, including Ann Arbor, Mich.; and Bellwood, Elgin and Hampshire, Ill.

Founded in 1915, Allmetal is one of the leading manufacturers of laser-welded air spacer and decorative products and components for the insulated glass, window and door industry. A privately held company, it manufactures wide range of laser welded air spacers in different profiles, and full range of widths and materials. The variety includes Hi-Q nickel-zinc alloy, aluminum and stainless steel components. It also offers a full line of decorative products available in an extensive array of standard colors, such as muntin bars, keepers, locators, clips, intersects, connectors and starbursts. Additionally, Allmetal provides preslit tin plate steel and painted aluminum for use with intercept system, intergrid muntin bar, contour muntin bar, and screen channel systems. The company also operates injection molding, tooling and design, and fabrication machine divisions. Located in Itasca, Ill., it offers its services worldwide through its distribution facilities across the United States.

Founded in 1914, Chicago Tube & Iron is one of the largest steel service centers in the United States. The company designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of steel products, including tubing, pipe, bar, valves, fittings and flanges, and boiler and condenser tubes and tools. In addition, the company has a line of specialty products that includes steam traps, Y-strainers, gaskets, bolts, valve parts, acuation products, hanger materials, and gauges and thermometers. Chicago Tube & Iron s services include cutting, chamfering, deburring, coiling, grooving, beveling, threading and bending. Chicago Tube & Iron maintains its headquarters in Romeoville, Ill., and operates additional facilities in Wisconsin, Indiana, Minnesota and North Carolina.