Weldbend Competitors

AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company, founded in Birmingham, Ala., in 1905, is a manufacturer of ductile iron pipe, spiral-welded steel pipe, fire hydrants and valves for the waterworks industry, and high-frequency-welded steel pipe for the oil and gas industries. AMERICAN’s diversified product line also includes static castings and high performance fire pumps. The Birmingham plant, located on a 2,000-acre site with more than 60 acres under roof, is home to one of the world’s largest cupolas. AMERICAN employs approximately 2,600 people – about 1,600 at its headquarters plant and offices in Birmingham, and about 1,000 at its subsidiary plants: American Castings, LLC, Pryor Creek, Okla.; American SpiralWeld Pipe Company, LLC, Columbia, S.C.; American Valve & Hydrant Manufacturing Company, Beaumont, Texas; Intercast SA, Itauna, Brazil; Specification Rubber Products Inc., Alabaster, Ala.; and Waterous Company, South Saint Paul, Minn. A pioneer in human relations, AMERICAN is committed to the well-being of its workforce. Employees enjoy excellent benefits, including profit sharing, apprentice training in crafts and trades, onsite personal and professional development, and a model wellness program.

McWane is a family-owned manufacturing company operating across North America and worldwide. We cast ductile iron pipes, build wireless network switches and monitoring equipment, while delivering clean drinking water around the world. Our foundries' products are fully recyclable and made from recycled materials.

For nearly 70 years, Tyler Pipe & Coupling has been serving its customers as one of the United States’ premiere manufacturers of cast iron soil pipe and fittings for the plumbing industry. Tyler Pipe was named after our home base in Tyler, Texas. From our inception in the mid-1930s as the country was coming out of the Great Depression and experiencing economic recovery, Tyler Pipe was able to adapt to industry change. This resilience and strength is the driving force behind the Tyler Pipe of today. Tyler Pipe continued to pioneer new technologies and was the first company to migrate from manual to mechanized production. The first mechanized pipe machine, that duplicated manual production sequences, produced enough five-foot pipe to span the earth four times over. Tyler Pipe continued to design and develop machines and products to meet the ever-changing needs of the customer. Solving problems creatively has been the Tyler Pipe way since its inception. The company has been a growth operation and attributes this to development factors and management’s alertness to the needs of the buyers and users. Tyler started manufacturing cast iron pipe and eventually began to manufacture both no-hub couplings and gaskets. From the start, the company positioned itself to serve the plumber through conventional distribution channels.