Steel Grating | Economical | Peterson Company

13 May.,2024

 

Steel Grating | Economical | Peterson Company

Steel Bar Grating offers many important advantages as a commercial and industrial material. 

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Because it can be fabricated to fit any shape, including cutouts, and coated with a variety of finishes, Steel Bar Grating is the most economical choice for most applications. Bar Grating as trench covers is just one of its many uses. Its adaptability and strength make it well suited for uses such as catwalks, stairs, platforms, grates, grills, fencing, vaults, ventilated bin floors, ramps, docks, fire escapes, window and machinery guards, wash racks, running boards, ventilations screens, and many more applications. At Peterson Company, we have a full fabrication shop, able to meet any project designs you might have and at a competitive price. Our ready-to-ship inventory includes standard panel sizes of 2′ x 24′ or 3′ x 24′, both in plain mill. black painted, or hot dipped galvanized.

Bar Grating offers maximum strength with minimal weight. The load bearing bars combined with the cross rods offer the capability of supporting loads ranging from light pedestrian traffic to the heaviest vehicular loads, while remaining lighter than similar cast iron products. Bar Grating is designed with up to 80% of the square footage being open area. This allows free flowing fluids, mud, and other debris, keeping the area clean, while still catching most falling tools and other dangerous objects.

With its great economy, adaptability, excellent strength-to-weight ratio, and high percentage of open area, Bar Grating is a good choice for most pedestrian walkways, work platforms, stairs, and anywhere vehicle traffic is expected. 

Bar Grating Fabrication - Custom Fabricated Grating

Customized Bar Grating Products and Materials

Our bar grating products include welded, press-locked, riveted, heavy-duty, aluminum, and bar grating stair treads. Our metal materials include aluminum, carbon steel, stainless steel, and galvanized steel.

Bar Grating Supplier, Fabricator and Manufacturer

All of our products are available in stock panels, planks, and sheets. We also fabricate to suit your individual requirements. We have the capability to handle virtually any project that requires extensive custom fabrication. Some examples of our fabrication services include:

  • Cutting to size
  • Welding, banding, kick plate, or nosings to grating
  • Non-standard tolerances / non-standard bearing bar distances

  • Providing cutouts for penetrations in grating panels
  • Custom additions like checker plate, lifting handles, and hinges
  • Radial platforms and circular layouts
  • Fabricating stair treads and infill panels

Check out our short video showing our filter separator platform project.

How is Fabricated Bar Grating Used?

Industrial Catwalks, Elevated Walkways, Mezzanines, and more

Marco fabricates catwalks and elevated walkways for efficient and safe access in industrial and material handling settings. Our catwalk design meets OSHA safety standards and prevailing building codes for industrial, manufacturing, commercial or military facilities. Catwalks, also called elevated walkways, can be ceiling-hung or supported from the floor or adjacent structures, including racks or mezzanines. The walking surface of a catwalk can be grated steel or a solid surface, depending on your needs and environment.

Custom Catwalk Grating

Custom Catwalks from Marco can include grating walking surfaces, railings, gates, stairways, and other accessories to customize them for specific needs and the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and OSHA’s standards for industrial use or use where the public has access.

You will find this fabricated grating in wastewater treatment plants, billboard walkways, and more.

Custom Mezzanines Made from Strong Bar Grating

Our steel fabricating professionals are well qualified to create your modular mezzanine to fit your exact dimensions. Bar grating mezzanines are a great solution when you need extra space but don’t have more square footage in your facility. That’s where we come in, call us to inquire about our offerings.

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Hinged Grating and Access Hatch Panels

Hinged Grating or access hatches are frequently made from bar grating and fabricated with hinges, lifting handles, and even locking devices for security. They can hinge onto other grating parts or act as a support. The access panels are common in fall protection and traveling platforms.

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Trench Grates and Embedded Angles

Marco can custom fabricate trench grating and embedded angle frames and pour frames for those gratings used in concrete applications. This turn-key solution will save time, money, and ensure proper fit. Marco manufactures a wide range of metal grating for pedestrian, heavy-duty H20 traffic, and airport (280PSI) loading. We manufacture welded bar grates, riveted reticuline grates, and special grates for roadway applications.

Platforms and Crossover Platforms

We custom fabricate grating for skid-mounted equipment platforms such as gas metering skids, fractionation systems modular refrigeration systems with cutouts for penetrations, toe plate, and edge banding. Our platforms are completely custom to fit the need and functions of our clients.

Crossover Platforms differ somewhat because they are floor-supported. Crossovers are often fabricated using bar grating because it adds stability and long-lasting features. We also fabricate rooftop walkway systems and pipe bridges.

Our fabrication department has a wealth of knowledge about all types of platforms for many industries including power and energy and of course oil and gas. We offer complete take-offs, manufacturing, and erection field drawings to help your project run smoothly. Our Houston-based office is conveniently located. Contact us today to learn more.

Custom Bar Grating Stair Treads

Marco Specialty Steel has a huge stock full of bar grating planks and stair treads but sometimes our clients need custom-sized treads or grating cut to size. We often custom cut and weld bar grating stair treads to our client’s exact measurements and specifications. One example was our client needed custom-sized stair treads with weight-bearing stabilizer bars. See this project and more on our fabrication photo gallery page.

Bar Grating Fabrication Applications

We have the capabilities to perform customer-specific bar grating fabrication for the following applications and many others:

  • Walkways, stair treads, and industrial flooring
  • Solar screens
  • Trench covers and vault covers
  • Mezzanine floors
  • Railing infill panels
  • Wheelchair ramps
  • Running boards
  • Vessel internals, catalyst support grids
  • Fire escapes
  • Machine platforms and machine guards
  • Air vent grates
  • Residential decks and bridge decking

Full-Service Bar Grating Service Center

A key reason why Marco Specialty Steel is one of the best custom bar grating fabricators in Texas and throughout the United States is our state-of-the-art facility. Our service center includes a fully equipped metal fabrication shop that features the latest metalworking equipment. We also have experienced personnel who are committed to producing a custom bar grating fabrication result that will exceed your expectations. Our quality control department will perform additional checks to ensure superior quality of the finished product. We can handle any custom bar grating fabrication project, regardless of size, scope, or complexity.

Custom Bar Grating Fabrication in Texas

Marco Specialty Steel is a Houston-based supplier of superior specialty steel products. We offer a wide selection of top-quality stock bar grating products for companies in industries such as heavy equipment manufacturing, oil refining, aerospace, and offshore drilling.

In addition, we provide turnkey bar grating fabrication services where we will modify any bar grating product in our inventory to your specifications. Our custom bar grating fabrication solutions ensure you get the exact product you need for your unique applications.

We’ll Work Closely With You Throughout Your Custom Bar Grating Fabrication Project

Our efficient metal fabricating process, combined with our world-class customer service, is what separates Marco Specialty Steel from other specialty steel suppliers. We can work with your blueprints or mechanical drawings to develop your bar grating product to your specifications.

Our knowledgeable sales staff will also be happy to help you if you are not sure what customization options will work best for your applications. We have extensive experience collaborating with architects, engineers, buyers, and maintenance professionals, and we understand the needs of each functional area of your organization. What’s more, you will appreciate our amazingly fast turnaround time on every project.

Get Your Custom Bar Grating Fabrication Project Started Today

Discover why so many manufacturing operations across Texas and throughout the USA have made Marco Specialty Steel their one-stop source for bar grating fabrication and all their metal/steel needs. Contact us to learn more about our complete menu of bar grating fabrication services and get a no-obligation project quote today.

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