Key Gas Components

Key Gas Components prides itself in being the most responsive gas component and machined components supplier in the industry. We offer a broad line of high-quality gas train components and machined components specifically designed to meet the needs of gas appliance OEM’s, industrial manufacturers, consultants, designers and distributors. A knowledgeable and experienced engineering staff is always ready to assist customers in the selection of products and to aid in the design of custom components.     A fully equipped model shop, staffed with highly skilled toolmakers, assures that custom prototypes are quickly produced to engineering specifications. A complete testing laboratory is available for compliance testing to CSA, UL, FM and European standards.  Whether the application requires an “off-the shelf” product or a custom-designed solution, Key Gas Components is the right choice to make your business more competitive.

Key Gas Components is a closely held, family-owned and operated manufacturing and engineering services company operating a 35,000 sq. ft. facility in Marion, North Carolina and a 50,000 sq. ft. facility in Allegan Michigan. Our business practices reflect our core values: honesty, integrity, teamwork and innovation. Since 1986, Key Gas has developed a reputation for dependability and leadership by providing creative design and manufacturing solutions for gas equipment manufacturers, industrial manufacturers, consultants, designers and distributors.

QUALITY

Key Gas Components, Inc. is committed to ensure Quality machining products using the latest technologies. We have expanded and improved our measurement techniques using CMM and Vision technology. Understanding that our customers are expecting precision, with tighter and tighter tolerances, we had to ensure our measurement techniques could measure them.We incorporated Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility to understand what was needed in order to ensure less than 10% gage error. This study, combined with our customers tighter tolerances, showed us that we needed new systems to measure down to the 0.0001” accurately.

TUBE FABRICATION

At Key Gas Components, custom tube fabrication is one of our strong suits. With capabilities that include forging, forming, and bending, we supply custom tube products that exhibit an exceptionally high standard of quality. As an accomplished supplier of gas train components, we have the technical ability to manufacture products with complex specifications that require close manufacturing tolerances. Over the years, we have developed many innovative methods for tube fabrication and have invested in specialized, state-of-the-art machinery to keep quality high and unit costs competitive.We manufacture custom corrosion, moisture, and rust-resistant tubing in round, oval, and square cross-sectional profiles with wall thickness in the .030” to .180” range. Burrless chamfers, serpentine shapes, and custom flange configurations are a just a few of the many design options we can accommodate. We produce sanitary tubing for potable water applications as well as structurally stable tubing that withstands high-pressure service. Materials of construction include aluminum, steel, stainless steel, copper, nickel alloys, and many others. We supply custom tube products as narrow as .125” in diameter or as wide as 3.0” in diameter in lengths from 3” to 9’ long. Bend radii are dependent on material and wall thickness and can be produced +/- 0.5° accuracy.

CUSTOM MANIFOLDS

Key Gas Components has developed many special processes to fabricate custom manifolds to exacting tolerances in a cost-effective manner.A special forming process is used to part and seal tubing or pipe in one operation. A special thermal drilling process extrudes holes through the tubing wall, extending the amount of material available for tapping. This allows us to achieve a higher quality pipe thread port that exceeds CSA requirements.

Process Capabilities

• Threading – Diameters From 1/8” to 4”
• End Forming
• CNC Bending – Bend Radii Down to 1.25 X Diameter
• CNC Machining – Table Size Up To 20”X50”
• Chip-Less Threaded Holes
• Robotic MIG Welding
• Manual MIG and TIG Welding
• Leak Testing
• Finishes – Black Paint, Powder Coat, E-Coat, Aluminized Tubing, Rust Preventative
• Design and Build Our Own Tooling and Specialty Equipment

CNC MACHINING

With our expertise in CNC machining, Key Gas Components has attained a leadership position in the manufacture of high-quality gas train components and specialty machined components. We operate a well-equipped machining department that incorporates state-of-the-art turning and milling centers and is staffed by production specialists that work as a team to ensure the quality and integrity of your machined components. Our years of experience serving gas equipment manufacturers give us the depth of knowledge to provide creative and cost-conscious solutions for supplying custom products that satisfy the strictest quality and safety criteria.