

Additionally, the firm’s sister business, Modern Supply Company, provides quality industrial and welding supplies, gases, and general equipment. Decades later, in 2021, the company is the largest steel tank manufacturer in the United States.īoasting a huge and varied product range, Modern Welding’s core offering includes ASME pressure vessels, aboveground and underground storage tanks, water and grease filtration systems, structural steel, mine support arches, and custom steel plate fabrication. Strengthened by a string of acquisitions, Modern Welding grew quickly from the 1940s through to the 1970s, with the business performing increasingly more structural work for the coal industry as well as activities for hydrocarbon fuel storage. As the Great Depression left many Americans with limited cash and resources, demand for repair work – as an alternative to purchasing new products – grew, and consequently, Modern Welding flourished. After nine decades of continuous success, the milestone will offer the organization and its people an opportunity to reflect on the achievements and longevity of one the manufacturing industry’s true innovators.Įstablished in 1932, Modern Welding started life as a welding repair shop in Owensboro, Kentucky. Less than a year from now, in 2022, Modern Welding Company (Modern Welding) will celebrate its 90th anniversary. As the largest steel tank manufacturer in the United States, Modern Welding Company approaches its 90th anniversary bolstered by some of the industry’s most advanced production capabilities
