Founded in 1914, CTI is one of the largest specialty steel service centers in the United States, with ten branches throughout the Midwest and in Monterrey, Mexico. Inventory and value added processing is facilitated in over 1.2 million square feet of efficient, state-of-the-art facilities. CTI houses over 30,000 line items of inventory from the world’s premier manufacturers. Our hundred year history of consistent growth has allowed us to attract talented personnel, expand our inventory and acquire leading edge equipment to provide you with Consistent Reliable Customer Service.

Chicago Tube and Iron can produce precision machined parts to meet your needs for tight tolerances and/or unique features for a variety of production volumes. Our ISO-9000 certified shops can provide cut to length, OD or ID machined surfaced or end profiles on either our CNC lathe or CNC End Machining Center equipment. The CNC Lathe can pass a 7″ dia tube/bar though its chuck while our specialty end turning machine can process up to a 3″ dia part. See our brochures for more information on how we can craft your precision parts to help you successfully deliver products to market.