A Great Source for Lighting Fixture Materials For the most part Detroit Nipple Works is known for selling pipe, tube, fittings and making nipples for more industrial companies and industries like; automotive, aircraft, oil & gas or plumbing supplies. An application we sell supplies for that demonstrates the more decorative side of our business and that […]
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Tags: DIY pipe projects, materials for pipe lighting, pipe light fixtures, steel tube art, unique light fixtures
The First U.S Steel Mills Detroit Nipple Works origins date back to 1897 as described on our history page. Since we are a part of the steel industry (producing steel nipples), selling steel pipe and fittings among other metal products, we thought it would be interesting to look into the modern steel industry history. When […]
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In Texas and Louisiana You may be familiar with the fact that Texas and Louisiana are high on the list with it comes to production in the oil and gas industry. In fact three major cities in Louisiana including; Baton Rouge and New Orleans are undergoing construction in the oil industry and a liquefaction plant in […]
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Tags: fitting suppliers Louisiana, fitting suppliers Texas, gas or oil industries, high pressure pipe fittings, high pressure pipe nipples
We all know or should know what a nipple is (as it relates to our industry of course). A nipple is a short pipe typically with male threading at both ends to connect two other pipes or fittings. However, the size or type of nipple greatly depends on the application for which it is being […]
Posted In: Nipples, Pipe Threading
Tags: close nipples, customized, hex nipples, hex pipe plug, nipple threading, odd length nipples
Detroit Nipple Works helps Steel Pipe Fabricators If you are looking for a company to help with your next pipe fabrication work, look no further than Detroit Nipple Works. At Detroit Nipple Works we offer steel pipe fabricators help primarily related to cutting and purchasing pipes of all types such as: Carbon Steel Pipe Aluminum […]
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Tags: cutting pipe, fabricated pipes, Industrial Fabricators, steel pipe