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Thank you for visiting our site. As you will
notice, items on our website are not priced. This is due to a number of
factors. For example, sometimes we make a steel base for an item in
conjunction with other materials for a custom design that is ultimately
part of something we simply played a role in. Prices will vary based on
a number of factors such as dimensions, design, and material chosen for
each piece. We pride ourselves in being a custom steel furnishings
company. We strive to produce pieces that fit your desires and needs.
We are proud of the range in price, design, and aesthetic of what we
are able to offer. We apologize that we do not have individual prices
for every piece and we sincerely appreciate your flexibility. We invite
you to call or email us with
any questions or concerns.
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Virtually Indestructible: The
furniture made by PK Steel Designs is made with strong 11-gauge steel
tubing, we don't use the wimpy stuff. Additionally, 40years of welding
experience ensures strong joints with adequate fusion and penetration
at the weld with no bubbles, holes or other inconsistencies. All
exposed joints are sanded smooth leaving a look that is so uniform it
is hard to tell where we welded.
Long Lasting: Over many years and
moves our furniture will not weaken at the joints, as can occur with
wood furniture. There is no assembly required. This means nothing to
weaken on any of our pieces.
Steel is Green: Steel is North
America's Number #1 Recycled Material. Each year, more steel is
recycled than aluminum, paper, glass and plastic combined! Scrap has
become the steel industry's single largest source of raw material
because it is economically advantageous to recycle old steel into new
steel. In light of this, steelmaking furnaces have been designed to
consume steel scrap. In fact, in the past 50 years, approximately 50
percent of the steel produced in this country has been recycled through
the steelmaking process. Thanks to the steel industry's impressive
history of recycling, a wide variety of collection programs exist to
recycle steel products. All of these programs tap into the steel
recycling infrastructure, a well-established network of more than 2,000
ferrous scrap processors and more than 70 end markets. This steel
recycling infrastructure, which has grown and matured over the years in
its efforts to meet the steel industry's demand for steel scrap, is the
reason today's steel recycling efforts actually supersede those of the
past. Source: The Steel Recycling Institute (SRI)
http://www.recycle-steel.org/rates.html
Powder Coating is Green: PK Steel
Designs uses powder coating for all COLORS. The use of powder coatings
in industrial applications produces the least environmental pollution
of any of the current coatings technologies. Powder coatings have
near-zero VOC content (0.5 to 5 % by weight). In contrast, liquid
paints contain as much as 60 % solvent, which evaporates during
painting. Overspray from powder painting operations can be recovered
and reused. In contrast, overspray from liquid painting operations is
discarded as waste and may be classified as hazardous waste. A
comparison of uncontrolled VOC emissions from various paint
formulations yielded the following results: Conventional solvent (67 %
VOC), 38 tons/year; Water-borne (16 % VOC), 26 tons/year; higher-solids
(40 % VOC), 31 tons/year; powder coating (1 % VOC), 0.6 tons/year.
Switching to a powder coating system typically results in approximately
98 % reduction in uncontrolled VOC emissions, compared to liquid
painting systems. Overspray from powder coatings can be recovered and
resprayed, raising the powder utilization to almost 100 %. In contrast,
overspray from liquid paints is lost as waste. Appropriate pretreatment
may require wastewater systems that treat sludge from different
solutions used during the processes.
Source: The Coatings GuideTM http://www.michigan.gov/documents/deq/deq-ess-retap-tm_P2-Painting-att2_448076_7.pdf
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