The K-zell Story

K-zell Metals, Inc., was established in October of l986, with the purchase of the assets of an industrial sheet metal shop. The focus of the business has shifted from only industrial dust collection work to specialty fabrication. It is owned and operated by Don Kammerzell, P.E., a Metallurgical Engineer, with over 35 years experience in steel fabrication.

Currently K-zell Metals serves its customers with an array of custom capabilities. K-zell Metals adds value to our customers products by performing one or more processes that the customer either lacks the time, equipment or expertise to perform.

Processing includes cutting (shearing on light gage material and laser and plasma cutting on heavier materials), punching holes, forming (on press brakes or in 3 roll plate and sheet rolls), welding (GTAW, GMAW, FCAW, SMAW and resistance spot welding) and polishing. Materials worked on, range from hot rolled mild steel to aluminum and stainless steels. K-zell Metals, Inc., has purchased equipment and developed expertise that allows it to process materials in ways that the typical shops in Phoenix cannot perform.

The customer base for K-zell Metals is quite broad. Major clients are manufacturers, such as The Cookson Company, Beu-Math Engineering, and Phoenix Filtration. For these customers, K-zell Metals produces completed components or subassemblies. For other customers such as Nielsen Industries, Triad Steel, Royal Sign, and Elbex Manufacturing, K-zell Metals simply cuts, punches or bends customer furnished material. For another group of customers such as Basha's, Bleier Industries, and Horizon Mechanical, K-zell Metals fabricates a complete custom project.

This broad customer base and the ability to provide a wide range of fabrication capabilities, has allowed K-zell Metals to grow. Products produced range from horserace starting gates, industrial dust collection duct work, large industrial centrifugal fans, roof flashings, highway concrete forms, outdoor advertising signs, to polished stainless steel counter tops, door frames and the proverbial special stainless steel "kitchen sink."