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Stainless Structurals L.L.C. is a U.S. steel company founded in 2005 and located in Jacksonville, Florida. It pro­duces and dis­trib­utes stain­less, alloy, and car­bon steel pro­files manufactured through various production methods. Stainless Structurals is part of an international family of companies, including Montanstahl AG of Stabio, Switzerland, Innostahl GmbH of Rostock, Germany, and Stainless Structurals Works of Conroe, Texas, which together, are the only producers of laser-fused stainless steel sections in the world. Stainless Structurals inventories and distributes products for Viraj Profiles of Mumbai, India, and it is the exclusive supplier and distributor for the Western Hemisphere for all of these companies.

History
Stainless Structurals was co-founded in 2005 by Paul Remsen and Mark Remsen, and its headquarters were established in their current location in Jacksonville, Florida. Initially, the company mar­keted and inven­toried stain­less steel struc­tural shapes pro­duced by sev­eral inter­na­tional mills. From its inception, Stainless Structurals aimed to devel­op a mar­ket for its spe­cial­ized prod­cuts and looked to broaden its capabilities through technological advances. In 200? the company entered into a relationship with Montanstahl AG and Innostahl GmbH to manufacture and distribute laser-fused stainless steel sections, the first and only of their kind currently available in the world. In October of 2010, Stainless Structurals Works was founded, providing a location for the domestic production of laser-fused stainless steel sections. Stainless Structurals continues to sup­port mas­ter dis­trib­u­tors, ser­vice cen­ters and qual­i­fied end users with their products in inventory, and it is the sole distributor of laser-fused stainless steel sections in the Western Hemisphere.

Studies and Specifications
In January of 2007, the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Civil and Environmental Engineering conducted a Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials Report on Stainless Structurals's laser-fused and hot-rolled sections. The results of this report were instrumental in Stainless Structurals securing a specification from the American Society for Testing and Materials for its laser-fused products. The ASTM a1069 / a1069M-11 specification covers laser-fused stainless steel bars, plates, and shapes of structural quality for use in bolted or welded structural applications.