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Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing
NAICS 332420 · United States · 2022 edition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in cutting, forming, and joining heavy gauge metal to manufacture tanks, vessels, and other containers.
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For Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing, the saved research highlights products liability, employee injuries, completed operations. Confirm how these arise in the actual operation, what controls are used and whether additional services change the proposed coverage.
Questions to ask
- What types of tanks or vessels are produced — standard storage, pressure-rated, cryogenic, or other specialty types?
- What industries are the primary end-use customers — agricultural, chemical, oil and gas, water/wastewater, or other?
- Does the operation hold ASME or other third-party fabrication certifications?
- Does the manufacturer also perform installation, erection, or commissioning of finished tanks at customer sites?
- What are the typical per-unit values of finished tanks, and what are current work-in-progress values?
- Any prior products liability, completed-operations, or welding-related loss history?
- For Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing, what should the underwriter know about manufacture of asme-coded pressure vessels for oil, gas, or chemical processing without verified certification program?
- For Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing, what should the underwriter know about prior products liability losses involving tank failure, leakage, or explosion?
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Other activities to examine
- Manufacturing power boilers: 332410 — Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing
- Manufacturing light gauge metal containers: 33243 — Metal Can, Box, and Other Metal Container (Light Gauge) Manufacturing;
- Installing heavy gauge metal tanks without manufacturing: 238120 — Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors
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Heavy gauge metal tank manufacturers cut, form, weld, and join steel and other metals to produce large industrial tanks, vessels, and containers — commonly used for liquid storage, chemical processing, agricultural bulk storage, and industrial applications. Operations typically involve significant welding and fabrication activity, heavy equipment operation, and production of custom or semi-custom product runs for industrial buyers.
Questions to investigate
- What types of tanks or vessels are produced — standard storage, pressure-rated, cryogenic, or other specialty types?
- What industries are the primary end-use customers — agricultural, chemical, oil and gas, water/wastewater, or other?
- Does the operation hold ASME or other third-party fabrication certifications?
- Does the manufacturer also perform installation, erection, or commissioning of finished tanks at customer sites?
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