Everything for Welding
Service is Our Middle Name
Welcome to Oxygen Service Company (OSC), where we have been exceeding our
customers’ expectations since 1959. From the boardroom to delivery, our people are
vested in your success—we are an employee-owned company.
With two locations, we effectively serve Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Our
customers are vast in size and diversity—including: personal use, manufacturers,
hobbyists, medical/research, energy, construction, foodservice, automotive and
motorcycle fabrication, repair, and many more.
Our Mission: OSC will service its customers in a manner that is valued by its customers
along with being beneficial to the company and its employees. The company will strive
to operate in a way that the basis of its decisions will be rooted in its core principles,
which are honesty, integrity and a commitment to our customers and employees. A
steadfast commitment to these beliefs will help guide OSC to perpetuate future growth
and continued employee ownership.
At OSC, our customers come first. We strive to ensure quality products, services and
programs for such a diverse customer base. OSC provides the solutions to a wide
variety of challenges our customers present, and we are available for consultation
when your project depends upon it.
Our people thank you for taking the time to learn a little more about what OSC can
offer you, and we look forward to serving your needs for years to come.
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VISION
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Oxygen Service Company is committed to
the principles of quality, integrity and superior
service to our customers and employees.
Gases • Oxy-Fuel Cutting Equipment • Gas Apparatus & Regulators • Electrodes • Filler Metals
Fluxes • Stick Welding & Carbon-Arc Equipment • TIG Welding Equipment • MIG & Sub-Arc Equipment
Plasma Welding & Cutting Equipment • Hard Surface Technology • Safety Equipment & Supplies
Fume & Pollution Systems • Band Saw Blades & Equipment• Robotics & Automation
OSC offers a complete line of industrial compressed gases, cryogenic liquid Dewars and
bulk delivery systems. Our highly trained team of specialists can provide you with the
guidance, support and training to ensure you have the right product, when you need it.
We can supply you with a wide variety of gases in various forms, mixtures, cylinders and
gas storage systems, from small portable cylinders, liquid Dewars or large bulk supply
systems specifically designed and sized for your on-site location. Our package gases are
filled to ensure the highest quality of gas, tested at our state-of-the-art quality assurance
and specialty gas laboratory. We also have the ability to provide you with the technical
support for standard and specialty welding applications. Regardless of your welding needs
or industrial applications, OSC can supply quality gas, superior service, safety training and
educational seminars. Gases include:
Research Grades • Ultra-high Purity • Hydrocarbon Free • Oxygen Free
Trace Analytical • Zero Gases • Semiconductor Process Gases
Instrument and Carrier Gases • Atomic Absorption • Electron Capture Detector
Cryogenic Gases • Laser Gases • Supercritical Fluid Grades
Our ability to mix and analyze many multicomponent, high-purity mixtures in-house can
save you lead time and freight costs. OSC is a distributor for brand names like Praxair,
Scott, Matheson, Spectra and more. We can provide you with Ultra High Purity Gases,
Laser Gases, EPA Protocol Gases and even the little Scotties or disposable cylinders
needed for your testing and monitoring equipment. We also can provide you with many
rare or specialty mixes needed for the petrochemical, environmental and research fields
through an exclusive arrangement with Quality Standard and Research Gases.
Don’t forget to check out
our OSC Gas Catalog online.
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• Welding Equipment
• Plasma Welding/Cutting
• Automated Welding Equipment
• TIG Welding
• MIG Welding
• Oxy-fuel Cutting and Welding
When it comes to having the products you need, when you need them—OSC can proudly
boast, we have them. On average, we stock approximately 3 million dollars’ plus worth in
supplies. OSC has the largest inventory in Minnesota.
Both OSC locations maintain a healthy supply of the products you need today. Whether
you need to purchase or rent equipment, we make it convenient and worry-free. We will
continue to make sure we have the tools available and implement programs that best
serve our customer base.
• Gas Handling Equipment
• Manifolds and Mixers
• Pipe Products/Orbital Welding
• Filler Metals
• Air/Power Tools/Hand Tools
• Abrasives/Wire Wheels
• Safety
• Cutting Tools/Band Saw Blades
• Cleaning, Cutting, Lubricating & Anti-Spatters
• Fume Extraction and Air Filtration
• Common Welding Supplies
OSC utilizes programs and processes that ensure accurate inventories, shipments and
invoicing. Because of the size of inventory we keep, we are
able to leverage competitive pricing with the most
respected manufacturers in the industry. Because we
successfully track the items we distribute, we have very
little loss and are able to pass on the savings to our valued
customers.
Both OSC locations have showroom and counter sales. Our
customer representatives are experienced and provide
solutions to your unique challenges. OSC is committed to
continued education for our employees through various
certifications and factory training. The partnerships we have
with the top manufacturers allow our representatives to
know the ins and outs of the products we distribute. We’re
always here to help you out—Service is Our Middle Name!
If you’re looking to rent, OSC has what you need. Whether
you need equipment for the day, the week, or by the
month, our rental department can accommodate. You can
also purchase rental equipment from OSC.
If you’re not able to visit either one of our locations, OSC
maintains a fleet of delivery trucks that are on the road daily
to make sure you get what you need when you need it.
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OSC is a complete service and repair company. In order to fully accommodate the needs of
our customer base, we recognize that equipment break downs hurt your bottom line. We
are available 24 hours a day, whether you need us on-site or have us work on it in-house,
our certified, factory-trained technicians can get your operation back on track.
OSC can service and repair almost any type of gas apparatus including: manifold systems,
regulator/flowmeters, cutting and welding torches, tips, and accessories. We service all the
name brands like Victor, Smith, ESAB, Western, L-Tec, Oxweld, Harris, Concoa, Purox and
more. Our parts department is stocked and ready when needed.
Not only do we provide servicing and repairs to equipment, OSC will test and inspect the
equipment you have us work on. We can recommend processes and techniques that will
provide a longer service life to the equipment you utilize.
Properly operating equipment offers your people a safer working environment. OSC is
committed to making sure our customer base has the information for a safe operation.
Our Preventative Maintenance Program can really save you time and money. Whether you
need it annually, semi-annually or quarterly—our service technicians will inspect, test and
repair your equipment. After each inspection we will provide you with a written inspection
report.
In order for preventative maintenance to truly be beneficial...
you have to remember to actually do it. OSC is your partner!
Additionally, we offer machine calibration to ISO 9000 standards with all certification
documents. Become proactive about safeguarding your assets, extending the operational
life of your equipment and improve your machine’s performance, efficiency and reliability.
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End-to-end distributor programs
from Praxair provide the perfect
blend of products for performance,
productivity and sustainability.
• Robotic Welding Equipment Installation,
Programming & Maintenance
• Plasma Oxy-Fuel Cutting Machine
Installation & Repair
• Pipe Cutting & Welding Systems
• Positioning Equipment
• Robotic Work Cells
• Custom Tooling & Fixtures
• Automated System Development,
Integration & Training
• Laser/Mechanical Tracking Systems
OSC is a specialist in welding automation. Whether it's Robotics, Fixed Automation, Custom
Fixturing or simple Plug and Play Systems, we have the technical expertise you can depend
on for all your projects. When weld or cut quality is important, let our representatives help
you. We can improve your weld quality, cut your production costs, and help eliminate costly
downtime. Let our experts help you engineer a system custom-tailored to your needs.
Robotics Welding is one of OSC’s specialties. With names like ABB and OTC Daihen, we
bring you robotics that fit your every welding, cutting or metal joining need. If you weld or
cut materials like mild steel, stainless steel or aluminum, we've got the system to meet your
requirements at an investment you can afford. Besides welding robotics, we offer pick &
place robots, painting robots, machine tending robots, spot welding robots and many other
robotics applications.
Our technical staff can provide you with the engineering, technical support, training and
service for all your robotics and automation needs. Complete welding cells are our
specialty. Even if you have existing robots, we may be able to improve your processes or
make recommendations that will enhance your overall production time.
Cutting machines are another specialty at OSC. We sell, service and provide technical
support for almost any type of cutting machine application. Let us help you design a system
that will fit your needs, with equipment from industry leaders like C&G Cutting Systems, Koike
Aronson, Inc./Ransome, ESAB and many others. Whether you need a new system, an upgrade
to your present system, or quality service and technical support, you can count on OSC!
We can also help if you need fixed
automation for high production MIG
Welding, TIG Welding, Plasma Welding
and Cutting or Oxy/Fuel Cutting and
Welding. We handle all types of welding
positioners, weld seamers, orbital tube,
pipe welding and cutting systems
specially tailored for your specific
application. We design and sell fixturing to
enhance any application you may need.
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Proud suppliers of
Semi-Automatic and Robotic MIG Welding
torches to Oxygen Service Company
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OSC is currently the only welding gas distributor in
the metro area utilizing a 100% bar code cylinder
tracking system. We can find those missing cylinders
for you, or just provide you with cylinder traceability.
With this system, we’ve increased our quality control,
provided customers with long-term cylinder history
records, and reduced the number of lost cylinders.
Since this program began, we have had numerous
examples of bar code success where lost or missing
cylinders were recovered for our customers. Let one
of our Cylinder Specialists explain our program to you.
• Confirm dates, times and who signed
for proof of delivery
• Locate lot numbers to identify multicomponent gas mixtures,
concentrations, and tolerances when
re-ordering specialty gases
• Identify lost cylinders
• Flag stolen cylinders
• Receive account information & more
Any Blade • Any Size • Any Time
Custom band saw blades for your unique needs.
Custom
Weld
Fixtures
We Can Provide Complete Turn-key Robotic Weld Cells!
3-Way Shimmability
Hardened Wear Parts
Poke-Yoke
Robotic Interfacing
Quick Turnaround
Manual or Pneumatic Clamping
Various Clamping Sequence
Part Ejection
Manual or Servo Controlled Sizing
Spatter Resistant Materials
Spatter Resistant Coating
3D Modeling w/ FEA
UL Listed Panels
Full Documentation Available
• Large Selection
• Blade Re-sharpening
• Cutter Re-sharpening
• Customized
• Providing Solutions for You
Call (218) 773-4010 for a quote today
1124 15th Avenue NE
East Grand Forks, Minnesota 56721
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1111 Pierce Butler Route
St. Paul, MN 55104
Phone: 651-644-7273
Toll-free: 800-774-1336
1002 Industrial Drive South
Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
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