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West Central Steel is a carbon steel service center and parts processor based in Willmar that serves manufacturers and fabricators across a five-state region. Founded in 1949, the company distributes carbon steel purchased by the truckload, railcar, and barge load from mills throughout the country, often delivering to customers the next day. The company operates an 85,000 square foot parts processing facility with cutting-edge technology for sawing, torch cutting, plasma cutting, laser cutting, and forming steel shapes with press brakes capable of bending steel up to one inch thick at thirty feet wide.

Through its Growth Accelerating Parts program, West Central Steel partners with customers to eliminate production steps and reduce secondary operations. The company offers services including drilling, tapping, milling, bending, shearing, magnetic drilling, and kitting of custom parts. By handling these processes, the company helps customers reduce production time, lower total costs, and avoid unnecessary capital investments in equipment and facilities.