St. Louis-based ILMO Products Co. — a distributor and specialty gas laboratory — has acquired Smitty’s Welding Supply Co. for an unreported price.  ILMO reports the purchase will expand its delivery of medical, industrial, beverage, and laboratory gases, as well as gas and welding equipment, in the St. Louis region, and will improve customers’ options for gas, gas equipment, and welding supply providers.  

ILMO Products Co. is a fourth-generation, family-owned distributorship.  Its customers include Archer-Daniels Midland (ADM), ADM Research, Caterpillar, Grain Systems Inc. (GSI), American HomePatient, St. John’s Hospital & Wound Center (Springfield, IL), BASF, Anheuser-Busch, Ameren, Reliable Pharmaceuticals, Olin Brass, and many others.

ILMO has nine branches across Illinois and Missouri.  It will combine its St. Louis branch with Smitty’s Soulard, Mo., facility and operations. It will continue to support and enhance Smitty’s product lines and distribution capabilities, and allow its customers to take advantage of the broader ILMO portfolio.

All Smitty’s employees will be integrated into ILMO.

For medical facilities, labs, and various process industries, the acquisition will introduce ILMO as a new gas supplier option for bulk and portable medical oxygen, ultra high-purity gases for analysis and instrumentation, lasers, calibration, and air quality monitoring mixtures. ILMO Specialty Gases’ ISO-17025 accredited gas laboratory can deliver on-demand gases and mixtures to these markets, and the CO₂ division will continue serving those who use beverage carbonation and beer gas.

For metal fabricators, contractors, and all industries and individuals involved in welding, the combination of ILMO and Smitty’s will offer customers an expanded product line, new delivery areas, access to ILMO’s certified welding inspectors and trainers, and reliable, industry-experienced professionals to handle customer service locally.

ILMO’s customers include Archer-Daniels Midland (ADM), ADM Research, Caterpillar, Grain Systems Inc. (GSI), American HomePatient, St. John’s Hospital & Wound Center (Springfield, IL), BASF, Anheuser-Busch, Ameren, Reliable Pharmaceuticals, Olin Brass, and many others. ILMO Products Company has nine branches across Illinois and Missouri.