Industries We Serve
Your Trusted Partner for Essential Equipment
& Industrial Gases
For over 70 years, General Distributing Company has served industries across Montana, delivering unparalleled value through industrial gas supply, reliable equipment, essential manufacturing and safety supplies, and expert support. Whether you're fabricating structural steel, running a critical medical facility, managing an industrial operation, or perfecting a craftsman's project, we are your single-source solution for high-quality products from the world's most trusted manufacturers with local service and application expertise, ensuring your business is more productive, efficient, and profitable.
FABRICATION
LABORATORY
AGRICULTURE
Oil & Gas
MINING
EDUCATION
MEDICAL
BEVERAGE
Professional Welding Supplies & High-Purity Gases
As a premier industrial gases, welding supplies, and equipment distributor, we ensure your team has the right tools and gases to meet the toughest demands. We build solid relationships with the best manufacturers to deliver products that offer the most value for the best price, backed by industry experts who help you find the perfect arc.
Core Offerings & Trusted Brands
We supply everything from the welder to the consumables, ensuring quality and performance on every job:
- Gases: Comprehensive gases for all welding applications.
- Welding Equipment: Gas and arc welders, multi-process welders for complex work, and mobile welding devices for field operations.
- Cutting Technology: Plasma cutting tables.
- Supplies: A full range of essential welding supplies and consumables.
Featured Manufacturers: Miller Electric, Hobart Filler Metals, Esab and Victor, Hypertherm, and many more industry leaders.
Essential Industrial Supplies & Operational Equipment
Efficiency in industrial environments demands reliability and durability. We supply high-quality industrial equipment, consumables, and accessories that your operation depends on daily. Our dedicated sales team is trained to analyze your operational needs, providing professional product and application recommendations that drive productivity and profitability.
Key Products for Industrial Success
From heavy machinery to daily consumables, we stock the tools that keep your business running smoothly, serving key industries including fabrication, oil and gas, and mining.
- Metalworking Machinery: Cut-off saws, magnetic drills, and metal forming tools.
- Welding Integration: MIG, TIG, and arc welding equipment, plasma cutters, and CNC plasma tables.
- Tools and Consumables: Power tools, welding rod, wire and consumables, and cleaning chemicals.
- Facility Safety & Air Quality: Safety equipment and air filtration systems.
Featured Manufacturers: Jet Tools, Champion Cutting Tools, MagSwitch, Marvel, ArcLight, Flexovit, Ellis Tools, Walter Tools, Makita, Wilton Tools, Hypertherm, Amada, and more.
High-Quality Fabrication Tools for Education & Trade
We are an authorized supplier dedicated to providing the highest quality tools for both trade professionals and educational institutions. We understand the specific needs of craftsmen, contractors, high schools, colleges, and universities, ensuring access to the latest products and training that enhance precision and safety.
Tools for Every Stage of the Fabrication Process
We offer a curated selection of tools and accessories that professionals and students rely on:
- Machinery: Saws, grinders, and sanders.
- Cutting and Shaping: Blades, router bits, hand planes, and chisels.
- Tools: Power tools, routers, and marking tools.
- Consumables and Safety: Abrasives, belts, and essential safety equipment.
Authorized Dealers for: JPW Industries, Denray, and SawStop.
Critical Medical Equipment & Safe Gas Distribution
In the medical industry, the stakes are the highest, and reliability is non-negotiable. Our mission is to provide the safest, most reliable equipment and best service to hospitals, home healthcare agencies, surgery centers, and medical offices. We are constantly improving our product lines to keep pace with evolving trends and technology, ensuring critical care is never compromised.
Essential Equipment & Reliable Medical Gas Solutions
Our medical experts deliver peace of mind through a comprehensive product and service portfolio:
- Gas Delivery Systems: Medical air and medical vacuum systems, medical bulk and gas manifold systems, and medical gas connections and custom hose assemblies.
- Patient Care Devices: Blenders, flow meters, oximeters, portable and stationary suction equipment, and stationary and portable oxygen concentrators.
- Regulators: Wall mount vacuum regulators and conserving devices.
Solutions for the Farm & Agricultural Industry
The Farm and Agriculture industry demands both rugged equipment for maintenance and specialized gases to ensure product quality and preservation. General Distributing is committed to serving this vital sector by delivering the right equipment, supplies, and technical gases. We take a solution-oriented approach, focusing on helping you maintain systems that slow bacterial growth, assure uniformity of temperature, and minimize spoilage and waste to keep up with demanding production cycles.
Key Products for Agriculture
We provide a combination of essential machinery for repair and maintenance alongside high-purity gases and products for specific processing needs:
- Dry Ice and Solvents: Dry ice pellets and bulk delivery, along with essential solvents like Ethanol and Isopropyl Alcohol.
- Monitoring: CO2 monitors and sensors.
- Safety and Protection: Safety products, gas apparatus, and respiratory protection.
- Specialty Agriculture Gases: Extraction-grade CO2, propane/butane blends (various ratios), butane, propane, and nitrogen for agricultural processes.
- Welding and Maintenance Gear: Full range of welding and plasma equipment, consumables, welding rod, wire, and industrial equipment and accessories.
Beverage Gases & Systems for Dispensing & Quality Control
For restaurants, micro-breweries, bars, and stadiums, the consistency and quality of draft beer, wine, and soda are critical. As a solution-oriented carbon dioxide supplier, we ensure perfect carbonation and dispense quality for your customers' favorite drinks, offering cost-effective and reliable bulk gas solutions with 24/7 service.
Core Offerings & Service Focus
We specialize in carbon dioxide applications and gas blending, providing a comprehensive system approach that ensures quality:
- Certified Beverage Grade CO2, available in cylinders ranging from 5 lb to bulk tanks.
- Custom Gas Blends: Customized mixtures of CO2 and nitrogen to protect beer quality, prevent flat beer, oxidation, and foaming, and maximize convenience.
- Dispensing Systems: Post-mix beverage systems, mixed gas systems for beer and wine dispensing, and engineered bulk CO2 systems for micro-breweries and brewpubs.
- Nitro Technology: Nitrogen gas, beverage gas blenders, and generators for specialty drinks like nitro brew coffee and nitro beers.
- pH Control for swimming pools.
- Service: 24-hour service, 365 days per year, to ensure your systems are always operational.
