When you’re welding, you may think a lot about your welding torch, your safety gear and the metal you’re joining, but you may not think too much about the surface you’re welding on. That means you’re not thinking about cast-iron platen tables — but you should be. Cast-iron platen tables have remained one of the best welding surfaces for over 75 years. How many other things, in the world of metal fabrication or outside it, can you say that about?