The Association of Metal Processors and Distributors (AMPD) serves the needs of professionals in the steel distribution industry.
Follow the link below to find an AMPD member steel supplier near you.
Mundelein, Ill.-based Sheet Metal Supply has hired Joe Wanner as a regional sales manager. The 20-year veteran of residential and commercial construction holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering and an MBA in business ownership. Sheet Metal Supply Ltd. is a fabricator/supplier of...
Haas Metal Eng., a provider of structural steel and custom metal fabrication, has announced plans to expand in Topeka, Kan., beginning in late 2020. The $6 million expansion is expected to create up to 167 jobs. The first phase will add 36,000 sq. ft. and new equipment to the company’s paint shop...
DI Labs offers a broad range of 3D printing choices, including SLA, DLS, FFF/FDM, MJF, and metal, along with a new finishing technology.
Steel demand is down, but steelmaking capacity continues to grow in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic. That seems to be a recipe for disaster for steel companies. But it could mean downward pressure on prices, which is good news for metal fabricators.
In addition to printing masks and other PPE, 3D Systems is working to speed production of the swabs used to test patients for COVID-19.
The installation of additively manufactured metal components in cars and trucks has been limited by the industry’s need to mass-produce parts, but AM is slowly making inroads.
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) has announced the death of James Sanderson, a past chairman of AEC’s International Aluminum Extrusion Technology (ET) Seminar and longtime Kaiser Aluminum employee, on April 19, 2020. Sanderson started his career with Kaiser Aluminum in 1970 as a hot mill...
Paperless Parts, an ITAR-compliant, cloud-based platform for manufacturing, has announced its partnership with Online Metals. Through this partnership, Paperless Parts will combine its understanding of how part geometry drives materials selection with Online Metals’ instant materials pricing to...
Bossier City, La.-based McElroy Metal recently supplied 22-ga. coil for the Clear Lake Recreation and Wellness Center, an 81,000-sq.-ft. facility on the campus of the University of Houston-Clear Lake. MCT Sheet Metal of Katy, Texas, handled the fabrication and installation of metal products on the...
Users of generative design software enter design parameters such as size, weight, manufacturing method, and cost constraints, then artificial intelligence generates design options based on their input.
TRUMPF and Heraeus Amloy have begun working together on the 3D printing of amorphous metals, also known as metallic glasses. Their goal is to establish the printing of amorphous parts as a standard production method on the shop floor by improving process and cost efficiencies. In this...
Collaborators Lincoln Electric Additive Solutions and Oak Ridge National Laboratories provide an overview of large-scale wire-arc additive manufacturing.
The steel market is growing softer by the day, but it’s not as bad as it was during the Great Recession. In fact, the rebound from this COVID-19-induced downturn might be pretty dramatic.
An Ontario supplier of educational products mobilizes makers to 3D-print ‘tens of thousands’ of face shields for health-care workers.
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC), Wauconda, Ill., has presented Dan Dunn, sales director for Castool Tooling Solutions in Uxbridge, Ont., with the AEC Volunteer of the Year Award in recognition of his excellent service, contributions, and achievements as an AEC volunteer. Dunn has served on the...
The Fabricator is North America's leading magazine for the metal forming and fabricating industry. The magazine delivers the news, technical articles, and case histories that enable fabricators to do their jobs more efficiently. The Fabricator has served the industry since 1970.
start your free subscriptionAfter Ludlow Manufacturing Inc. (LMI) received The Fabricator's 2024 Industry Award, Todd Ludlow, founder and president of the...
The Association of Metal Processors and Distributors (AMPD) serves the needs of professionals in the steel distribution industry.
Follow the link below to find an AMPD member steel supplier near you.