The Association of Metal Processors and Distributors (AMPD) serves the needs of professionals in the steel distribution industry.
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Continuous fiber materials counter a drawback of AM: anisotropy, or the tendency of an object to exhibit different mechanical properties along different axes.
United Performance Metals, a global distributor of high-performance specialty metals, has achieved ISO 13485:2016 certification, allowing its South Windsor, Conn., branch to provide materials and processing services for the medical industry. This location now holds three separate quality management...
Specialty building products manufacturer Construction Specialties Inc. (CS), Lebanon, N.J., has acquired Platform Mfg. Group LLC, a steel fabrication company based in Melissa, Texas. Platform’s product portfolio includes balconies, bridges, and patented modular stair systems. While working...
Kloeckner Metals Corp., a steel and metal service center in Roswell, Ga., has promoted Andrea Moseley to CFO. She succeeds Kirk Johnson, who retired March 31. Moseley joined the company in 2002 and served most recently as executive vice president of finance. Before that she was head of governance...
Alucoil North America LLC, Manning, S.C., recently supplied 74,764 sq. ft. of aluminum composite material (ACM) for the renovation and expansion of the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center in Charleston, W.Va. Shaffner Heaney Associates of South Bend, Ind., installed the 3- by 15-ft. panels...
Masury, Ohio-based Specialty Strip & Oscillating Inc., a supplier of oscillated and ribbon-wound prime steel coils, has named Krissy von Philp as vice president. She previously served as COO at KDA Inc. and has been a real estate agent for Real Living Realty Group for more than 12 years. Von Philp...
COVID-19 has wrecked the economies across the world. Manufacturers are waiting to see if, and as a result, steel prices remain stable—for the time being.
The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), Chicago, has canceled the 2020 NASCC: The Steel Conference, which had been scheduled for April 22-24 in Atlanta, because of the coronavirus threat. AISC plans to refund all attendees’ registration fees. “The hotel and hospitality industry is...
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC), Chicago, the organizer of the Twelfth International Aluminum Technology Seminar & Exposition – ET ’20, has announced it has postponed the event, with a goal of rescheduling later in 2020. For those that have already registered for the event, reserved...
The Harris Products Group, a provider of equipment and alloys used in brazing, soldering, welding, cutting, heating, and gas control, has introduced a new corporate video that presents the company’s heritage. The firm was founded as The Harris Calorific Co. in 1899, when John Harris invented the...
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), Southfield, Mich., has appointed Michael Davenport as executive director of the Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP). He succeeds John Catterall, who recently became the vice president of the automotive program for AISI representing steel producer members at...
Advances in data analytics reveal that there’s more to materials purchasing than the price per ton of metal.
Rolled Alloys, Fairfield, Ohio, a supplier of stainless steels, nickel, cobalt, and titanium alloys, has expanded its processing capabilities with the addition of an Andritz Herr-Voss Stamco coil line. With the machine, the company can process material from 0.020 to 0.125 in. thick. The line can...
TCI Precision Metals, a family-owned precision manufacturer producing close-tolerance blanks from aluminum, stainless steel, and other alloys, has installed a Schelling fm8 precision plate saw at its facility in Gardena, Calif. The saw can cut aluminum and other nonferrous metals up to 6 in. thick...
Automatic Feed Co. has introduced heavy-gauge straighteners designed for processing thick steel for applications such as truck and automotive frames, wheels, and other heavy vehicle components. With a bridge load of 1.2 million lbs., these machines can process coiled steel material at widths up to...
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.