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.
Buehler, ITW Test & Measurement GmbH offers the fully automatic, All-in-One Wilson VH3100 hardness tester. This Vickers/Knoop system can meet almost any requirement in automated micro to macro hardness testing, according to the manufacturer. The unit includes DiaMet Enterprise hardness testing...
A thermoplastic 3D printer allows fabricators to quickly and affordably make everything from standard-size clamps and closures to custom gauge fingers and form tools.
Jackson, Tenn.-based Novus Advanced Mfg., a manufacturer of steel frame components and accessories for commercial and residential construction, has announced plans for a $2 million expansion at its manufacturing facility in St. Joseph, Tenn. The expansion is expected to create 174 jobs over the...
Precision Marshall Steel, a supplier of prefinished tool steels, has purchased the assets of DB&S Steel Corp., Beaver Falls, Pa. Under terms of the agreement, Precision Marshall will integrate DB&S’s production equipment into its Washington, Pa., headquarters. Precision Marshall will also provide...
Solar Atmospheres Inc., Hermitage, Pa., has announced that Bob Hill, president of Solar Atmospheres of Western PA, has received the M. Lance Miller Legend Award in recognition of his leadership and lifetime commitment to the heat-treating industry and Metal Treating Institute. Hill’s...
Direct Metals, an international steel service center with locations in Kennesaw, Ga., and Waukegan, Ill., has added value-added fabrication processes to its line of specialty metals, which includes wire mesh, perforated metal, expanded metal, bar grating, safety grating, and architectural metal....
The Quintus Flexform fluid cell press uses hydroforming technology, employing extremely high hydraulic pressure against a flexible rubber diaphragm to shape sheet material against a single tool half. The process enables the forming of a variety of geometric shapes out of sheet metal alloys from...
Demand is down. Scrap prices are down. The business environment is uncertain. U.S. steel mills can’t do much but watch prices continue to fall.
Chicago-based EVRAZ North America, a producer of engineered steel products for the rail, energy, and industrial end markets, has reached a long-term agreement with Xcel Energy and Lightsource BP to develop a 240-MW solar facility in Pueblo, Colo. Lightsource BP will finance, build, own, and operate...
Steeltec has developed Xtreme Performance (XTP®) thermomechanical treatment for steel. It imparts a fine-grained steel microstructure and improved material properties without the need for alloying elements or additional heat treatment, reports the company. Using this technology, the manufacturer...
3D printers, like multitasking lathes and 5-axis machining centers, are expensive, but they bring us one step closer to the “Done in One” manufacturing concept.
So much time, effort, and brainpower go into managing the effects of volatile steel material prices. Imagine the innovation if that energy was spent towards basic R&D, product development, or other forms of business development.
Mahr Inc., a Providence, R.I., provider of dimensional metrology systems, has announced its new “Step Up to the Latest Technology” trade-in program. Running through the end of 2019, the program lets users turn in older products to receive up to $8,000 off new Mahr measuring equipment. The...
Value-added steel processor Worthington Industries Inc., Columbus, Ohio, has acquired Heidtman Steel Products Inc.’s pickling and slitting facility located in Cleveland. The 278,000-sq.-ft. plant, located adjacent to the ArcelorMittal steel mill, includes pickling and slitting of hot-rolled...
Hardfacing is a process in which a tougher metal is applied to a base metal. It’s typically used in repairing equipment, such as backhoe buckets.
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.