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.
May was a good-news month for Sintavia LLC, a vertically integrated producer of additively manufactured metal parts for the aerospace and defense industry. The company announced that it had entered into a joint venture with Howco Group, and it held the grand opening of its new facility. Sintavia...
Sintavia announced last month that it had formed a joint venture with Howco Group to 3D-print metal parts for the oil and gas sector. Howco, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Corp., is a global distributor of raw materials and turnkey components used by oil and gas companies. The joint venture...
Tramont Mfg., a Milwaukee-based producer of diesel fuel tanks, enclosures, trailer tanks, and walkways for the standby power industry, has acquired Compo Steel Products. Compo is continuing operations as Motive Energy, a division of Tramont Mfg., at its current location less than a mile from...
Headwall Partners LLC, Greenwich, Conn., an independent corporate finance and strategic advisory firm focused on the steel and metals industry, has published the "Headwall 2019 Annual Steel & Metals Growth Survey.” The survey summarizes the perspectives of senior steel sector executives who have...
Atlanta-based Reibus Intl., an independent, web-enabled marketplace for buying and selling industrial metals, has acquired all of the assets of Blue Steel LLC, d/b/a Metalmixx, an online platform that facilitates the purchase and sale of excess carbon steel. Reibus will transition Metalmixx...
Material Sciences Corp., Canton, Mich., has announced the acquisition of Alum-A-Fold Pacific Inc. The Los Angeles-area company produces specialty coated metals engineered to address aesthetic, architectural, and corrosion needs for such end markets as building products, packaging, and consumer...
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA has installed a new, 14-ft.-long car bottom air furnace. Surveyed in accordance with AMS2750 Rev E, it is uniform within ±10 degrees F (Class 2). With a working zone measuring 60 in. wide by 54 in. high by 168 in. long, the furnace can handle work loads up to 30,000...
Rolled Alloys, Temperance, Mich., has announced the retirement of Joan Klebba after 62 years in its accounting department.
Klebba began her career in 1957 at the company’s original Detroit location, where it was founded three years earlier.
Scrap isn’t a cost center; it’s an overlooked revenue center. And many operations could get more revenue from their scrap than they currently do.
United Performance Metals (UPM), a metals distributor in Hamilton, Ohio, has received a MANNY Award and has been recognized as a Best Place to Work by Cincy magazine. Manufacturers from the Cincinnati area received awards in five categories: Best Place to Work, New Product Development/Innovation,...
Lightweight construction with mixed steel-aluminum compounds is a major topic in the automotive industry. To reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions in the shipping industry, such mixed compounds also are being used increasingly in shipbuilding. With these, however, completely different material...
Scientists from the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) MISIS have developed a way to strengthen aluminum-based composite materials. Doping aluminum melt with nickel and lanthanum, the scientists created a material combining features of both composite materials and standard alloys:...
Zyp Coatings Inc. has released Seize-Stop, a nonmetallic antiseize formulated with highly lubricating oil and powder lubricants. It provides antiseize protection in industrial applications that do not allow metal-containing products. The antiseize can be used with most metals, including plain...
Paul Nathanson, spokesperson for the Coalition of American Metal Manufacturers and Users (CAMMU), has issued the following statement on the agreement to end U.S. Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada and Mexico. “The Coalition welcomes the agreement to remove the Section 232 steel and...
London-based S&P Global Platts, an independent provider of information, analytics, and benchmark prices for the commodities and energy markets, has announced the winners of its Global Metals Awards. The awards recognize companies for their exemplary performance in 14 categories of steel, metals,...
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 subscriptionIn this episode of The Fabricator Podcast, Caleb Chamberlain, co-founder and CEO of OSH Cut, discusses his company’s...
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.