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Houston-based steel plate distributor Ranger Steel Services LP has hired Claus Gundlach as CEO. He succeeds President Jeff McPherson, who has left the company after a 39-year career. Gundlach has about 40 years of experience in the steel industry. He spent 20 years with Kloeckner & Co International...
Cleveland-based metals service center Olympic Steel Inc. has promoted Lauren A. Sulla to general manager, Detroit division. She joined the company’s Detroit office in 2008, serving most recently as manager, purchasing and materials management for the Detroit division. She has a bachelor’s...
Braidy Industries Inc., an Ashland, Ky.-based manufacturer of metals for the global transportation and defense industries, has named Thomas Modrowski as president of its subsidiary, Braidy Atlas. Modrowski, who has served as executive vice president of construction for Braidy Industries since June...
Chicago Tube and Iron Co., Romeoville, Ill., has promoted Denise Vaughan to the role of sales manager for the Cleveland division. She joined the division in 2016 as an account manager. Vaughan attended the University of Akron and The Ohio State University. She has 20 years of experience in metals...
Bull Moose Tube, a St. Louis-based manufacturer of steel pipe and tube, has announced the election of Andy Kaempfer, senior applications engineer – fire protection systems, to the American Fire Sprinkler Association’s (AFSA’s) Manufacturers/Suppliers Council. Kaempfer will serve a two-year...
Boston Metal has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures with participation from Prelude Ventures and The Engine. This funding accelerates the first industrial-scale deployments of Boston Metal’s molten oxide electrolysis (MOE) technology for the...
VIBA, a motorcycle manufacturer and design studio in France, teamed up with German additive manufacturing company SLM Solutions to use 3D printing to create an innovative aluminum fuel tank with an internal honeycomb design and other parts for a limited-series minibike inspired by the Honda Monkey.
Fontana, Calif.-based flat-rolled steel producer California Steel Industries (CSI) has contracted with Primetals Technologies, London, for two electrical and automation projects for its 86-in. hot strip mill, to be completed by mid-2022, and #2 continuous galvanizing line, scheduled for a mid-2020...
Chemcoaters, a coil coater and manufacturer of proprietary coating chemistries, has acquired Eco Green Coatings, making it a wholly owned subsidiary. Both companies are located in Gary, Ind. Eco Green Coatings is the creator of InterReactive® coatings and the developer of InterCoat® Chemguard, a...
Chicago Tube and Iron Co., a steel service center in Romeoville, Ill., has announced the promotion of Melissa Conner to corporate credit manager. She joined the company in 2008, working in the credit department for 10 years as a senior credit analyst before being promoted to assistant credit...
Cleveland-based metals service center Olympic Steel Inc. has promoted Lauren A. Sulla to general manager, Detroit division. She joined the company’s Detroit office in 2008, most recently serving as manager, purchasing and materials management for the Detroit division. Sulla has a bachelor’s...
Charlotte, N.C.-based Nucor Corp. has announced plans to build a plate mill in the midwestern U.S. The board of directors has approved an investment of $1.35 billion to build the mill, which is expected to be fully operational in 2022 and capable of producing 1.2 million tons per year of steel...
Metal service center Eastern Metal Supply (EMS), Charlotte, N.C., has announced that EMS Texas is opening a 93,000-sq.-ft. facility in Dallas in January 2019. This facility will act as the distribution center for greater DFW and northern Texas. Additionally, EMS North Carolina is relocating its...
Cleveland-based Olympic Steel Inc., a national metals service center, has acquired the assets of McCullough Industries Inc., Kenton, Ohio, a manufacturer of self-dumping hoppers used in a variety of industrial applications. The products will continue to be manufactured in Kenton by the existing...
XJet Ltd., a provider of solutions for metal and ceramic additive manufacturing applications, recently began offering a new ceramic material ─ alumina. The company, based in Rehovot, Israel, said alumina was chosen for development because of its wide use as a technical ceramic and “market...
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.