The Association of Metal Processors and Distributors (AMPD) serves the needs of professionals in the steel distribution industry.
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Detroit-based LIFT—Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow, a Manufacturing USA institute, has released reports highlighting employment trends, top jobs, and required skills in advanced manufacturing through Q3 2018 for Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. According to the reports, in...
Acciaieria Arvedi S.p.A., an Italian steel producer, has issued U.K.-based Primetals Technologies the final acceptance certificate for a new electric arc furnace. The furnace was installed in the Cremona Steel Works. The production capacity is 1.4 million metric tons of crude steel per annum. The...
Welding digitalization provider Kemppi and global steel company SSAB have integrated their cloud-based WeldEye and SmartSteel platforms to streamline base material information handling in welding production. The results of the pilot now are available for all companies that currently are using both...
Andes Coil Processors LLC has added a 0.250- by 10-in. edging and conditioning/correction line to its Gary, Ind., toll processing facility. With the addition of this new edging capability, Andes Coil Midwest expands its ability to process custom material. It can provide full round, round, deburred,...
Novelis Inc., an Atlanta-based aluminum roller and recycler, has announced a partnership with Impression Technologies to explore ways to increase the broader adoption of aluminum through the hot stamping process. Impression Technologies has the exclusive rights to Hot Form Quench (HFQ®), a...
The United Steelworkers (USW) has announced that the union has reached tentative agreements on new contracts with ArcelorMittal USA on behalf of about 15,000 workers at 14 of the company's U.S. locations. Subject to a vote by the membership of 13 local unions, the proposed four-year agreement would...
Commercial Metals Co., Irving, Texas, has completed the acquisition of 33 rebar fabrication facilities and several steel mills from Gerdau S.A., a producer of long and specialty steel products. The steel mills are located in Knoxville, Tenn.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Sayreville, N.J.; and Rancho...
Novelis Inc., an aluminum rolling and recycling company in Atlanta, has announced plans to establish a global network of Customer Solution Centers (CSCs) to accelerate collaboration between Novelis and automakers for the next generation of vehicle design. Novelis will work with OEMs to determine...
MSC Smart Steel® from Material Sciences Corp., Canton, Mich., is one of 35 finalists for the 2019 Automotive News PACE Awards. The award honors automotive suppliers for advanced levels of technical achievement, superior innovation, and business excellence. MSC Smart Steel is a multilayer steel...
Sheet metal manufacturer Studco Building Systems has announced plans to add 56,000 sq. ft. to its North American operations in Webster, N.Y., doubling the size of its current facility to increase production of steel stud framing components. The expansion is expected to create up to 18 new jobs in...
In 2019 the German Economics Ministry is organizing Hannover Messe's inaugural summit on lightweight construction. The summit for political, industry, and R&D leaders, which will be held April 2, will look at lightweight design and construction as competitive factors. Germany’s Federal Minister...
Langley Alloys has been appointed by Sandvik Materials Technology as a preferred partner for the distribution of duplex and super-duplex stainless steels to the NAFTA region. The companies have been partners in the U.K. market since September 2017. Langley operates a warehouse in Conroe, Texas,...
JW Aluminum, a manufacturer of flat-rolled aluminum, is investing $8.5 million to install a new tension leveling and slitting line at its Goose Creek, S.C., facility. The new coil processing equipment is being custom built by Red Bud Industries and Machine Concepts. Installation will begin in Q3...
Philadelphia-based Carpenter Technology Corp. has acquired LPW Technology Ltd., a developer and supplier of metal powders and powder life cycle management systems to the additive manufacturing industry. LPW is based in the U.K., with additional processing operations near Pittsburgh. Carpenter is a...
London-based Primetals Technologies has received an order from Chinese steel producer Heyuan Derun Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. to supply an EAF Quantum electric arc furnace and a ladle furnace for its reinforcing steel plant in Heyuan, Guangdong -rovince. The furnace is designed to handle scrap steel of...
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.