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.
Steel mills work to reverse the recent steel price slump.
Steel and aluminum service center thyssenkrupp Materials Processing Europe has successfully certified 10 sites in Germany, France, Spain, Hungary, and Poland to the new IATF 16949:2016 standard. Marcus Wöhl, chairman of the management board, said, "Certification to IATF 16949 is an important step...
Betatype has collaborated with watchmaker Uniform Wares to design and develop a woven T5 titanium alloy watch strap using the laser powder bed fusion method of additive manufacturing (AM). The strap complements Uniform Wares’ new PreciDrive M-Line watch collection. The strap is made of more than...
Members of the United Steelworkers (USW) union have reached a tentative agreement with U. S. Steel on a new master agreement covering 16,000 workers at facilities across the country. The union's collective bargaining agreements with U. S. Steel expired on Sept. 1, but USW members agreed to work...
Material Sciences Corp. (MSC), a provider of electrogalvanizing, continuous coilcoating, laminating, acoustic composites, and supply chain management based in Canton, Mich., has announced that it has joined the National American Steel Alliance Inc. The alliance is a member-owned purchasing...
Hynes Industries, a manufacturer of precision-engineered roll formed shapes, strip steel, and flat wire products based in Youngstown, Ohio, has been awarded ISO 9001:2015 certification. Under previous ISO 9001 standards, Hynes has been ISO-certified for the last 13 years. To upgrade to this...
Brilex Industries Inc., Youngstown, Ohio, has announced the acquisition of the U.S. Shredder product line of parts and equipment. U.S. Shredder has been a supplier in the automobile shredding and scrap metal recycling industry for more than a decade. Brilex Industries provides engineering,...
Metal manufacturer Arconic has announced plans to sell its rolling mill in Nash, Texas, to Ta Chen Intl. The facility produces aluminum sheet and plate products for the aerospace, automotive, commercial transportation, and industrial markets. The transaction is scheduled to close by the end of...
Cincinnati Incorporated has released a new carbon fiber resin material for its SAAM (small area additive manufacturing) 3-D printing system. The new material is impact-resistant, lightweight, and has a very high strength-to-weight ratio. Carbon fiber reinforcement makes the material stiff and...
Alro Steel Corp., Jackson Mich., has acquired certain assets of metals distributor Sedalia Steel Supply, including Sedalia Steel Supply in Sedalia, Mo., and Camdenton Steel Supply in Camdenton, Mo.
Alro Steel distributes metals, industrial supplies, and plastics.
Superior Pipe Products LLC, a manufacturer of pipe products used in agriculture and municipal applications, will open a new facility in Lubbock, Texas. The $24 million project is expected to add 71 highly skilled jobs to the region over the next five years. The plant is expected to begin operations...
Braner USA, Schiller Park, Ill., has announced that Calstrip Industries, a multioperation ferrous and nonferrous flat-rolled coil and sheet distributor and processor, has placed an order for a Braner/Loopco Turret Head™ slitting and automatic slit coil packaging system for its new greenfield coil...
Sweden-based Sandvik, a developer and manufacturer of products in advanced stainless steels and special alloys, has launched the Track and Trace service app, which enables customers to keep track of their orders from just before shipping through to delivery. The app provides information about...
Primetals Technologies has received an order from Gerdau Special Steel North America, a producer of special bar steels, to modernize an existing electric arc furnace at its plant in Monroe, Mich. The facility also will be equipped with a new twin-ladle furnace and a new material handling system....
TimkenSteel Corp., Canton, Ohio, has named Kristopher R. Westbrooks as executive vice president and CFO to succeed Christopher J. Holding. Westbrooks was most recently with A. Schulman Inc., where he served as vice president, chief accounting officer, and corporate controller. Before that he served...
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.