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Associated Tube Group, a division of Samuel, Son & Co. Ltd., has received the General Motors (GM) Supplier Quality Excellence Award for the 2017 calendar year. This is the fifth year the company has received this distinction since 2012. The award is given to top-performing supplier manufacturing...
Steel service center Chicago Tube and Iron Co., Romeoville, Ill., has promoted Amanda Klimek to marketing manager – stainless and aluminum. She joined the company in June 2014 as a product specialist. Klimek has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Robert Morris University and a...
Sandvik Materials Technology has signed an agreement to divest its stainless wire business to Zapp Group, a Germany-based, family-owned supplier of advanced metal products. This completes the full scope of the divestment plan for the welding and stainless wire operations, initially announced on May...
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) has updated its Aluminum Extrusion Manual. Version 4.2 features previously unpublished content, as well as expanded and updated information. Available online, the manual is a reference resource to help product designers and engineers understand aluminum...
Shihang manufactures and supplies pipes, fittings, and flanges made from the cupro nickel C71500 (70/30) and cupro nickel C70600 (90/10). These corrosion-resistant pipes comprise copper and nickel as the main alloying elements, with a balanced chemical composition of other metal elements. The pipes...
Commodity Inside has published “A Strategic Outlook for the Global Seamless Pipe and Tube Market to 2028.” Available for a fee, the report highlights the oil and gas industry—one of the largest consumers of seamless tube and pipes, but with comparatively low demand for pipes over the past few...
Following U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum, Canada, Mexico, and European Union countries respond with their own tariffs on U.S. goods. Meanwhile, steel prices have stabilized, but further increases might be on the way.
Pittsburgh-based Kennametal Inc. has announced that Judith Bacchus, vice president and chief human resources and corporate relations officer, has been appointed to serve on the board of directors for Universal Stainless and Alloy Products Inc., a manufacturer of semifinished and finished specialty...
LIFT – Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow, a Manufacturing USA institute in Detroit, has named Nigel Francis as the CEO and executive director. He succeeds Chris Conrardy, who had been serving as the interim executive director since January. LIFT, operated by the American Lightweight Materials...
Cincinnati-based United Performance Metals (UPM) has achieved MCL-LCS approval from Pratt & Whitney UTC, which will allow UPM’s Budapest branch to begin providing LCS-certified materials to its European customer base. Pratt & Whitney is a provider of engines, propulsion systems, parts, and...
Armour Alloys has moved into a new head office and manufacturing plant in Cambridge, Ont.
The company is a provider of stainless steel and aluminum sheet, plate, and slit coil.
The Coalition of American Metal Manufacturers and Users (CAMMU) has announced that economist Laura Baughman of the Trade Partnership has updated her March 13 policy paper on the estimated impacts of the Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs. The updated version reflects the current situation of...
Material price fluctuations and increased competition present new opportunities for some metal fabricators. Continued uncertainty, however, remains a sticking point.
Flat-rolled aluminum manufacturer JW Aluminum has announced plans to expand its mill in Goose Creek, S.C., creating about 50 jobs.
The expansion will include the installation of new equipment to help increase production capacity and efficiency.
GTM Artisan Metal, a provider of laser cut metal panels, decorative screens, and custom artisan metal components in Huntingdon Valley, Pa., has appointed Imola Frei as architecture and design representative. Frei has more than 15 years of experience in interior architecture and design. She...
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.