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The International Titanium Association (ITA), Eastlake, Colo., has announced Russell Gordon Sherman as the recipient of its 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award. Sherman developed alloys and heat-treating protocols for the titanium industry and pioneered the high-volume production of titanium aerospace...
Tampa, Fla.-based McNichols Co., a supplier of perforated metal, expanded metal, wire mesh, designer metals, gratings, and flooring products, has announced its certification to ISO 9001:2015 standards. This latest version of ISO 9001 puts greater emphasis on leadership engagement and assists...
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC), Wauconda, Ill., and the Aluminum Extruders Fair Trade Committee (AEFTC) applaud the U.S. Custom and Border Protection’s preliminary decision to impose interim measures on importers Sun Bright Intl. Corp. and Fair Importing Corp. for participating in a scheme...
Chicago-based metals and logistics company Union Partners has acquired Contractors Steel, a steel service center that serves North America from five locations in the Midwest. Contractors Steel maintains more than 100,000 tons of carbon and structural plate, beams, pipe, tube, angles, and channels...
Grand Steel Products Inc., a flat-rolled steel service center and steel distributor located in Wixom, Mich., has named Michael Barnett as president/COO. A graduate of Western Michigan University with a degree in finance and economics, Barnett joined the company in early 2006 and has overseen the...
NISCO, a joint venture of China-based companies Fosun Intl. and Nanjing Iron and Steel Group, has announced that a joint NISCO-UK Research Institute will be established at the University of Leicester in the Department of Engineering. The joint venture will support the center for an initial period...
The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), has presented the Automotive Excellence Award to Honda Motor Co. for its advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) innovations in the 2018 Honda Odyssey. Nic Goldsberry, senior body design...
U.S. companies affected by the Trump administration’s steel and aluminum tariffs and Chinese goods tariffs don’t feel like they are being heard. In the meantime, hot-rolled coil prices appear to have ended their recent climb.
Sweden-based Sandvik has divested its 50 percent stake in Fagersta Stainless wire rod mill, a joint venture between Sandvik Materials Technology and Outokumpu.
Outokumpu will take full ownership of Fagersta Stainless.
Novelis Inc., a provider of aluminum rolling and recycling, has begun construction of a $300 million automotive aluminum sheet manufacturing facility in Guthrie, Ky. The plant, with an annual nameplate capacity of more than 220,000 tons, will begin producing automotive aluminum in 2020. The...
Solar Mfg., Souderton, Pa., recently shipped a large, horizontal, front-loading vacuum furnace to a titanium manufacturer and fabricator located in the Midwest. The furnace includes a molybdenum-shielded hot zone and heating elements, with a work zone size of 54 by 54 by 144 in. and a weight...
Apple has partnered with aluminum producers Alcoa Corp. and Rio Tinto Aluminum, as well as the governments of Canada and Quebec, to collectively invest a combined $144 million in future R&D to commercialize patented technology that eliminates direct greenhouse gas emissions from the traditional...
Osceola, Ark.-based Big River Steel’s CEO Dave Stickler recently attended the “Artificial Intelligence for American Industry” summit hosted by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Stickler was in attendance as part of the discussions on how industries are adopting AI...
Nucor Corp. has announced it will build a galvanizing line at its sheet mill in Arkansas. The $240 million line, with an annual capacity of about 500,000 tons, is expected to be operational in the first half of 2021. This project complements the $230 million investment currently underway to...
General Magnaplate Corp., Linden, N.J., has entered an exclusive license agreement with U.K.-based Poeton Industries Ltd. for the Apticote A20X™ surface enhancement process used for treating A20X aluminum alloy. Developed and patented by Aeromet Intl. Ltd, a U.K.-based aerospace casting supplier,...
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.