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APWorks, a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus, has formed a partnership with Toyal, a developer of aluminum-based products, to accelerate the production and distribution of its patented aluminum alloy, Scalmalloy. The aluminum-magnesium-scandium alloy, developed specifically for additive...
DBM Global Inc., Phoenix, a family of companies providing fully integrated structural and steel construction services and an operating subsidiary of HC2 Holdings Inc., has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Mountain States Steel Inc. (MSS), a structural steel fabricator in Lindon,...
The Metals Service Center Institute, Rolling Meadows, Ill., has streamlined its board of directors, reducing the maximum number of directors by 60 percent and creating four official standing committees responsible for audit, compensation, finance, and governance/nominating. “Our new, modern board...
Rigaku Analytical Devices has introduced the KT-100S hand-held laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) metal analyzer for alloy identification in industrial environments. According to the company, this product is an upgrade to the previously released KT-100 LIBS analyzer. The new unit expands...
Hamilton, Ohio-based specialty metals distributor United Performance Metals has announced the expansion of its Hartford, Conn., facility. An additional 10,000 sq. ft. will be adjoined to the current building, bringing the total square footage to 58,000. The firm currently operates nine locations...
Madison Chemical offers Compound RP-99S, a water-based rust preventive for use on ferrous and copper metals. Applied to previously cleaned parts by immersion, manual spray, or recirculated spray methods, the product leaves a nearly invisible, dry-to-the-touch film that provides short-term indoor...
The arrival of a new presidential administration caused many to think that it would crack down on certain types of imported steel. Tough talk led steel imports to spike, and lack of action has helped to maintain recent levels of import activity.
According to the report "Ultra-High Strength Steel Market by Type (Dual Phase, Complex Phase, Multiphase, Martensitic, Transformation-Induced Plasticity), End-Use Industry (Automotive and Aerospace & Defense), and Region - Global Forecast to 2022," published by India-based MarketsandMarkets™, the...
U. S. Steel Tubular Products Inc., Spring, Texas, a subsidiary of United States Steel Corp., has announced that Ryan M. Lance, chairman/CEO of ConocoPhillips, is the recipient of the Chief Roughneck Award for 2017. Lance is a petroleum engineer with 32 years of oil and natural gas industry...
Pittsburgh-based United States Steel Corp. has announced that Suzanne Rich Folsom, general counsel, chief compliance officer and senior vice president government affairs, will resign from the company effective Dec. 29, 2017. Folsom joined the company in 2014. She was instrumental in leading the...
ABC Metals Inc., a precision slitter and distributor of primarily nonferrous alloys, has acquired the assets of International Metals Processing LLC (IMP), a toll processor of coils and sheets of steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and bronze. IMP’s 86,400-sq.-ft. facility in Indianapolis offers...
Metal additive manufacturing promises to change the way that people look at metal part design, and small manufacturing companies don't have to be left out of this new adventure.
Bridger Steel Inc., a manufacturer of metal panel systems for roofing, siding, and interior applications, has signed a lease with the Port of Kalama in southwest Washington for 30,000 sq. ft. of office and warehouse space and another 10,000-sq.-ft. covered area for loading trucks. The facility is...
TimkenSteel, a provider of customized alloy steel products and services, has brought online a $40 million quench-and-temper facility at its Gambrinus Steel Plant in Canton, Ohio, bringing the company's total annual thermal-treatment capacity to 500,000 process tons. The quench-and-temper facility...
McNichols Co., a supplier and fabricator of perforated and expanded metals, wire mesh, and gratings, has opened its 19th metals service center. The 21,000-sq.-ft. facility in Draper, Utah, brings the company’s total operational square footage to 725,000. The new facility maintains an inventory 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 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.