The Association of Metal Processors and Distributors (AMPD) serves the needs of professionals in the steel distribution industry.
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The Department of Commerce (DOC) has issued its final determination in the 5050 aluminum alloy circumvention case against Zhongwang and other exporters. The DOC has upheld its preliminary determination that heat-treated 5050-grade aluminum alloy—regardless of producer, exporter or importer—is...
Ferritic and austenitic stainless steel can be challenging materials for metal fabricators to work with. Learn about austenitic and ferritic stainless steels here.
SMS group has received an order to supply a heat-to-coat line with an annual capacity of 500,000 tons for Nucor Steel Gallatin in Ghent, Ky. The U-shaped line includes a turbulence pickling system, an X-Pro® laser welding machine, an inductive heating system, FOEN galvanizing equipment, and a...
Steel service center Heidtman Steel Products Inc. has purchased two 17-roll Bradbury Auto-Selective™ hydraulic levelers to be installed in its push/pull pickling lines in Butler, Ind., and Granite City, Ill. Each line can level material thicknesses from 0.250 to 0.050 in. and features patented...
Beckers Group has launched a tool to quantify the sustainability of its coating products. The Beckers SI app is designed for architects, designers, building planners, and steelmakers who want to work with green materials without compromising the design. For different applications such as roofing or...
Braidy Industries, a producer of aluminum roll and sheet in Ashland, Ky., has announced its board of directors. Dr. Michael E. Porter is an economist, Harvard professor, and leader of Harvard University’s Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness. The author of 19 books, he has received the...
Constellium’s Van Buren, Mich., plant has delivered its 10 millionth part to Ford Motor Company. A provider of aluminum structural components for the Ford F-150 and Super Duty trucks, the plant also will supply the new Ford Expedition starting in fall 2017. The facility was expanded in 2015 to...
Klein Steel Service, Rochester, N.Y., has received recognition as Best Steel Service Center in USA in American Metal Market’s (AMM’s) Steel Excellence Awards. According to AMM, Klein Steel embodies best-in-class practices as measured by global standards. The awards recognize world-class...
Pittsburgh-based Alcoa Corp. has announced plans to restart three of five potlines at its Warrick Operations aluminum smelter near Evansville, Ind. The process to restart the three lines, with 177,900 tons of annual capacity, is expected to be complete in Q2 2018. The Warrick rolling mill produces...
United Performance Metals has added a new edging line at its Hamilton, Ohio, headquarters. The existing edging line and 12-in. slitting equipment from the Ohio facility have been transferred to the West Coast branch in La Mirada, Calif., allowing slitting and edging capabilities in both facilities....
The International Fair Trade Alliance (IFTA), Wauconda, Ill., has announced that it opposes tariffs or other restrictions on the import of primary aluminum into the U.S. Instead, IFTA calls on the Trump administration to curb directly illegal imports of Chinese semifabricated aluminum products. The...
NanoSteel® has launched its first product for the laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing process. BLDRmetal™ L-40 is a case-hardening steel powder that provides high hardness and ductility (case hardness greater than70 HRC, 10+ percent core elongation) and prints on standard commercial...
London-based Primetals Technologies and Kappa Filter Systems, Steyr, Austria, have announced plans to cooperate on the R&D, sales, and marketing of dedusting systems for the iron and steel industry. A key feature of the systems will be Kappa’s patented Zeron large fabric filter. The solid...
Chicago Tube & Iron, based in Romeoville, Ill., has promoted Ron Chalos to general manager of CTI Indianapolis, effective July 1. Chalos joined the company in 2015 as the assistant general manager of CTI Indianapolis. Before that he worked in sales and management for Allied Tube & Conduit. He has a...
Carpenter Technology Corp., a producer and distributor of specialty alloys, powder metals, and specialty wire for additive manufacturing (AM) in Philadelphia, and Samuel, Son & Co., a Mississauga, Ont.-based provider of metal manufacturing, processing, and distribution services, have announced a...
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.