Kloeckner Metals relocates in Illinois

Kloeckner Metals Corp.’s flat-rolled division, a metal distribution company located in Chicago, has moved to a new, 106,000-sq.-ft. facility in University Park, Ill.

The expansion includes the addition of a 72-in. slitter and a cut-to-length line with multiple cassettes for processing heavy- and light-gauge material, as well as new crane equipment to handle mill coils up to 60,000 lbs. Precision controls and software have been added to existing equipment to help ensure close-tolerance cut-to-length and slitting.

The firm also has expanded the variety of metal products it offers, including aluminum and stainless steel products used in the architectural, food equipment, and appliance industries.