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A Canadian artist discovers welding and gets creative with scrap metal.
Bilsing Automation has introduced its next-generation, ultrahigh-modulus, pitch-based carbon fiber composite tooling. According to the company, it features 15 percent stiffer fibers for increased strength and reduced deflection. The carbon fiber tooling provides 3.5 times the stiffness of steel...
Canton, Ohio-based TimkenSteel Corp., a provider of tailored steel products including large alloy steel bars and seamless mechanical tubing, as well as supply chain and steel services, has announced plans to close its Material Services facility in Houston in Q1 2020. The 100,000-sq.-ft. operation...
In a letter to the Senate Finance Committee, a coalition of U.S. metalworkers and members of other manufacturing sectors have reignited pressure to put an end to the ongoing Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs.
Discount Steel, with facilities in Minneapolis and Fort Worth, Texas, has announced it has changed its name to Coremark Metals. The company provides metals, fabrication and design services, and hardware to commercial buyers, manufacturers, creators, and...
Mills announced an $80/ton price hike in late October and early November. Will they be able to collect that increase? It doesn’t look promising.
Auto/Steel Partnership, Southfield, Mich., has announced the 25 winners of its Award of Excellence for 2019. The award recognizes steel producers and automakers that demonstrate innovation through collaboration. Award selections were based on A/SP project work conducted in 2018 and voted on by the...
Structural steel fabricator Metals Fabrication Co. is building a 29,240-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility on its campus in Airway Heights, Wash. The plant will house welding and fitment equipment, as well as materials receiving, storage, and shipping, reports The Spokesman-Review. The facility is...
Keystone Engineering, a manufacturer of space-flight systems and vehicles, discovers 3D printing can help it make components more efficiently than using conventional manufacturing processes while meeting crucial strength and weight targets.
Shape Corp., based in Grand Haven, Mich., has been named by SSAB as the winner of the 20th international Swedish Steel Prize. The award recognizes the company’s groundbreaking use of martensitic steel in a 3D-formed tube for automotive roof rail applications. “With great skill, Shape Corp. has...
Buehler, ITW Test & Measurement GmbH offers the fully automatic, All-in-One Wilson VH3100 hardness tester. This Vickers/Knoop system can meet almost any requirement in automated micro to macro hardness testing, according to the manufacturer. The unit includes DiaMet Enterprise hardness testing...
A thermoplastic 3D printer allows fabricators to quickly and affordably make everything from standard-size clamps and closures to custom gauge fingers and form tools.
Jackson, Tenn.-based Novus Advanced Mfg., a manufacturer of steel frame components and accessories for commercial and residential construction, has announced plans for a $2 million expansion at its manufacturing facility in St. Joseph, Tenn. The expansion is expected to create 174 jobs over the...
Precision Marshall Steel, a supplier of prefinished tool steels, has purchased the assets of DB&S Steel Corp., Beaver Falls, Pa. Under terms of the agreement, Precision Marshall will integrate DB&S’s production equipment into its Washington, Pa., headquarters. Precision Marshall will also provide...
Solar Atmospheres Inc., Hermitage, Pa., has announced that Bob Hill, president of Solar Atmospheres of Western PA, has received the M. Lance Miller Legend Award in recognition of his leadership and lifetime commitment to the heat-treating industry and Metal Treating Institute. Hill’s...
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.