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thyssenkrupp Materials North America Inc., Southfield, Mich., a production materials provider and distributor of nonferrous metals, has updated the functionality of its e-commerce customer portal at b2b.tkmna.com. New functions enable customers of the Copper and Brass Sales Division to buy metal...
One of the best ways to clean parts thoroughly is with a vapor degreaser and modern cleaning fluids. It is safe, fast, ecofriendly, and affordable.
Samuel Steel Pickling Co., Twinsburg, Ohio, recently celebrated its 30-year anniversary and the grand opening of a new heavy-gauge slitter. The slitting line can process material yield strength up to 70,000 PSI at 0.375 ga. and 80,000 PSI at 0.250 ga., with a maximum coil weight of 80,000 lbs. The...
Wall Colmonoy Corp. has announced it will hold a fall session of Modern Furnace Brazing School Oct. 22-24, 2019, at its Aerobraze Brazing Engineering Center in Cincinnati. The program lets engineers, technicians, quality managers, and production managers participate in hands-on practical...
My colleagues at FMA Intl. are pushing hard as they prepare for FABTECH® 2019. The show, of which FMA is an event partner, is North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing event. It regularly attracts 45,000-plus visitors and will run Nov. 11-14...
Postle Hardface Technologies has introduced Reactive Core Technology (RCT), a blend of “reactors” in the core of the company’s tubular wires and tubular electrodes for hardfacing. During the application of hardfacing, components in the core of the welding wire or electrode require energy to...
Sweden-based Quintus Technologies has installed a model QIH 122 M URC hot isostatic press at Accurate Brazing, a heat-treating provider in Goffstown, N.H. The press, installed at its Greenville, S.C., facility, offers a work zone of 26 in. dia. and 68.9 in. high. It operates at a maximum...
Bunting Magnetics Co., a manufacturer of magnetic equipment used in magnetic separation, metal detection, conveyor systems, and magnetic printing cylinders, will mark its 60th anniversary on Aug. 3. The company has been family-owned and -operated since its founding in 1959 by Walter F. Bunting. His...
HP’s newly opened, 3-acre research facility in Barcelona solidifies the company’s commitment to integrating digital technologies with 3D printing. It also offers a prime setting for aligning HP engineering, R&D groups, customers, and partners.
Steel Dynamics Inc. has announced it has chosen a site outside of Sinton, Texas, in the Corpus Christi region, as the location for its $1.7 billion steel mill project. The facility is anticipated to have an annual production capacity of approximately 3.0 million tons, with the capability to produce...
Steel prices recently went up, but plenty of skeptics believe that they will fall again, continuing the recent downward trend.
The International Titanium Association (ITA) and its International Titanium Foundation, in a partnership with Michigan State University (MSU), has received a $21,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Initially, funds from NSF will be used to support up to 15 college students...
How do additive manufacturing companies like EOS, Concept Laser, 3D Systems, Renishaw, SLM Systems, and Velo3D produce the flour-fine powdered metal used in their 3D printers?
Aerosport Modeling and Design uses additive manufacturing for everything from jewelry fixtures to appearance models of exotic cars, and it continually adopts new technologies to better meet customer needs.
Fagor Arrasate has delivered an aluminum cut-to-length line with a line width of 2,650 mm to a China-based producer of aluminum for the aeronautical and automotive industries. The line width allows it to work with large aluminum formats. Features include a roto-oscillating shear to perform curved...
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.