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Gerdau Steel Mill recently marked its 60th year in business by breaking ground on an environmental upgrade to its full-production steel mill in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. The “$22 million investment … will make our Rancho mill one of the greenest in the nation, if not the world,” said Peter...
Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF), Princeton, N.J., has announced the winners in the 2017 Powder Metallurgy (PM) Design Excellence Awards competition. These component fabricators were recognized for using PM’s flexibility to push forward new concepts and process controls and demonstrate...
Steel service center Direct Metals has installed a wire mesh slitter at its Kennesaw, Ga., facility. The company provides slitting services for its steel, stainless steel, and coated wire mesh inventory as part of its fabrication services. The firm’s inventory includes perforated metal, bar...
JSW Steel (USA), Baytown, Texas, has announced plans to launch a full-scale modernization project expected to take about 20 months to complete. The company expects the discrete plate mill project, awarded to Danieli, to increase product offerings and improve quality. The plate mill modernization is...
With President Trump expected to get a plan of action back from the U.S. Department of Commerce to address the alleged threats that imported steel pose to U.S. national security, members of the steel industry are stepping forward to make their thoughts known.
Cincinnati-based specialty metals distributor United Performance Metals (UPM) has made significant updates to its brand, most recently to the international website at www.upmet.uk. The website displays the new company logo and the products and services available to international customers. UPM...
Ugitech has added UGI® 4550 to its line of austenitic, heat-resistant stainless steel grades. The material is suitable for such applications as steam lines, super-heater tubes, and exhaust systems in reciprocating engines and gas turbines. The addition of niobium allows the finished steel grades...
London-based Primetals Technologies has been selected by Charter Steel to supply a cooling bed, cold shear, abrasive saws, stackers, banders, bar bundling, and banding machines to support the steelmaker’s new cut-to-length, special bar quality (SBQ) line as part of an expansion to its Cleveland...
According to "Aerospace Materials Market by Type (Aluminium Alloys, Steel Alloys, Titanium Alloys, Super Alloys, and Composite Materials), Aircraft Type (Commercial Aircraft, Business & General Aviation, Helicopters), and Region—Global Forecast to 2022,” published by MarketsandMarkets™, the...
Pittsburgh-based U. S. Steel Corp. has appointed Barry Melnkovic as vice president and chief human resources officer. He served previously as executive vice president and chief human capital officer for National Railroad Passenger Corp./Amtrak. He was named the 2016 HR Executive of the Year by...
Cleveland-based service center Flack Global Metals has announced that its founder and CEO, Jeremy Flack, is a finalist for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2017 Award in the northeast Ohio region. The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who are excelling in areas such as innovation, financial...
In written testimony submitted to the U.S. Commerce Department, Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) President/CEO M. Robert Weidner argued global overcapacity and other unfair trading practices, particularly by China, have harmed the U.S. steel market. The testimony...
Chicago Tube & Iron, Romeoville, Ill., has promoted Jim Farnan to vice president of procurement. He is a 22-year veteran of the steel industry, including 17 years with the company in sales and general management. Farnan has a bachelor’s degree from Loras College and has completed MSCI’s...
Collaboration between Tenere’s metals and plastics divisions has played a big part in its growth, and recent expansions in Wisconsin and Mexico have turned the diversified custom manufacturer into a major, unique metal fabrication player.
London-based Technavio has released a report that projects growth in the global aluminum scrap recycling market to 32.12 million metric tons by 2021, at a CAGR of nearly 8 percent. The report divides the market into secondary smelting and downstream segments, covering the APAC, Americas, and EMEA...
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.