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What effect does the evolving nature of materials used for fabricated medical devices have on those who manufacture them? Are shops able to use the same processes and equipment with newer materials?
Alliance Steel has installed a Red Bud 72- by 0.400-in. high-efficiency stretcher leveler with a 90,000-lb. coil capacity at its Bedford Park, Ill., facility. Featuring SUREGRIP® technology, the line can achieve a 40-ft. stretch in a cycle time of less than 8 sec. The stretcher is complemented by...
Banker Steel, a structural steel fabrication and erection company in Lynchburg, Va., has been awarded the structural steel framing contract for the One Vanderbilt project in New York City. Slated for completion in 2020, One Vanderbilt will be a 1,464-ft.-high, 1.6 million-sq.-ft. building located...
U. S. Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, has agreed to proposed terms with Bedrock Industries Group LLC regarding the sale and transition of ownership of U. S. Steel Canada Inc. (USSC) to Bedrock. In 2014 USSC applied for relief from its creditors pursuant to Canada's Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act...
Continuous Colour Coat Ltd., doing business under the tradename Metal Koting, has become Material Sciences Corp.-Toronto. The name change reflects the consolidation of Metal Koting into the Canton, Mich.-based Material Sciences Corp. (MSC) team. Kevin McCallum continues to serve as president. The...
Wismarq Industries LLC, a Pittsburgh-based provider of coil coating services for metal products, has acquired the assets of Prior Coated Metals Inc., Allentown, Pa., a producer of prepainted steel and aluminum products. The acquisition increases Wismarq’s gauge range for a variety of applications...
Steel product manufacturer Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., has announced that John Ferriola, its chairman/CEO/president, has been elected as chairman of the board of directors of the World Steel Association (worldsteel). He has served as vice chairman of the worldsteel board, as a member of the...
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC), Wauconda, Ill., has released a comprehensive, industrywide set of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for aluminum extrusions manufactured in the U.S. and Canada. The EPDs quantify the cradle-to-gate life cycle environmental impacts of aluminum...
Direct Metals, an international steel service center with locations in Kennesaw, Ga., and Waukegan, Ill., recently supplied 56 pieces of 2-1/2- by 3/16-in. 7P4 press-locked galvanized steel grating as part of the site improvement plans for Tinley Creek Forest Preserve in Cook County, Ill. The...
Members of the Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC), Wauconda, Ill., recently called on the government to act on lingering circumvention and duty evasion issues related to certain Chinese aluminum extrusion imports and China’s overcapacity in primary aluminum production. Members met with the staff...
Metals service center Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., Los Angeles, has expanded its board of directors from nine to 11 members, appointing Karen W. Colonias and Douglas W. Stotlar to serve as independent directors. Both also were appointed to the board’s Audit Committee and Compensation Committee....
United Performance Metals, a distributor of stainless steel, duplex stainless steel, nickel alloys, and cobalt alloys based in Hamilton, Ohio, has added crane systems to its La Mirada, Calif., facility. A 2-ton Spanco freestanding crane system has been added to accompany the 24-in. Reusch slitter...
Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) has announced that R. Holman Head, vice chair of its board of directors and president/COO of O’Neal Industries, recently testified before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), calling for tougher government action to...
Chicago-based Lex Holding Co., a distributor of flat-rolled steel products for a variety of industries, has opened its newest location, Lex South, in Houston. The plant is projected to produce up to 15,000 tons of flat-rolled steel per month, offering cold- and hot-rolled, coated, hot-rolled...
After peaking in June, steel prices continue to decrease. Metal fabricators should keep an eye out for price increases from the mills. When they are announced, service centers will begin increasing their own prices.
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.