The Association of Metal Processors and Distributors (AMPD) serves the needs of professionals in the steel distribution industry.
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Direct Metals, an international steel service center with locations in Kennesaw, Ga., and Waukegan, Ill., has added value-added fabrication processes to its line of specialty metals, which includes wire mesh, perforated metal, expanded metal, bar grating, safety grating, and architectural metal....
The Quintus Flexform fluid cell press uses hydroforming technology, employing extremely high hydraulic pressure against a flexible rubber diaphragm to shape sheet material against a single tool half. The process enables the forming of a variety of geometric shapes out of sheet metal alloys from...
Demand is down. Scrap prices are down. The business environment is uncertain. U.S. steel mills can’t do much but watch prices continue to fall.
Chicago-based EVRAZ North America, a producer of engineered steel products for the rail, energy, and industrial end markets, has reached a long-term agreement with Xcel Energy and Lightsource BP to develop a 240-MW solar facility in Pueblo, Colo. Lightsource BP will finance, build, own, and operate...
Steeltec has developed Xtreme Performance (XTP®) thermomechanical treatment for steel. It imparts a fine-grained steel microstructure and improved material properties without the need for alloying elements or additional heat treatment, reports the company. Using this technology, the manufacturer...
3D printers, like multitasking lathes and 5-axis machining centers, are expensive, but they bring us one step closer to the “Done in One” manufacturing concept.
So much time, effort, and brainpower go into managing the effects of volatile steel material prices. Imagine the innovation if that energy was spent towards basic R&D, product development, or other forms of business development.
Mahr Inc., a Providence, R.I., provider of dimensional metrology systems, has announced its new “Step Up to the Latest Technology” trade-in program. Running through the end of 2019, the program lets users turn in older products to receive up to $8,000 off new Mahr measuring equipment. The...
Value-added steel processor Worthington Industries Inc., Columbus, Ohio, has acquired Heidtman Steel Products Inc.’s pickling and slitting facility located in Cleveland. The 278,000-sq.-ft. plant, located adjacent to the ArcelorMittal steel mill, includes pickling and slitting of hot-rolled...
Hardfacing is a process in which a tougher metal is applied to a base metal. It’s typically used in repairing equipment, such as backhoe buckets.
Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel Corp. has announced a joint venture partnership agreement under which it has taken the first step toward acquiring Big River Steel through the purchase of a 49.9 percent ownership interest. Big River, which operates a LEED-certified Flex Mill in northeast Arkansas,...
Birchwood Technologies has developed Presto Bright Dip. The solution can be used at 100 percent concentrate or diluted with tap water to deoxidize and brighten the surface of brass, copper, bronze, nickel, and silver while protecting the metal from tarnishing. The fluid is available in quart,...
Blogger Kip Hanson responds to magazine article that says additive manufacturing ‘isn’t such a swell idea’ compared to subtractive manufacturing.
Alro Steel, a distributor of metals, industrial supplies, and engineering plastics, has announced the purchase and expansion of a new facility in Milwaukee. The location is 108,000 sq. ft., with an addition of 96,000 sq. ft. to be completed in late 2020. Upon completion, the 204,000-sq.-ft....
Medical experts from Yale, 3D Systems, and Mayo Clinic discuss how 3D printing improves surgical outcomes.
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.