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.
Specialty Strip & Oscillating Inc., Masury, Ohio, a supplier of conventional slit and oscillate coils in cold-rolled low-carbon, high-carbon, alloy, and stainless steel, has hired Michelle Roberts as inside sales representative. Roberts joined the company a year ago as part of the office...
If a person in metal forming or fabricating understands the basics of metal properties and how that metal is formed to meet quality expectations, he or she shouldn’t have a problem keeping up with the rapid advancements in material development and machine tool technology.
Gibbs Wire & Steel Inc., Southington, Conn., has launched a new Spanish and English language website to promote Gibbs Metals de Mexico, Queretaro, Mexico, which provides wire and strip products to manufacturers in Mexico, Central America, and South America. The website at www.gibbs.mx...
Kobelco Aluminum Products & Extrusions Inc. (KPEX), a subsidiary of Kobe Steel Ltd., has broken ground on a production facility in Bowling Green, Ky. The plant will manufacture and sell aluminum bumper beam material and car frame material for the automotive industry in the U.S. Fabrication...
East Point, Ga.-based Metro Alloys Inc., a buyer, processor, and broker of industrial scrap metals, has announced the addition of Abby Frank to its leadership team. As director of scrap management, he works with the company’s ferrous and nonferrous operations. Frank has nearly 20 years of...
The Standard Steel Companies recently held an open house at its new facility in Portland, Ore. The steel service center offers carbon steel products in prime and secondary, including angles, flat bar, plate, and expanded metal. Services include structural and plate preprocessing, shearing,...
Only 10 years ago, the use of boron steel was in its infancy. Today it’s found in a large number of automotive applications. That’s led to new research about the material. One area of focus has been in the projection welding of fasteners to this type of material.
Alro Steel, a distributor of metals, industrial supplies, and plastics, has expanded its processing capabilities to include a new Hautau RC60 tube cutoff system at its Potterville, Mich., location. The machine offers ID/OD chamfers of both ends, high production speeds, and precision tolerances,...
General Motors’ Cadillac® CT6 and ContiTech’s polyamide rear cross beam for the 2016 Mercedes S-Class are the recipients of the 4th annual Altair Enlighten Awards, which acknowledge innovation in vehicle weight reduction. The awards were presented during the 2016 CAR Management Briefing...
Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Mill Steel Co., a distributor of flat-rolled carbon steel, has announced the addition of sales account managers Jeff Goode and Mike Polansky to its Building Products Division commercial team. The appointments are tied to the company’s plans to expand its product...
This primer provides metal fabricators and formers with a quick lesson on how one type of steel differs from another. As “impurities” are added to the element in its natural state, the atomic structure grows more complicated and gains more strength.
Steel producer Schmolz + Bickenbach Intl. has opened a sales location in Bangkok, Thailand, to expand service offerings for the automotive, electronics, and manufacturing industries. The new location also expands the sale in East Asia of long steel from Deutsche Edelstahlwerke. Other materials...
Eurotranciatura USA, a manufacturer of steel lamination products for electrical motors and generators, has announced plans for a $12.6 million expansion in Paris, Tenn. The expansion, expected to create more than 170 jobs, will include upgrades and new equipment, as well as the addition of a...
Mill Steel Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., a distributor of flat-rolled carbon steel, has named Chad Hull as sales manager of architectural and standing seam products. He will be key in directing the company’s expansion into the painted architectural and standing seam markets within its Building...
Romeoville, Ill.-based metal service center Chicago Tube and Iron (CTI) has opened a distribution facility in Locust, N.C. Initial inventory at the new facility includes stainless steel pipe, tube, flat bar, angle, and round bar. The company plans to expand the new plant with all types of metal,...
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.