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Leeco Steel, a supplier of steel plate based in Lisle, Ill., has appointed Lisa Liarakos, CPA, as CFO and member of the executive management team. She succeeds outgoing CFO Mark Krzmarzick, who will retire at the end of the year. Liarakos has 18 years of finance and accounting experience, having...
The number of in-person 3D printing courses has decreased because of the coronavirus, but there’s no replacement for students working on their own 3D printers, testing out the concepts they learn.
3D printer builders Holo and Incus have devised systems that draw from metal injection molding technologies.
Memories, be they of freshly cut grass or a 1-in. micrometer, can elicit a vague sense of loss.
Solar Atmospheres has installed an all-metal hot zone vacuum furnace at its Clearview Road facility in Souderton, Pa. This is the company’s sixth all-metal hot zone furnace installation and the fourth for its climate-controlled room. The Mentor model, built by sister company Solar Mfg., has a...
Accustrip offers a compact and complete swarf handling, oil separation, high-pressure cooling management system designed to help minimize downtime by automatically removing chips, recycling, and providing coolant free of impurities. The company supplies installations of all sizes, from small...
Lisle, Ill.-based steel plate supplier Leeco Steel has promoted Kelan Thompson to sales manager of its Southeast region, working from the company’s Chattanooga, Tenn., sales office. Thompson joined the company in 2008 as a sales representative based in the Oshkosh, Wis., office. He was promoted...
ICME—integrated computational materials engineering—is an emerging approach to unifying digital processes.
It’s no secret that the Trump administration has a strong desire to protect the domestic aluminum and steel industry. As a result, it’s not surprising the Commerce Department and Congress are looking for more funding to bolster trade enforcement activities.
The International Titanium Association will host its Titanium Virtual 2020 Conference & Exhibition Oct. 13-14. More than 50 exhibitors, 25 speakers, and optional professional development programming will be offered free of charge. Presentation topics will include a Boeing and Airbus Outlook,...
The latest industry report for the U.S. residential roofing sector shows that growth for metal roofing for new home construction has doubled in the past year, and demand remains steady in the repair/remodel market segment. According to the recent 2019 Dodge Report data commissioned by the Metal...
Blogger Kip Hanson shares all the additive manufacturing news that fits into a 400-word blog.
Profiles for the fabrication of aluminum gates and enclosures are available from Eastern Metal Supply. With these systems, fabricators and installers need only familiarize themselves with one system that can be adapted to create a variety of security, privacy, and sound barriers, from elegant...
Steel producers and distributors are coming to grips with the fact that manufacturers that consume their steel products are not going to bounce back to full strength anytime soon.
Red Bud Industries, Red Bud, Ill., has received an order for a heavy-gauge slitting line from JM Steel’s new steel service center in Sinton, Texas. The line will process material up to 0.500 in. thick by 84 in. wide, with a maximum coil weight of 105,000 lbs. The system will feature hands-free...
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start your free subscriptionThis week on The Fabricator Podcast, Jason Becker, host of the Arc Junkies Podcast and owner of Underground...
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.