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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...
Mahr Inc. has released the updated MarSurf CM mobile portable optical surface metrology tool. It now features a 16-bit HDR camera that improves data density by five times and low light sensitivity by 256 times, the manufacturer states. The tool also offers acquisition speed up to 100 frames/sec....
Spurred by criticism from the domestic aluminum industry and manufacturers, Congress asks the U.S. Department of Commerce to stop granting so many exclusions from the tariff on imported aluminum.
Master Fluid Solutions has introduced TRIM HyperSol 888NXT, a water-soluble metalworking fluid created for machining hard metals like titanium, stainless steel, and nickel-based alloys, which are commonly used in aerospace applications. The patented, neosynthetic machining fluid is designed to pass...
Industry organizations are expressing their disappointment after the Trump administration reimposed the 232 tariffs on imports of unwrought, unalloyed aluminum products from Canada. “Once again the Trump administration has missed the mark in protecting the U.S. aluminum industry,” said Jeff...
Tests show that electroplating increases the tensile strength of SLA-printed parts three times, flexural strength nearly 10 times, and stiffness four times.
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.