The Association of Metal Processors and Distributors (AMPD) serves the needs of professionals in the steel distribution industry.
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The installation of additively manufactured metal components in cars and trucks has been limited by the industry’s need to mass-produce parts, but AM is slowly making inroads.
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) has announced the death of James Sanderson, a past chairman of AEC’s International Aluminum Extrusion Technology (ET) Seminar and longtime Kaiser Aluminum employee, on April 19, 2020. Sanderson started his career with Kaiser Aluminum in 1970 as a hot mill...
Paperless Parts, an ITAR-compliant, cloud-based platform for manufacturing, has announced its partnership with Online Metals. Through this partnership, Paperless Parts will combine its understanding of how part geometry drives materials selection with Online Metals’ instant materials pricing to...
Bossier City, La.-based McElroy Metal recently supplied 22-ga. coil for the Clear Lake Recreation and Wellness Center, an 81,000-sq.-ft. facility on the campus of the University of Houston-Clear Lake. MCT Sheet Metal of Katy, Texas, handled the fabrication and installation of metal products on the...
Users of generative design software enter design parameters such as size, weight, manufacturing method, and cost constraints, then artificial intelligence generates design options based on their input.
TRUMPF and Heraeus Amloy have begun working together on the 3D printing of amorphous metals, also known as metallic glasses. Their goal is to establish the printing of amorphous parts as a standard production method on the shop floor by improving process and cost efficiencies. In this...
Collaborators Lincoln Electric Additive Solutions and Oak Ridge National Laboratories provide an overview of large-scale wire-arc additive manufacturing.
The steel market is growing softer by the day, but it’s not as bad as it was during the Great Recession. In fact, the rebound from this COVID-19-induced downturn might be pretty dramatic.
An Ontario supplier of educational products mobilizes makers to 3D-print ‘tens of thousands’ of face shields for health-care workers.
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC), Wauconda, Ill., has presented Dan Dunn, sales director for Castool Tooling Solutions in Uxbridge, Ont., with the AEC Volunteer of the Year Award in recognition of his excellent service, contributions, and achievements as an AEC volunteer. Dunn has served on the...
Continuous fiber materials counter a drawback of AM: anisotropy, or the tendency of an object to exhibit different mechanical properties along different axes.
United Performance Metals, a global distributor of high-performance specialty metals, has achieved ISO 13485:2016 certification, allowing its South Windsor, Conn., branch to provide materials and processing services for the medical industry. This location now holds three separate quality management...
Specialty building products manufacturer Construction Specialties Inc. (CS), Lebanon, N.J., has acquired Platform Mfg. Group LLC, a steel fabrication company based in Melissa, Texas. Platform’s product portfolio includes balconies, bridges, and patented modular stair systems. While working...
Kloeckner Metals Corp., a steel and metal service center in Roswell, Ga., has promoted Andrea Moseley to CFO. She succeeds Kirk Johnson, who retired March 31. Moseley joined the company in 2002 and served most recently as executive vice president of finance. Before that she was head of governance...
Alucoil North America LLC, Manning, S.C., recently supplied 74,764 sq. ft. of aluminum composite material (ACM) for the renovation and expansion of the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center in Charleston, W.Va. Shaffner Heaney Associates of South Bend, Ind., installed the 3- by 15-ft. panels...
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.