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TCI Precision Metals, a family-owned precision manufacturer producing close-tolerance blanks from aluminum, stainless steel, and other alloys, has installed a Schelling fm8 precision plate saw at its facility in Gardena, Calif. The saw can cut aluminum and other nonferrous metals up to 6 in. thick...
Automatic Feed Co. has introduced heavy-gauge straighteners designed for processing thick steel for applications such as truck and automotive frames, wheels, and other heavy vehicle components. With a bridge load of 1.2 million lbs., these machines can process coiled steel material at widths up to...
TCI Precision Metals, Gardena, Calif., has named Matt Erickson as director of sales. He has extensive experience in industrial operations, sales, and program management. The company is a family-owned precision manufacturer producing close-tolerance, machine-ready blanks from aluminum, stainless...
It’s been a busy month on the trade and tariff fronts. The Trump administration expanded Section 232 tariffs on various steel and aluminum products, while China has cut back its tariffs in the face of the Phase 1 trade deal and spreading coronavirus. What does it mean for metal fabricators?
Linetec's anodize finishing for aluminum has earned a Declare Label as Living Building Challenge (LBC) Red List Free. This means that Linetec's anodize finishing is in full compliance with the highest level of LBC criteria established through the International Living Future Institute (ILFI)....
In partnership with South Bend, Ind.-based Steel Warehouse, Tata Steel has introduced Valast 450, a new, high-strength, hot-rolled, abrasion-resistant steel, in North America. The metal is offered in lighter gauges and tighter tolerances than plate for lightweighting. This low-alloy steel, suitable...
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), Southfield, Mich., has named John Catterall as vice president, automotive program. He succeeds Dr. Jody N. Hall, who has led AISI’s automotive program since 2014 and is retiring at the end of February. Catterall has more than four decades of...
Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT) has added gas nitriding to its Nadcap accreditation. AHT has obtained Merit status, so the new accreditation will last until April 30, 2022. The company also has held Nadcap accreditation for ion nitriding since 2013. The accreditation was achieved at the company’s...
Solar Atmospheres has purchased and commissioned a Hitachi FlexSEM1000 II scanning electron microscope. According to the company, the device will allow it to meet strict customer requirements for low-level contamination from carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen after heat treating. The microscope also will...
The International Magnesium Association board of directors has announced it is closely monitoring the coronavirus outbreak in relation to its 77th Annual IMA World Magnesium Conference, scheduled for May 13-15 in Fukuoka, Japan, where there are confirmed cases of coronavirus. The IMA conference...
3D printing of small parts is on the upswing for the same reasons more larger parts are being additively manufactured: to save on design time and tooling costs.
Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing focuses on combining additive and subtractive manufacturing technologies—and keeping the walls spotless.
The hardfacing process, invented by the Stoody brothers 100 years ago, has morphed into a hybrid process.
Great Designs in Steel, an all-day, multitrack automotive materials conference scheduled for May 20, 2020, has moved to the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Mich., a new and larger venue that will accommodate a projected 1,800 attendees. At the event, automotive engineering, design,...
President Donald Trump recently extended tariffs to not just imported steel and aluminum, but also certain products made from those imported materials, such as automotive stampings, further complicating the metalworking supply chains.
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 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.