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Cortec® has introduced M-120, a water-based corrosion inhibitor additive that does not contain heavy metals. The additive can be used alone or in conjunction with other inhibitors to help increase the corrosion protection abilities of water-based and solvent-based coating systems. It is...
St. Louis-based Metal Exchange Corp. has opened a trading office in Singapore, MEC Global Trading Pte. Ltd. The new office is led by Craig Weber, global business manager.
The privately owned family company is a provider of nonferrous metals.
Announced price increases from the steel mills haveresulted in about an $80/ton price increase on hot-rolled coiled steel in recent weeks. Based on feedback from steel service centers, the increase in steel prices looks to be sticking, but the ending of Section 232 tariffs could change the current situation dramatically.
Raptor-Ready Dovetail Blanks, produced for patented Raptor workholding fixtures, are available from TCI Precision Metals. The design adds a dovetail to one surface of the material before production machining. It locks securely into the workholding fixture, allowing the part to be fully machined on...
Heat-treating provider Paulo will add hot isostatic pressing to its thermal processing services with the acquisition of a QIH 122 M URC® hot isostatic press from Quintus Technologies. The press is equipped with the manufacturer’s proprietary uniform rapid cooling, a feature that helps improve...
United States Steel Corp. has accepted an award from the High-Performance Computing for Manufacturing Program (HPC4Mfg) Special Call: Steel and Aluminum, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, to expand the company’s manufacturing capabilities for AHSS. The goal of the winning project,...
For 15 years the organizer of JEC World, the world’s largest composites exhibition and conference, has recognized organizations that have developed “outstanding” products and technologies. At the 2019 installment of the exhibition, held March 12-14 in Paris, organizer JEC Group presented...
Madison Chemical has introduced RP Gold, a water-based rust preventive that provides long-term indoor storage protection for ferrous and copper alloys. Applied to previously cleaned parts by immersion, manual spray, or recirculated spray methods, it leaves a nearly invisible, dry-to-the-touch film...
Steel products provider Nippon Steel & Sumikin Bussan Americas Inc. (NSBA), Schaumburg, Ill., and Atlanta-based Pacesetter, a supplier of cold-rolled, galvanized, galvannealed, galvalume, aluminized, and prepainted steel, have announced a strategic partnership to strengthen their positions in the...
Lisle, Ill.-based Leeco Steel, a supplier of carbon, HSLA, and alloy steel plate, has announced plans to open its ninth U.S. distribution warehouse. The new location in Pendergrass, Ga., will serve companies in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. The 49,000-sq.-ft. space will...
A complaint from the American Institute of Steel Construction results in the U.S. Department of Commerce investigating Canada, China, and Mexico for the dumping and subsidization of fabricated structural steel.
A low-alloy-steel powder with high toughness could one day allow soldiers in the field to 3D-print ultrastrong replacement parts. The powder is estimated to be about 50 percent stronger than commercially available feedstocks. “I think it’s going to really revolutionize logistics,” said Dr....
The Ultimaker Cloud for overseeing industrial 3D printing workflows is scheduled to be unveiled March 19 along with Cura 4.0, the latest version of Ultimaker’s build software. The initial capabilities of the cloud will allow users to: • Store Cura settings and retrieve and use them anywhere on...
Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc. has selected Primetals Technologies to upgrade its plate mill in Alabama. The upgrade includes a new Power Coiler downcoiler with four wrapper roll design, which will enable this facility to produce heavier line pipe gauges for the energy industry. The project is...
Direct Metals, a steel service center with locations in Kennesaw, Ga., and Waukegan, Ill., has launched a new website at www.directmetals.com. Optimized for desktop, mobile, and tablets, the website highlights the company’s industrial specialty metal products, including perforated metal, bar...
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.