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Steel plate supplier Leeco Steel, Lisle, Ill., has named Tim Quinlan to the newly created position of director of sales. He joined the company in 2006 as a sales representative after graduating from Western Illinois University. Quinlan served most recently as regional manager for the South, based...
Steel producer and metals recycler Steel Dynamics Inc., Fort Wayne, Ind., has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 75 percent of the equity interest of United Steel Supply LLC (USS), an Austin, Texas-based distributor of Galvalume® flat-roll steel to the roofing and siding industry....
Metal 3D printing crosses markets. And those in machining, fabrication, and other areas of conventional manufacturing have been paying attention. A high-end, previously machined part could be totally redesigned to take advantage of all that additive manufacturing (AM) has to offer, complete with...
Pittsburgh-based Alcoa Corp., a provider of bauxite, alumina, and aluminum products, has named John Slaven as executive vice president and chief strategy officer. Slaven has extensive experience in the metals and mining business, including global experience in several commodities and industry...
Los Angeles-based American Elements, a manufacturer and supplier of engineered and advanced material products, has expanded its bulk niobium C-103 alloy production capacities in its Salt Lake City, Utah, plant. The new production capacity covers all forms of the material, including rods, plates,...
Cincinnati-based United Performance Metals has successfully achieved Pratt & Whitney-LCS approval from Pratt & Whitney Group. This approval will allow the company’s Greenville, S.C., branch to begin providing LCS-certified materials in both sheet and bar forms to its southeastern U.S. customer...
Paul Nathanson, spokesperson for the Coalition of American Metal Manufacturers and Users (CAMMU), has issued the following statement in support of the introduction of the Bicameral Trade Authority Act of 2019, legislation that would amend Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act: “CAMMU strongly...
Toledo, Ohio-based steel U-post manufacturer American Posts LLC has announced the acquisition of Ohio-Kentucky Steel, Franklin, Ohio, a provider of steel and aluminum slitting, material handling, warehousing and storage, and supply chain management. Through the acquisition, Ohio-Kentucky Steel...
A study released early this year about the use of 3D printing among manufacturing companies shows that a lot can change in 15 months. The study, “Current State of Additive Materials and 3D Printing,” is a follow-up to a similar analysis conducted in late 2017. The results are based on an online...
Fortune has named Steel Dynamics Inc., a domestic steel producer and metals recycler in Fort Wayne, Ind., to its 2019 World's Most Admired Companies list. The firm ranked No. 1 within the metals industry. Companies on the list are recognized for their corporate reputation based on nine key...
The new Freeformer 300-3X is based on Arburg GmbH’s patented Freeforming technology. Like the earlier-generation 200-3X, it is an industrial AM system that builds parts directly from 3D CAD data by forming layers comprised of droplets of standard plastic granules. The German company, a longtime...
Maintenance personnel at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, recently installed, for the first time, a metal 3D-printed bracket on an operational F-22 Raptor, according to a report published in Stars and Stripes. If the titanium piece holds up, parts like it will be installed on all F-22 aircraft during...
Kallista’s Grid bathroom faucet and Cube handles are stunning examples of minimalist design. And I’m not the only one who thinks so. Kallista, part of the Kohler (Wis.) Decorative Products Group, recently received a Good Design® Award from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum for its faucet set.The...
Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing (KAM) formally unveiled its new 70,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in January. Opened late last year by NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski, the Statesville, N.C., shop employs 30, a number the owner expects to grow to 100 by year’s end. KAM’s capabilities...
Jabil has introduced a program for formulating, integrating, and validating custom-engineered materials for users of additive manufacturing technology. The approach considers processes and machines, matching specific part performance with an application’s requirements. According to Jabil, St....
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.