The Association of Metal Processors and Distributors (AMPD) serves the needs of professionals in the steel distribution industry.
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Topeka, Kan.-based Haas Metal Eng. has announced the purchase of the Topeka Foundry & Iron Works (TFI). TFI, which will continue to do business under the same name, produces parts from 1 in. dia. to dozens of feet long and up to 75 tons. Both companies plan to collaborate on steel fabrication...
London-based Primetals Technologies has received an order to modify the continuous caster at Gerdau’s location in Cartersville, Ga. The modification will give the long product maker the ability to produce an additional beam blank format, which will allow the company to roll larger finished...
A new standard from ASTM Intl., W. Conshohocken, Pa., provides a method for analyzing the composition of aluminum and aluminum alloys. The test helps manufacturers, consumers, and laboratories verify that an alloy’s composition is within the needed limits through an analysis method called...
SSAB has identified four finalists for the 2017 Swedish Steel Prize. The winner will be announced at a ceremony in Stockholm on May 11. “This year a record number of 102 applications were sent in from 32 different countries around the world. The high overall quality of the applications shows that...
Big River Steel and Noodle.ai, a San Francisco enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) company, have announced a contract to implement enterprise AI to optimize operations at Big River Steel’s scrap metal recycling and steel production facility in Osceola, Ark. The facility is designed to be both...
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) has released the 2017 edition of its “AEC Buyers’ Guide.” The guide provides information about AEC members, including company headquarters, plant locations, contact information, maximum press circle size, forms produced, and types of services offered....
Portland, Ore.-based metals recycler Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as a 2017 World’s Most Ethical Company®. This is the third consecutive year the firm has been recognized. Since 2007 Ethisphere has recognized those companies that influence and...
U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC), Washington, D.C., has voted unanimously to extend the existing antidumping and countervailing duties orders on aluminum extrusions from China. With the affirmative vote in the Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, the commission recognized that the orders have...
Metals distributor and processor Kloeckner Metals will install new physical vapor deposition (PVD) processing equipment at its Cincinnati site that will enable the coloring of stainless steel and certain aluminum materials domestically. The equipment will handle stainless sheets up to 60 in. wide...
M. Robert Weidner III, president/CEO of the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI), Rolling Meadows, Ill., has reacted to the Aluminum Association’s antidumping and countervailing duty petition regarding imports of certain aluminum foil from China. “The Metals Service Center Institute and its...
The global steel market reached a value of $753.4 billion in 2015, representing a negative CAGR of 11.2 percent from 2011, according to data from Manchester, U.K.-based research company MarketLine. The company’s latest report, “Steel Global Industry Guide 2016,” states that China is the...
Olympic Steel Inc., a Cleveland-based metals service center providing processed carbon, coated, and stainless flat-rolled sheet, coil, and plate steel and aluminum products, has hired David Stires as general manager for the Iowa Division in Bettendorf, Iowa. Stires most recently served as president...
Almetals Inc., Wixom, Mich., has redesigned its website at www.almetals.com. It features a Find My Metal function, which helps users find the materials for their needs. The Request a Quote form then prepopulates the information. Almetals is a specialty metals slitter and processor for industries...
Diehl Tool Steel offers Hitachi Metals America’s SLD-i cold-work premium tool steel, suitable for blanking and forming of AHSS. According to the manufacturer, the tool steel is produced using the same heat treatment as D2 but exhibits better wear and toughness when used for forming and trim...
Do you know how to order sheet steel? A good rule of thumb is to order as restrictive as you need for manufacturing success, but as general as you can to lower your purchasing costs. Knowing the proper terminology is key.
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.