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An estimated 3,500 different grades of steel currently exist, with about 75 percent of them developed in the past 20 years. And more than 500 sheet aluminum alloys are registered with the Aluminum Association. Each of these materials grades has a different chemistry and different tensile properties...
Metallic Building Co., Houston, a custom-engineered metal building systems manufacturer, has named Medford, Ore.-based J.B. Steel Inc. as the winner of the 2015 Builder of the Year Award. An Authorized Metallic Builder since 1997, J.B. Steel provides metal building systems for customers in the U.S....
A combination of three stainless steel mesh patterns woven by Cambridge Architectural, based in Cambridge, Md., envelop the exterior facade of the new 700-space parking garage at The Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville, Md. The $20 million project is expected to be one of the first parking...
Ford has announced that the carbon fiber-bodied Ford GT® also will offer an all-new carbon-fiber wheel. Produced with supplier partner Carbon Revolution, the wheels are constructed with fiber and resin technology that permits design flexibility that allows flowing, intricate spokes....
The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), Washington, D.C., a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), has awarded the Automotive Excellence Award to Honda R&D Americas Inc. and Gestamp for their work in implementing AHSS in a hot-stamped rear frame. Shawn Crichley,...
Novelis Inc. has announced that its aluminum is used in the new 2016 Cadillac CT6® body. The new mixed-material vehicle construction featured in the CT6 is the first of its kind for General Motors in North America and China. The Novelis plant in Kingston, Ont., supplies GM's Detroit-Hamtramck...
Japan-based Kobe Steel Ltd. has announced it will establish a new company, Kobelco Aluminum Products & Extrusions Inc. (KPEX), in Bowling Green, Ky. The firm will manufacture and sell aluminum extrusions for the automotive sector in the U.S. The new company will make car frame and bumper...
Westfield, Ind.-based Metal Powder Products, a manufacturer of aluminum and ferrous powder metal components, has been acquired by Millstein & Co., a diversified investment management and financial services firm with offices in New York and Washington, D.C. Metal Powder Products, which has three...
London-based Technavio has released “Global Fiber Laser Market 2016-2020,” a research report that predicts the global fiber laser market will grow at a CAGR of more than 15 percent until 2020. According to the report, product traceability requirements will help drive that growth....
SSAB Americas has announced that its president, Chuck Schmitt, has received the 2016 Gary Memorial Medal from the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), the industry’s highest honor. The medal is presented annually to recognize an individual for his or her remarkable lifelong contributions to...
Braner/Loopco has provided a Hi-Performance triple-turret slitting and automatic slit coil pack line for Majestic Steel’s Houston coil processing and distribution center. The slitting line can process 60,000-lb. by 72-in. coils in gauges from 0.010 to 0.250 in. at speeds to 1,000 FPM....
Houston-based Metallic Building Co., a custom-engineered metal building systems provider, has named Cary & Associates Builders Inc. of Sebastopol, Calif., as the 2015 Building of the Year Award winner for Balleto Vineyards and Winery. Located in the Sonoma wine country region, the building is...
Germany-based SMS group has delivered and commissioned a twin-stand aluminum tandem cold mill at Alcoa Inc. near Knoxville, Tenn. The new cold rolling mill is part of Alcoa’s automotive growth project. The expansion focuses on the production of wide and durable aluminum sheets for lightweight...
Specialty metals manufacturing distributor Aero-Vac Alloys & Forge Inc. has moved its corporate headquarters and production facility from Orange County, Calif., to a 23,000-sq.-ft. facility in Kalama, Wash. The company distributes bar, forgings, plate, sheet, and tube to OEMs and steel...
Commercial Metals Co. has announced the start of construction of its second micromill, to be located in Durant, Okla. The micromill technology uses a continuous-continuous manufacturing process that melts, casts, and rolls steel from a single, uninterrupted strand, producing higher yields and lower...
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 subscriptionSeth Feldman of Iowa-based Wertzbaugher Services joins The Fabricator Podcast to offer his take as a Gen Zer...
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.