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Chicago-based Aluminum Extruders Council has unveiled a new, interactive resource tool on its website for automotive design engineers. The interactive web page provides information on the effective use of aluminum extrusions in various vehicle components, systems, and subsystems and highlights...
Metal fabricators seem OK with President Donald Trump’s plan to get more aggressive in imposing fines on imported metals.
Editor Don Nelson discusses the Q4 Additive Report cover story about ROE Dental Lab, a very early adopter of additive manufacturing
ArcelorMittal’s Fortiform 980 GI has been selected as the sole source of third-generation AHSS for the 2021 Ford Bronco. The Bronco will be the first automobile in the world to incorporate this grade of steel, which is made at AM/NS Calvert in Alabama. “Ford’s chief engineer gave us a goal to...
For the second year in a row, Vested Metals Intl., a specialty metals raw material distribution and metallurgical consulting company based in St. Augustine, Fla., has been named one of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the U.S. The company is listed at No. 1,036 on the 2020 Inc. 5000...
PostProcess Technologies survey offers information about companies that 3D-print parts: types of materials and equipment they use, postprocessing expenditures, and other key data.
Rolled Alloys, Temperance, Mich., has announced that Marc Glasser, director of metallurgical services, has been reappointed to the board of the Heat Treating Society for the 2020-2023 term. He has been with Rolled Alloys since 2012 and has more than 39 years of experience in materials science and...
Steel prices jumped in early September, but many steel buyers question if they’ll remain where they are. Meanwhile, steel buyers do seem optimistic about business as 2020 comes to an end.
The Thomasville Times-Enterprise has reported that Cives Steel Co. is closing its Southern Division plant in Thomasville, Ga., eliminating 130 jobs.
The company, a fabricator of steel structures, will maintain operations at its seven remaining locations.
Andritz Herr-Voss Stamco Inc., a member of international technology Group Andritz, has successfully commissioned a new cut-to-length line delivered to Rolled Alloys for its facility in Fairfield, Ohio. The line processes 0.125- by 48-in.-wide stainless steel and nickel alloys and has an incoming...
Leeco Steel, a supplier of steel plate based in Lisle, Ill., has appointed Lisa Liarakos, CPA, as CFO and member of the executive management team. She succeeds outgoing CFO Mark Krzmarzick, who will retire at the end of the year. Liarakos has 18 years of finance and accounting experience, having...
The number of in-person 3D printing courses has decreased because of the coronavirus, but there’s no replacement for students working on their own 3D printers, testing out the concepts they learn.
3D printer builders Holo and Incus have devised systems that draw from metal injection molding technologies.
Memories, be they of freshly cut grass or a 1-in. micrometer, can elicit a vague sense of loss.
Solar Atmospheres has installed an all-metal hot zone vacuum furnace at its Clearview Road facility in Souderton, Pa. This is the company’s sixth all-metal hot zone furnace installation and the fourth for its climate-controlled room. The Mentor model, built by sister company Solar Mfg., has a...
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.