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The purpose of MIT's new AM center is to accelerate implementation of additive manufacturing, an example of which is a new printer head university researchers developed that extrudes material 14 times faster.
Tube and pipe producer Synalloy Corp., Richmond, Va., has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, ASTI Acquisition LLC, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of American Stainless Tubing Inc. (ASTI). Synalloy will sublease the facilities to ASTI...
Cleveland-based steel service center Majestic Steel USA Inc. has acquired the business assets of Titan Metal Service Inc., a Tampa, Fla., steel service center and processor. This acquisition is part of Majestic's strategy to expand its business in the coated, flat-rolled market. The addition of...
Steel products provider Nippon Steel & Sumikin Bussan Americas Inc. (NSBA) and Pacesetter, a processor and supplier of cold-rolled, galvanized, galvannealed, galvalume, aluminized, and prepainted steel, have announced a strategic partnership to build a service center facility in Houston to...
ExOne Co.’s soon-to-be released metal 3D printer, the X1 25PRO, combines the fine-metal capabilities of the company's metal-injection-molding (MIM) line with production-volume output. The binder-jetting printer, one of two the North Huntingdon, Pa., company plans to bring to market in the first...
Waybill has announced its acquisition of Small Tube Products from Quilvest Private Equity. Small Tube Products is a redrawer of niche, small-diameter copper and aluminum tubes with plants in Duncansville, Pa; Huntsville, Ala.; and Ardmore, Tenn. Waybill targets investments in base metal fabricators...
Dozens of U.S. associations representing automotive, equipment, food and beverage, and metal fabrication manufacturing industries urge lifting tariffs imposed on steel and aluminum imports from Canada and Mexico.
Buehler, an ITW company based in Lake Bluff, Ill., will sponsor a webinar about the testing of ferrous materials Dec. 4-6 in English, French, and German. The webinar will cover a variety of issues commonly encountered in both metallography and hardness testing of ferrous materials, including common...
With Democrats taking control of the House of Representatives, they will want to investigate the president’s recent executive actions, including tariffs on imported steel.
GKN Powder Metallurgy has announced a strategic partnership with EOS, a provider of industrial 3D printing systems for metals and polymers. Together, the companies have designed a process for laser metal 3D printing that has reduced production time by 70 percent and overall cost by up to 50...
Raw metals distributor Industrial Metal Supply Co., Sun Valley, Calif., has announced that David Pace has been named president. He has been with the company for 23 years, serving as COO since 2004. Pace, who began his industry training at Ryerson Steel, is well-versed in metal industry practices,...
It took a little bit of history for Rocklin Manufacturing Co. to see the future. The Sioux City, Iowa, industrial electronic equipment manufacturer of the renowned Rocklinizer and MoldMender product lines recently relocated from its longtime headquarters to a renovated adjacent 106-year-old...
Detroit-based LIFT—Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow, a Manufacturing USA institute, has released reports highlighting employment trends, top jobs, and required skills in advanced manufacturing through Q3 2018 for Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. According to the reports, in...
Acciaieria Arvedi S.p.A., an Italian steel producer, has issued U.K.-based Primetals Technologies the final acceptance certificate for a new electric arc furnace. The furnace was installed in the Cremona Steel Works. The production capacity is 1.4 million metric tons of crude steel per annum. The...
Welding digitalization provider Kemppi and global steel company SSAB have integrated their cloud-based WeldEye and SmartSteel platforms to streamline base material information handling in welding production. The results of the pilot now are available for all companies that currently are using both...
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.