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Posted: May 1, 2012

A Crowning Achievement for Chicago Metal Rolled Products

Chicago Metal Rolled Products proudly provided 133 tons of curved steel pipe for the 2012 IDEAS2 Merit Award winning project: Great American Tower at Queen City Square Roof-Top Tiara, Cincinnati, Ohio.  The 13-story Tiara (modeled after Princess Diana's crown) brings the height of the building to 665 feet, making it Cincinnati's tallest building.

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Posted: Apr 29, 2012

World Class People To Know

Bender-roller George Wendt strives for gold in the swimming pool and the curved steel industry.

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Posted: Feb 15, 2011

Set-up Reduction for Steel Bending of OEM Parts

Posted: Oct 4, 2010

Key Questions to Determining the Minimum Bending Radius of a Given Section of Structural Steel. Written by George F. Wendt

Read here to learn the determining factors of minimum bending radius for steel tubes, pipes, beams, bars, angles, tees and channels.

Posted: Oct 1, 2009

Efficient Design and Spectacular Effects in AISC's Modern Steel Construction Magazine. Written by George F. Wendt

In an article published in AISC's Modern Steel Construction magazine, high quality tube bending helped create spectacular effects while achieving significant cost savings. The combination of Chicago Metal's tube bending and an innovative translucent covering created a hub for a revitalized downtown Kansas City.

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Posted: Sep 1, 2009

The Amazing Steel Structures of Millennium Park. Written by George F. Wendt

Years before completion of Chicago's amazing Millennium Park, Chicago Metal was consulted regarding bending pipes for a massive trellis designed by Frank Gehry.

Posted: Mar 1, 2009

Kansas City's See-Through Arena

This 2009 article in Engineering News Record (ENR) explains how Chicago Metal--by bending pipes 16 inch in diameter--helped create a doubly curved transparent curtain wall for Sprint Center in Kansas City.

Posted: Jul 1, 2008

Bending Around (Sprint) Center. Written by George F. Wendt and David Landis, P.E. of Walter P. Moore

When it comes to bending pipes, Chicago Metal excels as can be seen in the Sprint Center in downtown Kansas City.

Posted: Jan 1, 2008

Nichols Bridgeway Press Release

This press release details Chicago Metal's plate rolling contribution to the Nichols Bridgeway which connects Millennium Park to the Art Institute of Chicago

Posted: May 1, 2006

Ask the Experts in AISC's Modern Steel Construction Magazine. Written by George F. Wendt

Whether it's bending pipes, beam bending or bending any other structural steel member, consultation with Chicago Metal Rolled Products early in a project can save time and money. This article from AISC's Modern Steel Construction magazine, provides evidence that you should want Chicago Metal on your team.

Posted: Feb 1, 2006

Roll with the Changes. In the FF Journal

In a city brimming with daring architecture, Millennium Park injects new meaning into urban innovation.

The centerpiece of a $475 million redevelopment project is the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, the boldly expressive concert venue that is reminiscent of architect Frank Gehry's groundbreaking Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. Of the 11,000 people in a capacity crowd, it might be the 4,000 in the actual seats who get the short end of the deal. The other 7,000 can stretch out on the pavilion's Great Lawn under the distinctive trellis of interwoven structural steel tubing.

Posted: Mar 1, 2005

Metal Benders Ahead of the Curve. Chicago Sun Times Letter

This response to an article in the Chicago Sun Times highlights Chicago Metal's tube bending for McDonald's arches and bending pipes for Millennium Park.

Posted: Feb 1, 2005

A Metal Rolling Firm Outgrows Chicago. In The Fabricator magazine of NOOMA.

This 2005 article in The Fabricator magazine of NOMMA (National Ornamental and Miscellaneous Metal Association) recounts how Chicago Metal's growth in tube bending and pipe bending required expansion to another plant in Kansas City. Included in the highlights is the company's tube bending for the largest McDonald's arches.

Posted: May 1, 2001

You'd Like a 20-Ton Beam Bent Into a Semicircle? Sure. You Want Fries With That? In The Fabricator magazine.

This 2001 article about Chicago Metal published in FMA's (Fabricator and Manufacturers Association) Fabricator magazine recounts the company's vision of becoming a world leader in beam bending, tube bending, and the bending of other stuctural steel members.