Month: June 2011


Architects, engineers and fabricators have asked whether tubing can be formed with both camber and sweep. The answer is yes. An example of tube bending that induces both camber and sweep can be seen in the sinuous pedestrian bridge in Longview, Read more…


One of the most commons mistakes individuals make when ordering structural steel rings or steel sections is caused by the confusion of radius and diameter.  When an individual is ordering the service of curving steel and has successfully communicated the orientation of Read more…


A lintel can be a load-bearing building component, a decorative architectural element, or a combined ornamental structural item often found over portals, doors and windows.  Often steel sections either straight or curved fulfill these functions. In fact, certain building codes, Read more…


Bending aluminum and steel sections to a given radius or diameter can contribute to “green” projects in many ways.  For example, in Chicago a project for housing the homeless was going for LEED Certification.  The design by internationally recognized architect, Read more…


A material take-off supplied by a Steel Fabricator to a subcontractor who specializes in curving steel yields quick and accurate curved steel quotes. What is a curved-steel, material take-off? The Steel Fabricator sends in a list of what they need Read more…


Recently a lady called Chicago Metal Rolled Products and asked if Bender worked here. Here is a sketch of Bender creating a complex bend which includes (starting at the bottom of the beam and moving up) a compound bend which Read more…


Some companies that specialize in rolling and bending metal for construction and/or for component parts for equipment strive for continual improvement in the curving process to yield improved curved metal products. These cutting-edge companies build on decades of experience that Read more…


In many ways, round metal duct work is more economical than rectangular metal duct work as a means of conveying air. 1) Size: For a given pressure loss, the surface area of rectangular duct can be double the comparable round duct surface Read more…


We often receive orders for bending bars the hard way helically. While entering orders for such helical bending of stainless flat bar, I noticed that very often they have the same pitch—57.9 degrees.  Helical bending of steel sections can be Read more…

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