Month: September 2011


A variety of methods can be used for bending stainless steel tubing.  If the bend has a large radius, the tubing can be curved with three-roll benders (also called section benders, profile benders, or angle rolls.)  If the bend has Read more…


A common application of mandrel bending of pipe is for pipe bollards.  A bollard is one of a series of posts preventing vehicles from entering an area.  Bollards can be as simple as a straight pipe embedded vertically in the Read more…


One of the most common applications of angle bending is to form complete rings which are called rolled angle rings, angle flanges, or companion angle rings.  Such rings are made of angles as small as ½ x ½ x 1/8 Read more…


Benders and Rollers, companies specializing in section bending for the construction market, will be supporting the efforts of the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) to promote the use of steel in construction on Steel Day, September 23, 2011. Lectures, Read more…


When the job requirements for curved steel exceed their capabilities, members of the ornamental and miscellaneous metalworking industry often turn to companies that specialize in steel profile bending.  Although the miscellaneous metal workers can fabricate beautiful and complex railings, gates, Read more…


Once structural beam bending is completed, challenges arise regarding how to ship what can be very long and very heavy loads.  Major steel mills like Nucor Yamato and SDI often employ pole trailers to ship their jumbo beams in lengths Read more…


Except for seamless tubing and pipe, the other grades of tubing and pipe have a longitudinal weld seam.  When tube bending is done for OEM parts, the question often arises about where to locate the weld seam. Possibilities include putting Read more…


The best way to determine if steel tube bending can achieve a given radius for given steel sections curved in a given orientation is probably through trial and error.  Companies that specialize in curving steel often keep records of what Read more…


When a small town in the northwest corner of Connecticut decided to replace their 85-year-old wooden ski jump with a modern concrete and steel one, the design required steel beam bending. What spurred the construction of a new ski jump Read more…

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