Month: January 2012


Mandrel tube bending of steel is a method for bending square, rectangular, and round tubing as well as pipe. As with any method of bending steel, mandrel bending, which is typically done on a rotary draw bender, has its strengths Read more…


It is not hard to over-engineer steel section bending, but when the costs exceed the benefits, it’s time to go back to the drawing board.  For example, when designing a simple, industrial push cart, a customer requested 2in schedule 40 Read more…


One aspect to consider regarding structural beam bending is how large loads will be shipped.  Various states set criteria for the maximum height, width and weight that can be shipped by truck.  In Illinois, for example, typical restrictions for a Read more…


Specialty subcontractors who curve steel often enter into a dialogue with their customers about beam bending, channel bending and tube bending.  The results of these discussions can determine which steel sections to use in a project and what the costs Read more…


Once the steel tube bending or steel plate rolling is completed by a Bender/Roller or Rolling House (a company that specializes in curving steel sections), it is typically shipped to a structural steel fabricator who trim cuts the rough-cut, curved Read more…


When they specify the grade of pipe to bend tubing, most buyers don’t even ask the question: they assume that the company they are buying from is the expert and would know which is best. The end use is important.  Read more…


Steel tube bending is contributing to the green initiatives of the Village of Oak Park, Illinois.  The village is reviewing each street as more than primarily an avenue for automobiles.  How does a street accommodate pedestrians, users of public transportation, Read more…


Steel sections curved to construct anything from a simple, small canopy to a large  retractable roof for a football stadium all contribute to the cause of sustainability.  At times elements created by profile bending comprise the major part of a construction project; Read more…


The monumental circular staircase at the Drexel University Integrated Sciences Building were created by helical steel plate rolling of 68,000 pounds of 2 inch thick, 16 inch deep solid plate stringers.  2 x 16 steel flats were rolled to a Read more…

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