Month: September 2012


Loyola University of Chicago has a new building going up called the Center for Sustainable Urban Living.  The bending of pipes 5-inch and 8-inch in diameter to various radiuses from 250ft to 12ft was used to help create the shape Read more…


An exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) about – and developed by – Studio Gang Architects (SGA) in conjunction with the AIC has just opened last Sunday, September 24, 2012 and will be on display in the new Read more…


Chicago has the third busiest and second longest rail mass transit system in the country.  Known as the “L” for “elevated” because most of the system is on an elevated structure, eight rapid transit lines provide 24hr service at least Read more…


An industrial fabricator manufactured a stainless steel auger 100ft. long by cladding a 24in carbon pipe with four different stainless steel curved shapes. 12 ga. x 1-3/4in stainless cones, with a major radius on 12in, a minor radius of 11-1/2in, Read more…


Although companies that specialize in bending and rolling steel pipe do not design playground equipment, they often provide component parts.  Some playground manufacturers bend pipe for their products in house, but many turn to a Bender/Roller because they have the Read more…


Those working with steel often have requirments for custom parts that require multiple bends.  Sometimes multiple machines are required to perform such a task.  Using an experienced roller/bender with an extensive collection of rolling and bending machines can ensure accuracy Read more…


During this recession, we have repeatedly heard that because of the limited amount of work available, steel fabricators, whether structural or ornamental, are bidding on work they normally would not do.  For one ornamental fabricator that meant fabricating a circular Read more…


Cylinders manufactured from rolled, perforated steel plate are often created for trommels to be used for many applications.  Whether you are mining for gold of sifting out garbage, the basic function of a trommel is to sort out different sizes of Read more…

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