Month: January 2013


Steel cones have many uses:  as ornamental iron components, as funnels, as chutes, and as transitions in metal ductwork to name just a few. Steel plate is formed into cones primarily by either rolling the plate in a plate roll Read more…


One of the structural steel shapes is the tee.  Tees can be supplied straight or curved.  The smaller sizes are produced in steel mills; the larger sizes are produced by splitting beams longitudinally. A customer who is seeking steel tees Read more…


A common application for steel beams is for tunnel arches.  Tunnels are used in underground storage vaults, in mining and in pedestrian pathways and vehicular roadways. One of the largest underground storage vaults ever constructed is the site for burying Read more…


When designing for the use of rolled steel shapes in any application, architects and engineers must take into consideration the fact that most bending and curving processes require a certain length of material on each end of the curve.  This Read more…


Metal bending is often the most economical way to produce chutes, ladder hoops and pipe clamps.  A common design calls for 180 degree segments of plate or bar rolled the “easy way” (like a belt and not like a washer) Read more…


Many are the parents who proudly point out to their children objects that they made whether it’s a birthday cake, a garden, or a wooden chest. The children of those who contribute to the build environment often hear stories about Read more…


Equipment manufacturers often purchase rolled steel sections–angles, bars, beams, tees, pipe and tube–that are formed to a specified radius by companies that specialize in curving metal. Especially when developing new curved parts, the process usually takes the form of an Read more…

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