Month: May 2013


Monumental, public works of art have, of course, been created since the dawn of time.  Think Stonehenge.  Today we see numerous works of public art created out of every conceivable type of material:  steel, plastic, stone, wood and various kinds Read more…


Every technical field no doubt has its jargon that has developed over decades.  The world of structural steel bending and rolling is no exception.  Bender/Rollers talk of bending beams the “hard way,” rolling angles “heel in,” and curving bars the “hard Read more…


Although on a smaller scale than the devastation caused by the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma, in Greensburg, Kansas, on May 4, 2007, a tornado destroyed the Big Well Museum and Gift Shop as well as the nearby water tower.  No Read more…


Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and structural steel fabricators subcontract work to companies that specialize in bending and curving steel.  Roller/Benders have the equipment, the methods and the machine operators that can produce high quality curved metal parts on time with competitive Read more…


Curved tubing is becoming increasingly popular in building design, and the introduction of a new grade of tubing may increase its usefulness. As you know, HSS refers to hollow structural sections – round, square and rectangular.  A new HSS specification, Read more…


And the first to incorporate cold bending of steel, and the first vertical-lift bridge to tuck its machine rooms under the bridge.  A triply innovative play! Designed by Theodore P. Zoli, the first structural engineer to win a MacArthur “Genius” Read more…


The Midwest (and beyond) has been plagued by months of drought followed by severe floods causing evacuations, limiting barge traffic on its rivers, and disrupting farmers’ planting schedules.  And it may not be over yet:  additional rain may cause rivers Read more…


To develop the blank flat length for a cylinder rolled from sheet or plate is quite simple: Essentially, you should calculate the centerline arc: (Outside Diameter – Thickness) x 3.1416 = Length of Plate Required (Inside Diameter + Thickness) x Read more…

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