Month: June 2014


Recently, Chicago Metal Rolled Products assisted with the forming of rolled tube steel for a unique project.  We were approached by artist and designer Randy Walker of Walker Design Studio for assistance in bringing his vision for a public art Read more…


When structural engineers are developing large new buildings or reconstructing existing ones, columns are chosen to provide stability to the structure and to distribute load-bearing capacity throughout the building.  For columns to be functional and visually attractive, architects usually choose Read more…


What happens when a screw bearing for a 1200-foot freighter seizes in the mid-Atlantic, somewhere between the Panama Canal and the St. Lawrence Seaway?  The ship requires a tug to a shipbuilder in Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin, that’s been in the Read more…


In the world of curved steel, it is often that artists come to bender/rollers as customers, in search of our metal bending and forming capabilities to achieve something that their creative genius has worked up deep within their imaginative minds. Read more…


Have you ever had a moment when someone or something is called to your attention that you haven’t noticed before, but now that you’ve become aware of it, you see it constantly? Take for example, the corporate logo of FedEx. Read more…


Often steel fabricators will contact a bender/roller for their curved steel needs.  There are times when the steel fabricator requires curved or bent steel based on the architect’s design.  They have detailed their shop drawings based on the architect’s design Read more…

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