In the year 118 -125 AD Emperor Hadrian built the Roman Pantheon to replace an earlier temple built by Marcus Agrippa in 27-25 BC. This large structure in the center of Rome looks like a large concrete circular building, in Read more…
Month: January 2015
Ken
Plate Rolling, Uncategorized
May 22, 2016
One of the most common requests when working up bids for rolled plate segments or cylinders is to include weld preps in your scope of work. Welding preparation or weld prep for short is the process of readying the welding Read more…
Joe
Bending, Special Bending
May 22, 2016
A helical strake is a spiraling strip often designed by engineers to give structural support to large metal cylinders such as smoke stacks. The process to make the strakes requires an initial set up of dies and tooling to roll Read more…
Joe
Bending, Tube Bending
May 22, 2016
Heading to O’Hare airport at 4:30 am is always interesting, and today’s experience was no different. Traffic was heavy, and the snow was falling, creating mayhem at the curbside check in. After stepping into a puddle of slush I walked Read more…
Steve
Bending
February 26, 2020
In the world of public art and architecture, the designer will often have to incorporate the natural changes of metal in the design process. When considering what type of product to use, whether it is carbon or stainless steel, aluminum, Read more…
Laurel
Bending
March 2, 2019
Steel Tees are not the most common section utilized in construction, but still offer up some good advantages when used correctly. Typically, structural steel tees are not mill rolled. They are produced by cutting the web of W and I Read more…
Steve
Bending
May 22, 2016
Last year, an interesting challenge was undertaken by a man with an even more interesting history. Ashrita Furman, a native of Brooklyn, New York holds a singularly impressive background, though you may have never heard of him. As of 2014, Read more…
