Author: Kevin


Have you been to the retailer Costco recently?  If so, you might have indirectly contributed to funding a new museum in Union City, Tennessee.  You may have noticed that many of their goods bear the Kirkland brand.  Well, the Kirkland Read more…


Of all the structural shapes – angles, bars, beams, channels, tees, pipe and tube – everything else being equal, the most difficult shape to bend is channel the “hard way,” i.e. against the strong axis.  As you can imagine, pressing Read more…


A common application for curved stainless steel sheet and plate is in the brewing process.  And craft beer is one of the fastest growing segments in the beverage industry.  In 2011, the industry experienced 13% growth; in 2012, 15%. To Read more…


Curved steel companies may receive the same requests for quotations, but their actual products may not be of the same quality. When purchasing straight steel, you largely know what to expect.  There are standardized specifications and tolerances that steel mills Read more…


We have rolled and twisted the hard-way, helical flat bars known as strakes for use in preventing wind vortex shedding on towers, stacks and other tall round structures.  The wind vortex shedding can cause damaging vibration in structures which the Read more…


We recently had a unique job with unique packaging requirements.  A customer was in need of helical strakes to wrap around a tower.  Strakes are helical flat bars that are curved the “hard way,” i.e. against the strong axis.  This Read more…


Purchasing material from a single rolling at a steel mill allows your bender/roller to provide a more consistent and uniform product.  Different mills produce steel that, while the same size and shape, may be produced in a different fashion.  Even Read more…


Rolling steel plate is usually a rather straightforward process.  When the plate has cut-outs, however, a number of concerns arise about how it will react when it is curved.  When rolling over a section that has cut-outs, the plate might Read more…


Some steel bending projects require the equipment and expertise from what might be called different disciplines within the bender/roller world. A recent example involved a large beam stringer for a spiral staircase.  It required W24x84 wide flange beams over 45′ Read more…


A common use for curved structural steel is for canopies at the entrance to buildings. Using curved steel such as rectangular or square tubes can provide an aesthetically pleasing look in addition to functionality. Creating a similar structure out of Read more…

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