What can a community or chamber of commerce do to beautify a viaduct when it runs under a railroad line? Not much. The crumbling faces can rarely be modified because they are owned by the railroad. Don’t even think about Read more…
Category: Special Bending
George
Circular Staircases, Special Bending
May 22, 2016
Steel circular stairs (sometimes called “spiral stairs”) commonly incorporate “stringers,” structural members that support the treads, side walls (if any), and handrails. These stair stringers can be made of plate, channel, beam and tube (round, square and rectangular). These steel Read more…
George
Bending, Special Bending
May 22, 2016
As architects and engineers continue to push forward with ever more challenging designs for steel structures, companies that supply the service of curving steel have responded well to the new demands. Increasingly, designers are weighing the costs and benefits of Read more…
Dan
Bending, Special Bending
June 11, 2016
Many Bender/Rollers not only curve metal in one plane; they also curve metal in two planes including helical coils. Applications in construction include stringers and handrails for circular stairs as well as ornamental and structural members for buildings. On a Read more…
Kevin
Circular Staircases, Special Bending
June 12, 2016
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…
Ken
Bending, Special Bending
June 12, 2016
In the bender/roller industry a compound curve is comprised of bending a steel member across both its strong and weak axes, or as some may describe it, as being curved in both plan and elevation. This type of bend can Read more…
Kevin
Special Bending
June 12, 2016
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…
Kevin
Circular Staircases, Special Bending
May 22, 2016
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…
Ken
Bending, Special Bending
May 22, 2016
Those working with steel often have requirments for custom parts that require multiple bends. Sometimes multiple machines are required to perform such a task. Using an experienced roller/bender with an extensive collection of rolling and bending machines can ensure accuracy Read more…
Gary
Circular Staircases, Special Bending, Tube Bending
March 1, 2017
During this recession, we have repeatedly heard that because of the limited amount of work available, steel fabricators, whether structural or ornamental, are bidding on work they normally would not do. For one ornamental fabricator that meant fabricating a circular Read more…
