By George, on April 26th, 2013
Bender/Rollers, those companies that specialize in curving structural steel, steel sheet and steel plate, often supply rolled steel and metal shapes to equipment manufacturers as component parts. These original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) turn to Bender/Rollers precisely because their make-or-buy analysis indicates they should buy these parts.
Given that Bender/Rollers will supply many parts to OEMs, what measures or metrics should . . . → Read More: Rolled Steel Shapes Supplied to Equipment Manufacturers – What Should be Measured?
By George, on August 18th, 2011
I have frequently lectured and written about structural steel bending for architects, engineers and structural steel fabricators as well as for undergraduate and graduate school engineering students. In the dialogue that followed the presentations, I have been asked a number of questions.
Some of these questions are best answered by the rolling houses (companies that specialize in . . . → Read More: Structural Steel Bending Questions From Architects and Engineers Answered Here.
By George, on July 12th, 2011
How much lead time is for required for bending steel sections? How long does it take to fabricate curved steel? What is the schedule impact? Architects, engineers, and structural steel fabricators regularly ask these questions of Benders and Rollers, companies that specialize in curving steel.
The answers vary, of course, from company to company depending on its . . . → Read More: Bending Steel Sections: How Long Does It Take?
