Designers of light fixtures turn to companies specializing in bending aluminum tubing to manufacture their products. But bending aluminum is not always easy: it can deform or even crack in the bending process. With the right tooling, machine and machine Read more…
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Bending, Pipe Bending
March 2, 2020
Although companies that specialize in bending and rolling steel pipe do not design playground equipment, they often provide component parts. Some playground manufacturers bend pipe for their products in house, but many turn to a Bender/Roller because they have the Read more…
Dan
Plate Rolling
May 22, 2016
Cylinders manufactured from rolled, perforated steel plate are often created for trommels to be used for many applications. Whether you are mining for gold of sifting out garbage, the basic function of a trommel is to sort out different sizes of Read more…
Dan
Bending
May 26, 2016
The new North Halsted Bridge in Chicago with its curved steel arches doesn’t have to look impressive to be impressive. Connecting the River West neighborhood to the ever-lively Old Town area, the bridge is designed for multi-modal use, i.e. for Read more…
Dan
Bending, Calculations, Pipe Bending
February 9, 2017
The Actual outside diameter (OD) of a pipe is larger than its name: Nominal (nominal means “in name only” from Middle English nominalle meaning “of nouns). Use the table below to cross reference the Actual OD (outside diameter) of the Read more…
Dan
Bending, Pipe Bending
May 22, 2016
The problems associated with Rotoform bending of steel pipe have caused major corporations to establish policies which forbid its use. A multi-national conglomerate, major producer of bulk liquid storage tanks with 16,000 employees is at the forefront of this policy. Read more…
Dan
Bending, Pipe Bending
May 22, 2016
Methods to curve pipe include rotary draw bending with a mandrel on a pipe bender and rolling pipe on a three-roll bender (also called an angle roll, a pyramid roll, or a section bender). For simplicity, let’s call the first Read more…
Dan
Bending, Pipe Bending
May 22, 2016
Specifying Bend Angle in Round Pipes A maintenance guy needs to replace a curved pipe elbow in his factory. He calls up and says “I need a round pipe with a 120 degree bend”. Sounds OK, except he is looking Read more…
Dan
Bending, Calculations
June 29, 2012
Providing one or more straight tangents is a common requirement involving curved steel sections. Providing a tangent where two curved steel members meet is also sometimes required. The question arises: how do you know when a tangent is truly tangent to a radius? The leader Read more…
Dan
Bending, Special Bending
May 27, 2016
What is the difference between a port cochere, a canopy, a portico, and a baldachino? Each one of these terms describes a structure that is usually subsidiary to the main building and that serves both an ornamental and practical function. Read more…
