Metal profiles that are regularly curved include standard mill shapes (angles, bars, beams, tees, pipe, tube, and channels. Another type of metal profile that can be curved is exemplifed by the strut channel. Standard mill channel is formed hot in Read more…
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Bending, Tube Bending
May 22, 2016
Star architect, Rafael Vinoly, envisioned a spectacular, half-barrel, vaulted skylight 150ft high and 327ft long arching over the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. To help make this dream a reality, Chicago Metal Rolled Products curved 292 pieces of 5 Read more…
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Pipe Bending
May 22, 2016
Pipe and round tubing can be saw-cut or torch-cut in half longitudinally to create half pipe which can be subsequently straightened or curved. The curved half pipe is sometimes welded to the outside or inside of tanks to be used Read more…
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Applications, Beam Bending, Bending
March 1, 2017
When a small town in the northwest corner of Connecticut decided to replace their 85-year-old wooden ski jump with a modern concrete and steel one, the design required steel beam bending. What spurred the construction of a new ski jump Read more…
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Bending, FAQ, Specification Requirements
May 22, 2016
One of the most commons mistakes individuals make when ordering structural steel rings or steel sections is caused by the confusion of radius and diameter. When an individual is ordering the service of curving steel and has successfully communicated the orientation of Read more…
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Bending
May 22, 2016
Structural steel is the most recycled material on earth. A full 95% of structural steel is made from recycled product. It is even the case that structural steel can be reused without further processing. These factors are appreciated especially by Read more…
Joe
Applications, Bending, Tube Bending
May 22, 2016
Most metal fabricators fill their scrap bins with wasted steel, even expensive stainless. To a metal art sculptor, however, this scrap can be both exciting and useful beyond the scrap value of the material. We have had numerous artists use Read more…
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Plate Rolling, Special Bending
February 26, 2020
General Motors wanted a hot display—actually a hot-wheels display–to showcase the world premier of its all–new Chevrolet Camaro at the 2011 Chicago Auto Show, February 11 through February 20, 2011. Working closely together, Chicago Metal Rolled Products and Chicago Scenic Studios—in Read more…
