Recently we were contacted by a customer for a very difficult steel plate rolling job. They required steel cone sections to be rolled for a scrubber system that was being added to a coal power plant. It is a green Read more…
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Kevin
Bending, Tube Bending
May 22, 2016
A customer who prides himself as a provider of technology-based solutions called while working on a design. He required bending a 3 x 3 stainless steel tube to serve two purposes: as a frame for a tunnel and as a ducting system Read more…
Kevin
Bending, Pipe Bending
May 22, 2016
Tank manufacturers at times require that stainless steel half pipe be welded to the outside of their tanks, usually for thermal transfer. For example, recently we had 304 stainless steel, 3” schedule 40 (3.50 OD x 0.216 wall) pipe cut Read more…
Kevin
Bending, Tube Bending
May 22, 2016
A civil engineering student recently inquired about steel tube bending for an algae growing tree. She first heard of Chicago Metal Rolled Products last fall when its president talked to her Materials of Construction class at the Illinois Institute of Read more…
Kevin
Bar Bending, Bending, Curved Steel Costs
May 22, 2016
In many cases, steel bending can minimize welding and reduce material waste on a component part for an OEM (original equipment manufacturer). For example, an OEM was designing a gear cover for pumps. The component part was a 1 x Read more…
Kevin
Bending, Curved Steel Costs
May 22, 2016
Steel bending is often subcontracted to companies that specialize in providing curved steel sections sometimes called “rolling houses.” The question arises, which party should supply the steel—the customer or the rolling house? There are several factors to consider. Where can Read more…
Kevin
Plate Rolling
May 22, 2016
We were recently contacted by a customer for steel plate rolling that required multi-radius bending. Optimation was making a 10-foot-tall sculpture that replicated their logo, two O’s leaning against each other at an angle. Their design was for hollow stainless Read more…
Kevin
Angle Bending
May 22, 2016
When specifying how to roll an unequal-leg angle ring or segment, indicate whether the angle is rolled leg-in or leg-out and which leg is rolled leg-in or leg-out. For example, a 5 x 3 angle could be rolled 5 inch Read more…
Kevin
Angle Bending, Bending
May 22, 2016
An interesting request involving rolled angle rings came our way recently. Occasionally for OEM and other customers, parts are needed where it makes sense to have additional work completed outside of bending and rolling before it is received by the Read more…
Kevin
Bending, Industry News, Special Bending
February 26, 2020
Most nuclear and other power plants must be engineered to safely shut down in the event of seismic activity or other natural or man-made disruptions. Others, however, must become operational within seconds after such a disruption. A case in point Read more…
