Recently, a miscellaneous steel fabricator came to me with a very challenging project for circular stairs. They were looking to make a curved monumental staircase using 20 x 8 x 5/8 rectangular tubes. The stair was elliptical, had a reverse Read more…
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Bending, Channel Bending, Special Bending
May 22, 2016
When one considers ways to bend a large channel flanges-out to a minimum bending radius, doing a mandrel bend is one alternative. A recent requirement was for more than 200 rolled channel, bump protectors to cover cement columns in an Read more…
Mo
Plate Rolling
May 22, 2016
Steel plate rolling is often done to create full cylinders or cylinder segments. These parts often have bevels to facilitate the welding of the curved steel sections. The bevels can be required on either the longitudinal seam of a cylinder Read more…
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Plate Rolling
May 22, 2016
A common question regarding steel plate rolling is whether the raw material, the steel blank, should be cut to length or provided with extra material to be trimmed during and/or after the rolling process. Another question related to the blank Read more…
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Bending, Special Bending, Tube Bending, Uncategorized
May 22, 2016
Questions about surface finish often arise when there is a requirement for bending stainless tubes for circular stair handrails. Will the helical tube bending process damage the finish? And what if the project requires bending polished stainless tubing? What if Read more…
Mo
Pipe Bending
May 22, 2016
At the beginning it was not at all clear that we would be bending pipes for the top pieces of a guardrail at the Hollywood Casino in Toledo, Ohio. When our customer was bidding this job, they wanted us to Read more…
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Bending, Pipe Bending, Special Bending, Tube Bending
May 22, 2016
The bending of pipes and tubes can contribute to the aesthetic value of a project. For example, currently under construction, the Skokie Oakton Station is already exhibiting its “beautiful canopy of architectural steel arches” according to the Swift Updates Newsletter. Read more…
Mo
Beam Bending, Bending, Shipping
May 22, 2016
Once structural beam bending is completed, challenges arise regarding how to ship what can be very long and very heavy loads. Major steel mills like Nucor Yamato and SDI often employ pole trailers to ship their jumbo beams in lengths Read more…
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Bar Bending, FAQ, Rolling Limitations, Special Bending
May 22, 2016
There is not a mathematical formula for determining the minimum bending radius of steel sections. To better explain this, lets look at bar bending. Steel is curved using a cold-roll bending process. Steel sections are put into a section bender Read more…
Mo
Analysis & Design, Bending, FAQ, Tube Bending
May 22, 2016
AESS is an acronym for architecturally exposed structural steel. AESS is exposed to regular view by pedestrians or occupants of a building. Because it is clearly visible AESS is subject to closer tolerances than standard structural steel that is hidden Read more…
