When I was young I could buy a straw filled with bubble gum. Unlike an empty straw, I could bend the straw with gum without kinking the straw. The gum was working basically the same way a mandrel works. Most Read more…
Category: Special Bending
George
Bending, Shipping, Special Bending
May 22, 2016
Curved steel is found in architecture, OEM component parts, fittings for mechanical contractors, and even in art. Part of the overall price of the product is the shipping cost. There are several tactics to minimize the freight expenses involved: • Combine Read more…
George
Bending, Pipe Bending, Special Bending
May 22, 2016
I.e. less ordinary and more exciting. Pedestrian bridges incorporating curved steel often combine aesthetic appeal with functionality beyond providing a route to get from here to there. When it comes to aesthetics, the design of crisscrossing pipe for Tempe Town Read more…
George
Beam Bending, Bending, FAQ, Project Management, Special Bending
May 22, 2016
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 Read more…
George
Analysis & Design, Applications, Bending, FAQ, Special Bending, Tube Bending
May 22, 2016
Architects, engineers and fabricators have asked whether tubing can be formed with both camber and sweep. The answer is yes. An example of tube bending that induces both camber and sweep can be seen in the sinuous pedestrian bridge in Longview, Read more…
Dan
Bending, Special Bending, Tube Bending
May 22, 2016
A lintel can be a load-bearing building component, a decorative architectural element, or a combined ornamental structural item often found over portals, doors and windows. Often steel sections either straight or curved fulfill these functions. In fact, certain building codes, Read more…
George
Bending, Special Bending, Tube Bending
May 22, 2016
Bending aluminum and steel sections to a given radius or diameter can contribute to “green” projects in many ways. For example, in Chicago a project for housing the homeless was going for LEED Certification. The design by internationally recognized architect, Read more…
Kevin
Bending, Special Bending
May 22, 2016
Recently a lady called Chicago Metal Rolled Products and asked if Bender worked here. Here is a sketch of Bender creating a complex bend which includes (starting at the bottom of the beam and moving up) a compound bend which Read more…
Dan
Bar Bending, Bending, Special Bending
May 22, 2016
We often receive orders for bending bars the hard way helically. While entering orders for such helical bending of stainless flat bar, I noticed that very often they have the same pitch—57.9 degrees. Helical bending of steel sections can be Read more…
George
Applications, Bending, FAQ, Plate Rolling, Special Bending, Tolerances
May 22, 2016
Mock-ups involving structural steel bending and steel plate rolling can ensure that the resulting structure will meet everyone’s expectations. Particularly because curved steel is so often incorporated in exquisite architecture, the demands placed on companies that specialize in bending and Read more…
