Everyone has heard of the term “it’s all smoke and mirrors” referring to a magician’s ability to draw a crowd’s attention away from one location and directing it to the desired location. After attending the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Read more…
News, Trends and How To’s for Curving Steel
Mo
Bending
May 29, 2016
Quality is the essential aspect of all services rollers/benders provide. The simple definition of quality is conformance to the customer’s specifications. In the case of curved steel sections, the dimensions specified would typically be on detailed fabrication drawings. The drawings Read more…
Steve
Applications, Bending, Tube Bending
May 29, 2016
Recently, Chicago Metal Rolled Products assisted with the forming of rolled tube steel for a unique project. We were approached by artist and designer Randy Walker of Walker Design Studio for assistance in bringing his vision for a public art Read more…
Mo
Applications, Bending
January 31, 2017
When structural engineers are developing large new buildings or reconstructing existing ones, columns are chosen to provide stability to the structure and to distribute load-bearing capacity throughout the building. For columns to be functional and visually attractive, architects usually choose Read more…
Gary
Angle Bending
May 29, 2016
What happens when a screw bearing for a 1200-foot freighter seizes in the mid-Atlantic, somewhere between the Panama Canal and the St. Lawrence Seaway? The ship requires a tug to a shipbuilder in Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin, that’s been in the Read more…
Ken
Angle Bending, Bending
May 29, 2016
In the world of curved steel, it is often that artists come to bender/rollers as customers, in search of our metal bending and forming capabilities to achieve something that their creative genius has worked up deep within their imaginative minds. Read more…
Steve
Applications
May 29, 2016
Have you ever had a moment when someone or something is called to your attention that you haven’t noticed before, but now that you’ve become aware of it, you see it constantly? Take for example, the corporate logo of FedEx. Read more…
Andy
Beam Bending, Bending, Tube Bending
May 29, 2016
Often steel fabricators will contact a bender/roller for their curved steel needs. There are times when the steel fabricator requires curved or bent steel based on the architect’s design. They have detailed their shop drawings based on the architect’s design Read more…
Mo
Bending, Pipe Bending
January 31, 2017
Some structural steel fabrication drawings have material specifications that are probably incorrect. For example, many architects and engineers mistakenly detail their drawings calling for the use of pipe with an A53 vs. A500 grade specification in their bill of material. Read more…
Ken
Applications
May 29, 2016
In many designs, pipe or tube jackets/sleeves are required to perform a specific function that standard mill pipe cannot perform, nor any other standard steel mill shape. Used in such applications but not limited to reinforcing existing pipe and/or used Read more…
