The 2014 North American Steel Construction Conference (NASCC) opens next Wednesday, March 26, in Toronto and runs through Friday, March 28. It is the premier conference that deals with steel in construction. Countless programs, seminars, and exhibits are offered at Read more…
News, Trends and How To’s for Curving Steel
George
Bending, Tube Bending
May 22, 2016
Bending aluminum tubing can be a challenge. For example, the grade 6061-T6 tubing in the picture below measures 6 x 6 x 1/4″ and is rolled to a 95″ inside radius with 15 feet of good arc as measured on Read more…
George
Applications
May 22, 2016
Those of us who work in the steel construction arena are often proud of the work that we do. We take pictures of our projects. Bender/rollers, companies that specialize in curving steel, communciate the value they add to a given Read more…
Dan
Bending
May 22, 2016
But they are not pointless. There are several ways to produce cylinders from metal plate. One of the most common ways is to use a plate roll. Whether the machine has two, three or four rollers, it is usually the Read more…
George
Applications, Industry News
May 22, 2016
Next week the National Ornamental & Miscellaneous Metals Association (NOMMA) will hold their annual national convention, Metalfab 2014, at the St. Charles Convention Center in St. Charles, MO (near St. Louis). For those not familiar with what its 600 members Read more…
George
Beam Bending, Bending
May 22, 2016
A common question from those who are not familiar with the operation of a section bender (also called an angle roll, a pyramid roll, or a 3-roll bender) is how many passes (rollings back and forth) does it take to Read more…
Dan
Bending, Special Bending, Structural Steel
May 22, 2016
What can a community or chamber of commerce do to beautify a viaduct when it runs under a railroad line? Not much. The crumbling faces can rarely be modified because they are owned by the railroad. Don’t even think about Read more…
Ken
Bending
May 20, 2016
When most people in industry talk about rolled and welded products, they are speaking about steel rings or steel pipe. It is true that these two manufactured goods are probably the most common of all rolled and welded products but Read more…
George
FAQ, Structural Steel
May 22, 2016
Curved structural steel often needs to be cut. On the other hand, many times the customer asks that the ends of a curved section be uncut, left as they are, even, at times with some unusable material on the ends. Read more…
George
Bending
May 20, 2016
Angle rings, also called “angle flanges,” commonly are provided with or without bolt holes. When used as mating flanges, the rings are either welded together or bolted together. In order to bolt together properly, several dimensions must be specified and Read more…
