查看更多>>摘要：COVID-19 and its mutations are still around, causing havoc in individual lives, but the life of the economy is on the rebound as the need for planes, trains, automobiles, warehouses, bridges, factories and refineries grows. Our cover story this month (page 24) reflects the recent reality experienced by metals producers, which is that end users want everything they're making.
查看更多>>摘要： What makes Flack Global Metals different, and how is the company equipped to thrive in today's metals marketplace? We are the first distributor in North America purpose built to combine physical distribution and forward market hedging [price risk management] into one business model. Early in our development as a company, we staked out that niche. Twelve years later, we are a company in thirds: one-third domestic distributor, one-third international merchant trader and one-third asset manager/financial services firm (Flack Metal Bank). The combination of these three activities provides certainty for our company and our customers.
查看更多>>摘要：Even though grinding has moved into the electronic age, operators and managers are still working to trou-bleshoot century-old issues, one of which is feed lines in a roll or work finish, commonly known as "barber pole." To help identify why barber pole may be occurring, check the following list of basic items.
查看更多>>摘要：Four major steelmakers project strong shipments, sales and earnings in the coming months, based in part on historically high prices. One key customer base, the construction industry, is adjusting. Based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Steel Dynamics Inc. reports that demand for its long products is strong, supporting increased average realized pricing and expected record shipments for Engineered Bar Products, Roanoke Bar, and the Structural and Rail steel divisions. "Despite softening hot-roll coil steel pricing, broad steel demand remained solid during the second quarter, led by the automotive, construction, and industrial sectors, with energy continuing to improve."
查看更多>>摘要：As measured by metal producers' profits, 2021 was a boom year. First-quarter results were also higher year over year. A host of aluminum and steel producers report that their order books are full, and that demand is expected to continue rising as supply chain obstacles clear up and U.S. infrastructure improvement projects begin launching during the second half.
查看更多>>摘要：An Ohio-based manufacturer of copper alloys in bars, tubes, plates and shapes to distributors, OEMs and machining companies is experiencing a steady surge in orders during 2022. "With respect to the OEM segment, we are doing very well in all of the related industries. Oil and gas is doing well, having picked up significantly," says Martin Little, executive vice president of sales and marketing for Concast Metal Products Co. "Since COVID, we have seen a significant upswing in our order book.
查看更多>>摘要：In 2015, members of the third generation of family-owned Totten Tubes started talking about succession planning. That initial meeting-now referred to as the "hot tub meeting"-set the Azusa, California-based business on a steep growth trajectory. What started in a Los Angeles warehouse in 1955 by founder Marvin Totten has grown into a five-location, 125+ employee operation. Sales in 2021 topped out over $100 million.
查看更多>>摘要：There is an art and a science to modern metal processing and fabrication. Industry leaders are tapping into their historic metal fabrication expertise and weaving in the latest available processing methods to help meet customer demand. One of the most popular methods is coil processing, which delivers benefits to fabricators and their customers alike. First-time users might ask how it works, why it's important to manufacturers and how it stacks up against other forms of metal processing in terms of consistency, aesthetics and performance.
查看更多>>摘要：Saws see a lot of service at SteelMart Inc. With facilities in Tucker and Gainesville, Georgia, the company processes about 78 million pounds of steel annually, or 18,000 pounds per hour, and sawing is required for 30 to 35 percent of that total, estimates Paul Carling, president of SteelMart. He's based in Tucker.
查看更多>>摘要：Planning out a move ahead of time helps eliminate headaches caused by decisions being made on the fly-especially when relocating an industrial facility that requires extensive attention to layout, setup and testing of machinery. In 2021, distributor Intsel Steel West, which has locations throughout the western United States, was moving into a new facility in Fontana, California. As part of its preparation, the company reached out to Commerce City, Colorado-based Steel Storage Systems for assistance with the layout of its sawing systems in the new building. This included producing a new structural saw system and transplanting and expanding an existing saw handling system that Steel Storage had previously installed at Intsel's Commerce City facility.
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