Metals Learning Center - Page 3

Every month, Stainless Steel producers announce their respective alloy surcharges. In some months, the values may be higher than other months and vice versa. While this information may be common among buyers of steel products, there are many in the industry who still don't know why the fluctuations ... Continue Reading

It goes without saying that accurate measurements and unit conversions are critical to the world of precision metals. Challenging applications demand tight tolerances and the slightest unintended variation in the thickness of strip coil, or the gauge of a wire product, can render the material useles... Continue Reading

Construction hardware. Kitchen appliances. Consumer electronics. Medical and dental instruments. These are just a few of the many products manufactured with stainless steel that people rely upon every day. There are many reasons why stainless steel is so common, including its temperature resistanc... Continue Reading

In recent years, there’s been an international push toward sustainability, responsible corporate citizenship, and purpose-driven investment strategies. To support this, ESG-led portfolios, business reporting, and marketing messaging have become more and more commonplace across a wide variety of indu... Continue Reading

To create the right material solution, you need the right tool for the job. And for top-of-the-line metals processing, that requires machinery that’s as precise as it is efficient to reduce scrap and downtime. One method that checks all these boxes is cut-to-length material processing. Cut-to-le... Continue Reading