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HOUSTON, March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Recently, Bend-IT, Inc. has announced that it is now offering pipe rolling as one of its metal bending services. The new addition to the company's list of services will allow it to more comprehensively meet the needs of its customers. What Is Pipe Rolling? In many industries, there is a need for high-quality pipes to be arced or curved with precision. The pipes need to be just the right width and length, and they may need to be made out...

Gems By Rochelle manufactures various innovative and useful items, including their specially designed seat covers for rolling walkers. Rolling walkers offer people with varying abilities the opportunity to be more safely mobile, and come equipped with a seat so that the user can rest, or for when the user needs to carry packages and other items. However, most rolling walker seats are slippery and groceries and packages can easily slide off, creating embarrassment and unsafe situations....

DENVER, June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Titanium Mill Processing and Melting will be one of the many speaker sessions to be presented at TITANIUM 2012, 28th annual conference and exhibition, which will be held Oct. 7-10, 2012 at the Hilton Atlanta, 255 Courtland Street NE. The International Titanium Association (ITA) organizes of the event. The panel will feature presentations by representatives of three Chinese titanium companies. Bo Ji, Feng Zhu and Guihong Qin of Baoshan Iron and...

ATLANTA, March 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Novelis today announced that it has sold its printed confectionery foil packaging business at Bridgnorth, UK, to Discovery Foils effective immediately. Approximately 105 employees will transfer to Discovery Foils along with the assets of the business. Novelis will provide aluminum foil to the operation under a supply agreement. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100527/CL11716LOGO ) The business produces multi-coloured printed foil used as...

CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Republic Engineered Products, Inc., the nation's leading producer of special bar quality (SBQ) steel, today announced the new $20 million precision sizing mill and related equipment at its rolling operation in Blasdell (Lackawanna), N.Y., is fully operational. Republic also has begun using additional capacity at its Canton FlexCast Facility to produce 9.75" X 7.50" blooms. The company anticipates the new mill and additional bloom capacity will...

BEACHWOOD, Ohio, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Aleris International, Inc. today broke ground for the construction of a state-of-the-art aluminum rolling mill in China's Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province that will produce semi-finished rolled aluminum products in a joint venture with Zhenjiang Dingsheng Aluminum Industries Joint-Stock Co., Ltd. Aleris will own an 81 percent equity interest in the venture, named Aleris Dingsheng Aluminum (Zhenjiang) Co., Ltd. The factory will produce rolled...

CLEVELAND, Dec. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- A world-leader in forming and rolling heavy-wall cylinders and rings to long lengths, AT&F Steel (www.atfsteel.com) can now go further. The Cleveland-based manufacturer, a division of AT&F, is unveiling massive new rolling capabilities to roll plates up to 12" (300MM) thick and 14' (4.3M) long in single-piece construction. AT&F Steel's multi-million dollar expansion of rolling capabilities is in response to the increased demand for...

MASSY, France, Dec. 13, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The new ThyssenKrupp steel rolling mill has been unveiled at a Grand Opening Ceremony on Friday, December 10 in Mount Vernon, Alabama, in the presence of more than 3,300 people and the local authorities. This mill, producing quality flat rolled carbon and stainless steel, offers the very latest in technology for a mill of this type featuring Converteam high-performance power electronics. It took three years to construct and is now officially...

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., July 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Quaker Chemical Corporation (NYSE: KWR) announced on Friday it has acquired D.A. Stuart's U.S. aluminum hot rolling oil business from Houghton International, including the rights to sell the product portfolio internationally. With this acquisition, Quaker becomes a leading player in the US aluminum hot rolling market, serving some of the largest reversing mills, single and multi-stand tandem finishing mills, and combination mill systems...

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., April 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Over the past five years, major breakthroughs in Hot Mill lubrication technology and application methods have helped to reduce the primary carbon footprints of steel mills. Quaker Chemical (NYSE: KWR) -- a global leader in process chemicals -- recently conducted studies on roll bite lubrication in hot strip mills which demonstrated how today's "greener" formulation techniques can reduce the carbon footprint of a mill. In addition to...