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IQS Newsroom Featured Profile: Mega Mex

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Andrea Mustine

The staff at Mega Mex knows specialty metals, like duplex stainless steel and the various nickel alloys, well. They provide their customers with quality products and service that surpasses expectations. Established in 1990 by highly experienced and knowledgeable individuals in the metal industry, Mega Mex has built a reputation as serving their customers with honesty and steadfast fairness. Continue reading →

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IQS Newsroom Featured Profile: Atlantis Rail Systems

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Breana Cronk

Stainless steel has long been recognized for its utility and strength, but the alloy offers much more than this. Though often overlooked in favor of its industrial grade integrity, Atlantis Rail Systems also recognizes the aesthetic qualities of the material. The company takes a unique approach creating inspired stainless steel railing systems that incorporate both aesthetic design and purposeful functionality. From standard frame and baluster railings to the inimitable look of carefully crafted cable railing to completely customized railing configurations, Atlantis Rail Systems is committed to supplying quality stainless steel products and services that meet or exceed the expectations of every singly customer. Continue reading →

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IQS Newsroom Featured Profile: California Metal & Supply Inc.

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Breana Cronk

A company like California Metal & Supply Inc. is as hard to find as are the metals the company distributes. Located in Los Angeles a short drive from the international airport, California Metal & Supply is one of the leading metal distributors in North America with a customer base mostly in the aerospace, automotive, petrochemical and defense industries, as well a growing international customer base. While the task of sourcing and supplying precious metals such as Titanium, Inconel, Nickel, Aluminum, Stainless, 13-8, 15-5, 17-4, 17-7, Kovar, and Invar is a primary focus, California Metal & Supply also believes in responsible business management. With the help of its valued customers, the company supports a number of local and national charities, essentially giving back to the communities that have helped its success since 1984. Continue reading →

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IQS Newsroom Featured Profile: Barry A. Dorfman & Co.

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Breana Cronk

Barry A. Dorfman & Co. is not your typical metal service center. Founded in 1999 on the principle of supplying customers with the best materials on time and within budget, the skilled representatives at this California based company do just that, no matter the material. With an understanding that rare metals do not translate into rare demands, the knowledgeable staff at Barry A. Dorfman stocks and sells the unique and raw materials that other centers do not. If your unique application requires something not already in stock, the team at Barry A. Dorfman & Co. also acts as a broker to locate and acquire the best metal for the job ensuring the needs of every client are met. Continue reading →

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Raise your Glasses to Stainless Steel

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Todd Halt

Today, as we all well know, judging from the steep spike in green attire and beer buzzes, is St. Patrick’s day. March 17th has been celebrated since the 1600s, at first a strict Catholic holiday honoring Saint Patrick himself. Originally, St. Patrick’s was a day of no drinking-all the bars and pubs in Ireland were closed. Since then, things certainly have changed. In fact, some bars open around the time I get up for work to service the most dedicated of St. Patty’s celebrators. Ireland is well known for its beer and the people who love to drink it. Celebrating their culture must include a tall mug of traditional Irish beer-a stout or porter. These dark, smooth and coffee-like beers have been brewed in Ireland for hundreds of years. In that time, brewing hasn’t changed much. Mostly, the same equipment is used for malting, milling, mashing, fermenting and filtering ingredients that, through these processes, become beer. Continue reading →

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Why Stainless Steel? Facts, Applications and Compositions by Eagle Stainless Tube

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Todd Halt

The many unique values provided by stainless steel make it a powerful candidate in materials selection. Engineers, specifiers and designers often underestimate or overlook these values because of what is viewed as the higher initial ost of stainless steel. However, over the total life of a project, stainless is often the best value option. Stainless steel is essentially a low carbon steel which contains chromium at 10% or more by weight. It is the addition of chromium that gives the steel its unique stainless, corrosion resisting properties. The chromium content of the steel allows the formation of a tough, adherent, invisible, corrosion-resisting chromium oxide film on the steel surface. If damaged mechanically or chemically, this film is self-healing, rovided that oxygen, even in very small amounts, is present. The corrosion resistance and other useful properties of the steel are enhanced by increased chromium content and the addition of other elements such as molybdenum, nickel and nitrogen. Continue reading →

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Laser Welding Creates Potential For Small Parts Applications

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Janet Pratt

Laser welding is an effective method for joining small parts with tight tolerances. In the future, it will compete with traditional methods of welding or replace assembly/joining technologies benefiting industries that have never used laser welding before. Using light in the form of laser radiation as the energy source is a process used to achieve a balance between the process of thermal fusion and metallurgical effects. Functionally, the laser generates infrared or visible light (usually with the use of Nd-YAG lasers or frequency-doubled ‘green’ lasers for reflective metals) which is delivered through an optical fiber and focusing lens onto the workpiece. Welding is the process that occurs when laser radiation is absorbed by the workpiece and turned into heat raising the temperature in the localized area above the melting point… Continue reading →

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Cleaning Parts in the Remanufacturing Process

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Todd Halt

With demand for remanufactured parts on the rise, leaders in automotive, agricultural, and heavy equipment remanufacturing are looking for parts cleaning systems that can sustain intense parts cleaning while reducing time and labor for maintenance on the washer. To better understand how remanufacturers can keep their aqueous parts washers performing at top quality with ease of maintenance and less down time, one must consider the system design and key elements of parts cleaning in the remanufacturing environment… Continue reading →

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