About 170 events planned nationwide for fourth annual SteelDay

by Jonathan McGaha | 9 September 2012 12:00 am

This year’s fourth annual SteelDay is expected to be celebrated at about 170 event locations all over the country. Taking place on September 28, 2012 and hosted by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), its members and partners, SteelDay is a national event featuring free educational and networking opportunities for the design and construction community and the public. Guests can find and register for a free event in their area at www.SteelDay.org/events[1]

• Structural steel fabricators: Learn how structural steel is prepared for a building or bridge using off-site, controlled conditions, which ensures a consistently high-quality product while reducing errors and costly fixes at the job site. Also see why most steel fabricators use 3D models/BIM to streamline production and increase efficiency.
• Steel mills/producers: Steel is the most recycled material on earth, and today’s modern mills produce steel containing an average of 90% recycled material. Witness steel recycling capabilities and procedures at scrap metal recycling and steel production facilities, and develop an understanding of rolling schedules and steel availability.
• Steel service centers: See what thousands of tons of steel looks like! And learn about the crucial role these facilities play in the industry.
• HSS producers: Watch the fascinating process of manufacturing top-quality hollow structural sections (HSS), and learn about shape availability.
• Bender-rollers: Curved steel doesn’t just happen; precision instruments and experts are responsible for these increasingly popular architectural and structural elements. Observe the very specialized and skilled process of bending and rolling steel shapes.
• Galvanizers: View the Hot-Dip Galvanizing (HDG) process, from staging the material through to its receiving a full protective coating against corrosion.

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