The Fabricator - February 2010

Midwestern Pipeline
to move to Wyoming

Midwestern Pipeline Co., a pipeline service business in California, has announced it will open a facility in Cheyenne, Wyo. The company plans to construct a plant on a 55-acre site and hire up to 50 workers.

Midwestern Pipeline specializes in the double joint welding of steel pipe, the application of anticorrosion coatings, and other services for the gas and oil industry. The company plans to relocate its headquarters to Cheyenne three to four years after opening the new facility.

Taifeng Steel installs welding machine
from EFD Induction

Chinese steelmaker Taifeng Steel has purchased a Weldac induction welder from EFD Induction for its new mill. The system is used to weld 219 by 10 tubes for the automotive industry.

The Weldac 600 is a single-cabinet converter that delivers a constant power factor of 0.95 at all power levels. Automatic load matching helps ensure full output power across a range of tube sizes. The system uses short circuit-resistant IGBT transistors for increased uptime and output.

Brown-Strauss Steel acquires B-S Steel

Brown-Strauss Steel, a distributor of wide-flange beams and structural steel tubing, has announced plans to acquire the assets of B-S Steel Inc. of Kansas, based in Kansas City. The distributor has seven locations and more than 100,000 tons of inventory.

Brown-Strauss Steel was founded in Kansas City in 1905. It moved its corporate headquarters to Denver in 1983, the same year B-S Steel was founded. Chris Gunderson has become the new general manager at the Kansas City facility.

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Cargill to acquire Robinson’s
RPS Steel division

Cargill has announced that it will purchase Robinson Steel’s RPS® Steel division, acquiring its cold-reduction lines in East Chicago, Ind., and Granite City, Ill. Cargill will take 100 percent ownership of Cargill Robinson LLC, a joint venture formed by Cargill and Robinson in 2007. The transaction was expected to be complete in early February.

Robinson Steel will continue as an independent owner and operator of its RPS Laser division, with Cargill as its exclusive supplier of RPS sheet and plate products.

Cargill currently operates seven flat-rolled steel service centers, focusing on hot-rolled-band, pickled-and-oiled, cold-rolled, and tin mill products. Robinson Steel Co. Inc. currently operates steel and laser cutting facilities in Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Alabama.

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Iowa Mold Tooling opens
new facility for welding

Iowa Mold Tooling Co. Inc. has opened a manufacturing facility in McIntire, Iowa, to handle its increased welding activities. The plant opening created about 40 welding jobs, and the company also has hired more welders at its main facility in Garner, Iowa.

Business at IMT increased significantly in 2009, primarily because of a partnership between IMT and its parent company, Oshkosh Corp., which supports the military’s need for new equipment overseas. IMT has been designing and manufacturing lifting equipment for military applications since 2008.

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Laser Services marks
30 years in business

Laser Services Inc., Westford, Mass., has celebrated its 30th anniversary. Established in 1979 by Bruce and June Beauchesne, the company is owned and operated today by Gregory Sexton, president and CEO.