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- Final steel beam set in place for new Clippers arena
The $2 billion arena is scheduled to be completed in time for the start of the 2024-2025 season. - Tesla Patent Application for Steel Alloy Aims to Make Cybertruck ‘Nearly Indestructible’
Here is a great article from The Drive about Tesla’s patented steel alloy that is harder than any other steel. - High-paying jobs that don’t need a college degree? Thousands of them sit empty
While a shortage of workers pushes wages higher in the skilled trades, the financial return from a bachelor’s degree is softening, even as the price, and the average debt into which it plunges students, remain high. - U.S. appeals court allows higher tariffs on imported steel products
Tuesday’s decision by the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. covers imports of steel derivatives. - What Is The Big Deal About Comet And 50,000 Yrs ?
The long orbital period of C/2022 E3 provides astronomers with an important opportunity to study how comets evolve over long periods of tim - Teen captures dazzling image of rare comet only seen once every 50,000 years
Iron Mike And His Crew Witnessed The Amazing 50,000 Year Event - Cleveland-Cliffs Announces Price Increase for Hot Rolled, Cold Rolled and Coated Steel Products
CLEVELAND, February 02, 2023–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE: CLF) today announced that it is increasing current spot market - absoluteBLACK Super Steel eMTB chainrings go harder…at a price
A quality steel chainring should be able to handle the power being transferred from the pedals without any issues. Chainrings are also important in terms of the bike’s aesthetics. A quality steel chainring will look far better than a cheaper one and will give your bike a more professional appearance. - What Is Kerf When Cutting Steel ?
Iron Mikes Explains Kerf When Cutting Or Drilling Steel - How Is Steel Wire Used In The Automotive Industry ?
Iron Mike Looks At Applications For Steel Wire In Automotive Construction - US Steel Wire Market to Reach $11B Driven by Rising Construction and Automotive Industry
US Steel Wire Market to Reach $11B Driven by Rising Construction and Automotive Industry - Nucor’s (NUE) Elcyon to Aid Offshore Wind Energy Applications
Iron Mike Looks At What Is Elcyon Steel And How Is It Used By Nucor - A Comparison Of Steel Curfe And Swarf And How They Relate To Each Other
Curfe and swarf are both related to the process of drilling into steel or other materials. Curfe, also known as “crown radius”, refers to the radius of the curved surface at the top of a drill bit. It helps to distribute cutting forces evenly and reduce the likelihood of the bit breaking or becoming damaged. - What is the worlds largest airship made of and how does it compare to airships in the past ?
The world’s largest airship, the Pathfinder 3, is made of an innovative material called polyethylene. - Can You Grow A Giant Sequoia In Cleveland, Ohio?
Iron Mike Tries To Grow A Couple Of Giant Sequoia’s From Saplings In Ohio Experts - What Was Andrew Carnegies Involvement In Starting The Steel Industry In Cleveland Ohio?
Andrew Carnegie was a prominent businessman and industrialist who played a major role in the - How Was The Steel Industry Introduced To Cleveland OH ?
Steel Was Introduced To Cleveland, OH In The Late 1800’s The steel industry was first - What Are The Top 10 Most Profitable Steel Companies In US ?
Nucor Is The Most Profitable Of All The Steel Companies And Here Is Why 1. - What Are The Largest Steel Makers In Canada ?
ArcelorMittal Dofasco is one of Canada’s largest steel makers and has been in business for - What is Electrical Steel ?
Iron Mike Looks At E- Steel On The Rise Electric steel, also known as electrical - What’s The Difference Between Hot Rolled and Cold Rolled Steel?
Its All In The Temperature It Is Made At Hot rolled steel and cold rolled - What’s The Difference between Galvanized And Galvaneal Coil ?
Galveneal Will Outlast Galvanized Coil For most Applications Galvanized steel is steel that has been - What Is The Difference Between Galvalume and Galvanized Coil?
They Are Very Similar But There Are A Couple Difference When Compared Galvalume and galvanized - What is The Difference Between Prime and Secondary Steel Plate ?
Iron Mike Shows The Subtle Differences Of Prime And Secondary Steel Secondary steel plate is - How Did The Edmund Fitzgerald Sink ?
Carrying Iron Ore On Its Way To Cleveland OH May Have Contributed The Edmund Fitzgerald - Iron Mikes Top 5 Applications For Carbon Steel Plate
Top 5 Applications For Steel Plate in 2022 Carbon steel plates are used in a - Iran Exports $2.2 Billion In Steel
On The Way To $5.5 Billion In Exports By End Of 2022 Here is a - Railroad Strike Still Looming Threatens Steel Logistics
The Railroad Workers Still Not Satisfied With Labor Negotiations Could Be A Huge Logistics Mess - Mississippi River Drought Choking River Corridor
The Mississippi River Has Fallen To Historic Lows, And The Effects Are Visible From Space In a - JSW Share Price Climbs 5.44%
JSW TX Raises $182 Million Debt To Upgrade Plant This is a great article in - Bethlehem Steel Site Now Home For Container Company
New Container Terminal Planned For Old Steel Mill In PA This is a great article - “No Need For Steel Price Correction”: JSWSteel Pricing Has Reached Its Bottom According To Steel Giant JSW In a recent article
- More Steel For Disney’s Epcot
A Year Ahead Of Schedule Epcot Communi Core Hall Taking Shape More steel is music - Who Are The Largest Steel Producers In The World ?
The US Arcelor Mittal Ranks Number Two In steel Production By World Steel Association Below - Great Lakes “Burning River Ale” Not Just A Great Beer
The Burning of The Cuyahoga River AKA “Crooked River” Then And Now The burning river - China Steel Makers On Brink Of Bankruptcy
High Energy Costs And Falling Steel Prices Causing Steel Makers Profit Eroding This is a - Huge Advances In Decarbonizing Steel Manufacturing
Steel Production Responsible For 8% Of Global Emissions And We Have A Solution Here is - The World’s 1st High-Manganese Steel Fuel Tanks For Ships
South Korean Shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) For Swiss Customers In a recent - Green Steel Innovator Electra Gets $35 million Backing
Bill Gates Among Investors Claims Green Steel Process Cheaper Than Fossil Fuel System Great article - USW Ratify Historic Agreement 2022
Cleveland Cliffs Reach Agreement With United Steel Workers Cleveland Cliffs reach agreement with United Steel - How To Load Steel Plate With Magnets ?
HVR Magnetics Shows How Double-hook Electro-Permanent Lifting Magnets System Saves Time And Money This video shows - Low Water On The Mississippi Strands Barges And Hurts Crops
Stuck In The Mighty Mississippi Mud Cause’s Trouble For Barge’s And Crop Yield. The record - Arcelor Mittal Is All In With $5 Billion Bet On Indian Steel
ArcelorMittal-Nippon Steel India Ltd Plans To Spend US $5.1 Billion At Its Gujarat Plant In - Honda Pilot 2023 TrailSport Equipped With Steel Skid Plates
Honda Promises This Will Be Its Most “off-road capable” SUV Ever Can you make a - Steel From 9/11 Repurposed At Memorial For Special Response Team
Steel Is Treated With Dignity For This New 9/11 Memorial In Somerset Here is a - 3-D Printed Stainless Steel Strongest Of Its Kind
For Airliners, Cargo Ships, Nuclear Power Plants This Could Be a Game Changer This new - UK’s Redcar Steel Plant Demolished
Steel Plant Brought Down And Its The Biggest Demolition In 75 yrs The demolition of - Silverado Steel Drive Shaft Accessory
GM Announces New Steel Drive Shaft As Silverado Add On In this recent article in - Nucor In Charlotte NC Spends $425 Million For Expansion
50 Full time Workers Added To SC Steel Plant Good things are still happening with - How The Steel Industry Evolved During Queen E’s Reign
800 % Increase In Steel Production Since 1952 When Queen First Sat On Throne The - Arcelor Mittal Shuts Down Plant in EuropeClosure Of A Factory In Europe As A Result Of Rising Gas And Energy Prices
- Huge Fire At Putin Ally’s Steel Mill
A Russian Steel Plant Owned by Oligarch Roman Abramovich Has Massive Fire A huge fire - Steel Plant Defenders In Ukraine Exchanged For Putin’s Ally
215 Ukrainian and Foreign Prisoners Freed In Swap In an amazing swap the former Ukrainian - Russia Drafts Steel Workers To Join Its War In Ukraine
500 workers from the plant would be ordered to fight in Russia’s ongoing war in - First Commercial Vehicles in U.S. with Fossil-Free Steel
SSAB, Mcneilus, and Oshkosh Team Up To Make Refuse Collection Vehicles First Prototypes Here is - Low Carbon Demand To Benefit From US Steel Prices
The Biden Administration Prioritizing Low Carbon Steel Purchases Through Government Here is a great article - Joe Biden Rides the “Beast” To Queens Funeral
President Biden Rides In Limousine Dubbed The Beast At Queen Elizabeth ll’s Funeral Here is - Rail Strike Averted With Tentative Agreement
Statement by President Joe Biden on Tentative Railway Labor Agreement Here is a great update - Steel Company Poised To Gain From Backlog, Demand
Steel manufacturers are in a strong position this year Here is a great article from - Ukraine’s Billionaire Making Portable Steel War Shelters
Ukrainian Steelworks Owned By Billionaire Rinat Akhmetov Making War Shelters Here is a great article - 9/11 Memorial Made From Tower Steel To Honors High Point NC Lives
9/11 Memorial Will Be Unveiled At Truist Park On Sunday Here is a great article - New Nucor Steel Mill On Track To Open By Year End
Nucor’s Steel Plate Mill In Brandenburg, KY Set To Roll On Ohio River Here is - ArcelorMittal Closing Blast Furnace’s In Germany and SpainArcelorMittal To Close Two Blast Furnace’s In Europe Over High Energy Prices and Lower Demand. Here is
- Crewless Marine Vessels To Be Built In Alabama
Saildrone Partners With Austal USA To Build Hi- Tech Unmanned Vessels Here is a great - “BUY COMMODITIES NOW” Says Goldman
“Worry About Recession Later” As Raw Material Rebounds Because Of Energy Crisis Here is a - Carbon Capture Technologies Used To Make Climate Goals
Carbon Dioxide Capture Is The New Technology To Eliminate Carbon Footprint Here is a great - Conshohocken Steel Workers Have New Contract Along With 13 Other
Cleveland – Cliffs Has New Contract For Steel Workers At 13 Plants Across Country Here - California To Ban Gas Powered Vehicles By 2035
Cleveland – Cliffs Says Steel Over Aluminum For Electric Vehicles We have enough steel but - Cleveland – Cliffs Announces Price Increase Effective Immediately
Carbon steel products Increase by a minimum of $75 per ton, effective immediately with new orders - Steel Industry Gloom and Doom
” It’s been said, “there’s no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing.” I think the same could go for information. There is no negative information, just negative interpretations of it “ - Pre- Painted Steel Coil Is On The Rise
Moreover, the report estimates that the market for pre-painted steel coil is likely to surpass US$ 64.43 Bn by end of 2032. - Gulf Coast Shipyards Building Capacity
While Ingalls Shipbuilding is full of activity now, there’s uncertainty not only for this yard, but for naval shipbuilders around the country as the Navy struggles with its long-range shipbuilding outlook. - Shell, US Steel, And Equinor Working Together On Hydrogen Hub
“Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4. - Algoma Steel Workers Set To Vote
This comes as the 15-day extension of the previous collective agreement is set to expire. - Russia’s War Exhausting Ukrainian Steel Making
Much of the city shut down, and the factory that used to employ 11,000 workers is now operating at less than 50% of capacity. - For Sale: Evraz Steel Mill
In a release, Evraz said the sale would allow them to “unlock the stand-alone value of the North American business.” - JSW Hot On Decarbonisation Through 2030
“We have an ambitious target of reducing our carbon emissions,” explained Seshagiri Rao, joint managing director of JSW Steel and chief financial officer. - Austal USA Cuts First Carbon Steel Plate For First Ship
The ship is question will be part of the Navajo class, a type of vessel designated as the T-ATS by the Navy. - Flat Carbon Steel Market Size To Grow Through 2030
– The global flat carbon steel market size was US$ 463.9 billion in 2021 - US Steel Giving Back to Employees Children
This year, the U. S. Steel Scholarship program awarded 20, $10,000 awards - Market Watch Says Structural Steel Market is in Huge Demand
The global Structural Steel market size will reach USD 97920 million in 2028, growing at a CAGR of 4.5% over the analysis period. “ - Cleveland Cliffs To Sponsor Coatesville Christmas Parade
Originally a community project in the 1950s, the parade was then taken up by the Jaycees back in the 1970s - Molten Hot Steel Spill No Sweat
Then you can see a bicycle get consumed by the spill. I am so happy no one was injured but the bike was consumed by the molten ste - Iron Mike Looks At Not Worst Steel Lifting Solutions For CNC
A.Magnet lifters on the beam can pick up the plate instantly once magnetized, saving the trouble of manual separation of sheets - Wear Plate Likely To Increase Sales Through 2031
Some of the key market participants in the global Wear Plates market, identified across the value chain include - Steel Carrier Spills 45,000 lbs Of Steel On US 271 Ramp
Keep on Trucking, We appreciate you. - Majestic Steel CEO, Says Steel Demand Softening
“There’s been overcompensation both ways with the supply chain,” - HR Coil $43.50 Shows Hope In Q3
US hot-rolled coil price slide nears $43 per cwt - 70 years Of Grilling On A Weber
George Stephen The Original Grill Master - Huge 11,000 metric Tons Of Steel In One Lift
Pioneering Spirit has already lifted and transported more than 90,000 metric tons - Can Steel Be A Solution To Save Students From School Shootings ?
” The idea, he says, is that the pods would be just one part of a “comprehensive solution”. - Why Do We Need More Green Steel And How To Get There?
World Econmic Forum - Steel Dynamics New Company On Its Way
Who Says Steel Is Slowing Down Post Covid Not In Mississippi LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - Austal USA Builds Steel Training Ship
This is really monumental and they are just beginning. - Hotdog Eating Champ Joey Chestnut Fends Off Protester
Joey Chestnut expressed regret for briefly putting a protester in a chokehold - Iron Mikes Top Three Not Worst MMA Fighters
Gregor “The Gift” Gillespie is a former Edinboro University wrestling alum where I also wrestled accept I would be old enough to be his father. - A Good Time Was Had By All With Home Display
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Top Best Fourth Of July Firework For Home Celebrations Iron Mike and TK Metals Love - Canadian Plate Roller Makes It Bending Steel Look Easy
Double R Steel – Steel Plate Rolling Show Plate Bending Perfection Whether you use Double R - Molten Steel Cobble Out Of Control
Steel Worker Is nearly Taken Out By Molten Steel Rope Check out this video where