Interview
Spotlight: Furniture Maker Cooper Reynolds Gross
Cooper Reynolds Gross runs a high-end custom furniture-making company formally called Spark & Dowel, but now named after him. Originally a photographer, Cooper started building furniture in his garage 10 years ago. “Friends really liked the stuff and started asking me to make some for them, and finally about seven years ago I moved into a…
Read MoreGrate Solutions Joe Fischer, Phoenix Customer
IMS Customer Spotlight: Grate Solutions In this post, Industrial Metal Supply highlights just one of our many loyal customers. Grate Solutions, a supplier of heavy duty highway gratings and other storm drain metals, is supplied by Industrial Metal Supply’s Phoenix location. Grate Solutions employees 18 people, with three mobile trucks on the road doing installations in…
Read MoreTS Ironworks, Phoenix Customer
IMS Customer Spotlight: TS Iron Works In this post, Industrial Metal Supply highlights another loyal customer of the Phoenix location. Industrial Metal Supply’s Phoenix customer, TS Iron Works, LLC, is located in Queen Creek, Arizona. TS Iron Works is a small machine shop with three employees, headed by Travis Rupp. “We do mostly commercial welding and…
Read MoreBuild Your Own Diamond Plate Tool Box
Our friend Joe Mooney of Homesteadonmics is back at it again with another one of his metal projects – this time he’s built a tool or battery box for his travel trailer. Everyone loves aluminum tread plate and who better to show you how to build your own toolbox than Joe! Joe needed a rugged container that would fit…
Read MoreJessi Combs: The Real Deal
With a long, varied, and record-breaking career, Jessi Combs truly is the “Real Deal” in the world of metal fabricators and motorsports. Just who is Jessi Combs and why is she important to the metal industry? Growing up in South Dakota, Jessi excelled at racing, snow sports, and especially off-roading. She also showed an artistic bent and…
Read MoreThe Future of Metal Fabrication: Gen Z
In just a few short years, the sheet metal fabrication industry has been rejuvenated, in part due to exciting new technologies like automation and the industrial internet of things (IIOT), 5-axis machining, co-bots, and robotic welding. While in the short term, the rise of industrial robots is projected by the consultancy firm Oxford Economics to result in…
Read MoreJessi Combs in Memoriam
Jessi Combs was more than just a TV star and an off-road racing fanatic. Her accidental death on August 27, 2019, cut short a life of creativity, ambition, dedication, and inspiration to many. Her career spanned a wide range from fabrication & metal artistry to racing to the entertainment industry. In the process Jessi became a hero…
Read MoreWelding Aluminum Alloys
Welding aluminum is different than welding steel, but can be achieved successfully by following prescribed techniques and best practices. Because of aluminum’s high thermal conductivity, heat transfers away from the weld much faster than for steel. This property, combined with the low melting point of aluminum, can quickly lead to burthrough unless special care is taken. Equipment with a…
Read MoreWelding Copper and Copper Alloys
Copper and its alloys, including brass and bronze, are important metals due to their electrical and thermal conductivity and corrosion resistance. This article will discuss the specific requirements, methods, equipment and techniques for welding these metals, while preserving their material characteristics. Traditional welding of copper can be tricky because its high thermal conductivity causes it to…
Read MoreNew Website Features for a Better Online Shopping Experience
Our updated website offers you enhanced features for a convenient online shopping experience. Time is often money which is why we created advanced features that enable you to find the metals you need, in the sizes required, when you need them. Explore Our New Website Product Features New Catalog that links directly to the site.…
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