Matthew Gregory
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I had a great opportunity to take a tour of Niagara Specialty Metals this week. Bob Shabala, the company president, took time out of his schedule to meet with me and Matt Edson (sonyes here on the forums).
Here's Bob's take on what they'll offer:
Starting in January, Niagara Specialty Metals will be licensed to sell CPM brand steel. We have several orders placed for S30-V, 154-CM, CPM 154-CM, 3-V, 15-V, S90-V as well as a new grade called CPM S35VN (CPM S20-VN). We have hot rolled Crucible sheet for years on a conversion basis, now we are going to buy and sell the steel directly. We also currently stock and sell 440-C and D-2. We have also hired Scott Devanna and Frank Cox to help support our sales and to develop new grades.
We will stock many sizes for quick deliveries. Currently we stock 440-C and D-2 to finish at .063", .093", .125", .156" and .187". The current minimum order is $50 but that may increase to $75. We will consult with Frank and Scott on what thicknesses to stock in the CPM grades and 154-CM and pricing will be posted on the website.
We will roll orders to size in quantities as small as 1 to 2 sheets. Our niche throughout the years has been custom sizes of small batches. In fact, the average order we take is around 300 pounds. Our best price is for any order over 500 pounds. We do not melt steel and I'm sorry if the website gives that impression. We buy slabs directly from the mill and roll that into sheet or plate. All of our slab is melted and produced in the USA. We currently buy from Crucible, Latrobe Specialty Steel, Carpenter Technologies, American Stainless and we are considering Universal Stainless. We do not stock W2 currently. You may want to check with Latrobe Specialty Steel.
The first CPM product should be available in January. We expect to receive our first slabs from Crucible in December and it normally takes 4 to 6 weeks to make it into sheet. We are going to try to shorten the lead time to help fill the demand for these grades.
Upon arriving around 9PM, we entered into the 'small' rolling mill area, where the guys were working on a batch of 440C sheets:
A shot of the sheet coming from furnace #2:
With incredible speed and dexterity, they wrangle the 1900 degree sheet onto a cart and race it to the rolling mill, where its fed in, rolled out, lifted over the top roller and fed back in again. My camera had trouble keeping up with them, as they waste no time in this procedure:
The 'little' rolling mill uses a 1,250 horsepower motor!!
Here's Bob's take on what they'll offer:
Starting in January, Niagara Specialty Metals will be licensed to sell CPM brand steel. We have several orders placed for S30-V, 154-CM, CPM 154-CM, 3-V, 15-V, S90-V as well as a new grade called CPM S35VN (CPM S20-VN). We have hot rolled Crucible sheet for years on a conversion basis, now we are going to buy and sell the steel directly. We also currently stock and sell 440-C and D-2. We have also hired Scott Devanna and Frank Cox to help support our sales and to develop new grades.
We will stock many sizes for quick deliveries. Currently we stock 440-C and D-2 to finish at .063", .093", .125", .156" and .187". The current minimum order is $50 but that may increase to $75. We will consult with Frank and Scott on what thicknesses to stock in the CPM grades and 154-CM and pricing will be posted on the website.
We will roll orders to size in quantities as small as 1 to 2 sheets. Our niche throughout the years has been custom sizes of small batches. In fact, the average order we take is around 300 pounds. Our best price is for any order over 500 pounds. We do not melt steel and I'm sorry if the website gives that impression. We buy slabs directly from the mill and roll that into sheet or plate. All of our slab is melted and produced in the USA. We currently buy from Crucible, Latrobe Specialty Steel, Carpenter Technologies, American Stainless and we are considering Universal Stainless. We do not stock W2 currently. You may want to check with Latrobe Specialty Steel.
The first CPM product should be available in January. We expect to receive our first slabs from Crucible in December and it normally takes 4 to 6 weeks to make it into sheet. We are going to try to shorten the lead time to help fill the demand for these grades.
Upon arriving around 9PM, we entered into the 'small' rolling mill area, where the guys were working on a batch of 440C sheets:
A shot of the sheet coming from furnace #2:
With incredible speed and dexterity, they wrangle the 1900 degree sheet onto a cart and race it to the rolling mill, where its fed in, rolled out, lifted over the top roller and fed back in again. My camera had trouble keeping up with them, as they waste no time in this procedure:
The 'little' rolling mill uses a 1,250 horsepower motor!!
