Jul 26, 2021
Looking for an effective and economical way to protect your steel from outside elements? Read below to learn more about the benefits of coated steel.
Steel is coated with zinc to help prevent corrosion. Zinc…
Jul 26, 2021
Galvanized steel is coated with zinc to help prevent corrosion. Zinc forms a barrier, defending the metal itself from rust and other forms of corrosion. In addition, zinc reacts with oxygen when exposed to the atmosphere, thus forming zinc oxide. Furthermore, the…
Jul 16, 2021
On July 15, 2021, Alliance Steel LLC had the privilege to not only support our community of Gary, Indiana, but to be a part of local baseball history.
Calumet Region Baseball Sr. League 14-16 y/o will be making its first appearance at Little League State Championships in Indiana.
Mayor…
Jun 23, 2021
What is Lean Manufacturing or TPS?
Toyota Production Systems, or TPS for short, is a system designed to provide the tools for people to improve their work environment continually. The Toyota Production System was started by Taiichi Ohno, an engineer for Toyota, in 1949. He…
Jun 09, 2021
On May 15, 2020, amidst a global pandemic, Alliance Steel LLC, a flat-rolled supply, and coil processing leader, made its official move from Bedford Park, IL, to Gary, Indiana.
Alliance Steel’s headquarters and processing plant occupies 300,000 square feet of steel sales, state-of-the-art…
May 24, 2021
Stretcher Leveling is the process of removing or breaking the memory of the coil to create “dead flat” or “laser flat” material.
The primary function of this line is to transition a master coil to “laser flat” sheets. The first step is to flatten…
May 24, 2021
Are you looking for sheets and blanks that are cut to the exacting thickness and dimensional consistencies? Keep reading to learn more about the multi–blanking and cut-to-length process and how it can benefit your business.
Multi-blanking is a master coil…
Apr 23, 2021
Coil Slitting is the process of taking a wider master coil and slitting (cutting) it into a series of narrower coils by running the material through a set of rotary slitting knives. Each smaller coil is called a mult. Mults can be customized to your specific…
Apr 23, 2021
Metal has memory.
Learn more about equalizing the internal trapped stresses and how stretcher leveling can benefit your business.
Stretcher Leveling is a process that stretches steel beyond its yield point to eliminate internal stress. This…
