Manufacturing Solutions Blog

Chamfering bars or rods, much like pipe beveling, is best achieved with an automated process. Automated chamfering offers the most consistent quality, while also being safer and faster than hand grinding. The type of chamfering machine best suited to an application will depend on the requirements: size of the bar or rod (if automatic loading is needed) and if dual ended chamfering is necessary.  Read More

Check out this video of the MSI Double End Bar Chamfering machine handling .5511 diameter titanium rods. Read More

Smith Fastener of Charleston, WV is a family owned, full line fastener distributor specializing in fastener products for companies involved in Equipment Manufacturing, Mining, Oil Refineries, Chemical Manufacturing, Steel and Aluminum Manufacturing, Utilities and Transportation, and Industrial Construction.  Read More

Vulcan Threaded Products, located in Pelham, Al, is the nation’s largest domestic manufacturer and supplier of threaded products.  Vulcan domestically manufactures and inventories threaded rod in a wide variety of materials, threads, and finishes.  Vulcan also domestically produces and stocks a large selection of cold drawn bar products, and specialty products including anchor bolts, U-bolts, and bent eye bolts. Vulcan also has one of the nation’s most modern bar to bar heat treating facilities with five lines heat treating B7 and other materials up to 5” diameter and 60’ long.  Read More