Displayed in the courtyard of Louisiana Tech's Business School, "Aspire" creates a unique piece of curved steel artwork for the students to pass by on the daily and imagine the person they aspire to be. Artist @curt_pittman (www.curtpittman.net)
Material bent by Albina included: 27 lens x 40 ft: 3" SCH80 A53B ERW. All material rolled by Albina to various radii, arc lengths and configurations.
90 lens x 16 ft: CH 1" X 1" X 1/8" 6063-T52 ALUM. All material rolled flanges out by Albina to various radii, arc lengths and configurations.
11 lengths: 2" SCH40 A53B ERW. All material rolled by Albina to various radii, arc lengths and configurations.
Albina recently rolled various sizes and lengths of plate for Sculptor Damon Hyldreth for his piece titled “Phoenix.” The piece measures 15 x 8 x 8 ft. and was commissioned by The Huntington, Duarte, CA
Civic Square, in Goodyear, Arizona, will serve as a highly-desirable community gathering spot for festivals, concerts, parades and other community events. Albina bent various materials for the canopies at the center of Civic Square. Albina bent the following materials for the project:
TS 16" X 8" X .375" WALL A500 GR B 16 pcs all bent the easy way to a 36 ft – 44 ft radii.
TS 14" X 6" X .375" WALL A500 GR B 12 pcs all bent the easy way to a 40 ft – 43 ft radii.
TS 10" X 4" X .250" WALL A500 GR B 5 pcs all bent the easy way to a 27 ft – 30 ft radii.
TS 6" X 3" X .375" WALL A500 GR B 4 pcs all bent the easy way to a 36 ft – 44 ft radii.
1½" SCH40 A500 GR B 21 pcs all bent to a 28 ft – 44 ft radii.
Albina is part of yet another "What's Cool In Steel" project! "Flourish", a gateway sculpture located in Lake Oswego, Oregon is featured in the December 2021 Issue of Modern Steel. Albina bent 6 lengths of 2½" SCH40 T304 S/S POLISHED- to a 32’-0” radius for “Flourish." The sculpture was installed as a welcoming gateway to the city and in addition, it addresses pedestrian and vehicular traffic along sightlines to the north and south on HWY 43.
For more information visit @ed_carpenter_artist or www.edcarpenter.net. Photo Credits: Mario Gallucci and Ed Carpenter.
We recently used our state of the art induction spiral bending process to help create a gorgeous residential staircase for a custom home by Tate Builders. Materials included TS 12" X 8" X .500" WALL A500 GR B Induction spiral bent to AESS standards to a 3’ – 6” plan view radius. 256” minimum bent and 1½" OD X .120" WALL T316 S/S Spiral bent grab rails- Bent and polished to a 180 grit finish.
To learn more about the "Minawetu" property visit the Tate Builders website or check them out on instagram @tate.builders.mv
Albina recently spiral rolled 4 pieces of 14"OD X .500" WALL A53 GR B WHEELED to a 9'-4" plan view radius for both the spiral and landing support sections of the lobby spiral staircase in the Volvo Cab Assembly Building. Our Induction Heat Source and Increment Bending Method Produces Extremely Tight Spiral Bends to Industry Leading Quality AESS Standards. Check out our photo gallery of projects.
The Arizona Biltmore (A Waldorf Astoria Resort) recently opened their new Paradise Slides and equally as impressive as the slides themselves is the spiral staircase used to acend to the top of the slides. Materials Albina bent for this project included tube steel, various sizes and widths of pipe and round tube as well as several pieces of angel and channel. Next Level Steel was the fabricator on the project.
A full list of bent materials includes:
TS 12" X 3" X .375" WALL A500 GR B
22 pcs spiral bent the easy way. 11 pcs bent to a 7’-4” outside plan view radius and 11 pcs bent to a 11’-0” Inside plan view radius. All to AESS standards.
35 pcs bent the easy way (flat). 17 pcs bent to a 7’-1” inside radius and 18 pcs bent to a 11’-0” Inside radius. All to AESS standards.
3" OD X .250" WALL A500 GR. B
112 pcs spiral bent to various radii and configurations all to AESS standards.
2½" OD X .188" WALL A500 GR B
6 pcs spiral bent to various radii and configurations all to AESS standards.
60 pcs bent (flat) to 3’-11” up to 5’-1” radii.
1¼" SCH40 A500B UNCOATED
25 pcs spiral bent to various radii (7’-5” up to 10’-10”) and configurations all to AESS standards.
12 pcs bent (flat) to 7’-5” up to 10’-10” radii.
1½" SCH40 A500B UNCOATED
106 pcs spiral bent to various radii (7’-2” up to 11’-1”) and configurations all to AESS standards.
73 pcs bent (flat) to 7’-2” up to 11’-1” radii.
C4 X 5.4# A36
51 pcs bent (flat) the hard way to various radii and configurations
2" X 2" X ¼" ANGLE A36
260 pcs rolled – some leg-in and some leg-out. To various radii and configurations.
3" X 3" X 3/8" ANGLE A36
1 pc rolled leg-out to a 7’-7” radius
1 pc rolled leg-in to a 11’-0” radius
3" X 3" X ½" ANGLE A36
47 pcs rolled – some leg-in and some leg-out. To various radii and configurations.
Driving through Sun Valley this summer, we recalled a pipe bending job we did years ago at the R.E. Holding Sun Valley Pavilion. We grabbed some sandwiches at headed there for a picnic lunch and photo op! Always fun to see our work on display. For this very high profile project we rolled 220,000# of pipe ranging from 10" Sch80 to 10" XXH. Can't wait to take in a concert there after hitting the slopes someday!
We recently spiraled nearly 100 pieces of plate which formed the spiral staircase stringers of a multi-level spiral staircase for a major tech company in Seattle, WA. We also rolled 37 pieces of stainless steel tubing for the handrail. Materials rolled included:
1" THICK A572 GR 50 PLATE IMPORT MATERIAL Phase 1: Spiral roll the easy way a total of 80 pcs.
1" THICK A572 GR 50 PLATE - 2" THICK A572 GR 50 PLATE Phase 2: Bevel, Roll and Trim a total of 20+ pcs
1½" SCH40 T304 S/S #4 FINISH Phase 3: Spiral roll 37 pcs of handrail.
We currently have three plate rolls in our facility ranging from small to large capacity. We just received a new CNC plate roll and have purchased another medium capacity plate roll to arrive in November. Contact us for all of your plate rolling needs!
“The Front Runner in Steel Bending. We Tower Above the Rest." We were thrilled to be an integral part of reconstructing Hayward Field at the University of Oregon and got to witness it in person these past two weeks thanks to our niece @ambertanner24 who competed in the NCAA Track & Field Championships in early June and this week in the US Olympic Trials!
Hayward Field is the world-class home to @OregonTF, but this week it takes center stage at the US Track & Field Olympic Trials. Albina created the curved steel diaphragm used to support the roof structure and provided various bent materials to help construct the landmark tower at the northeast corner of the facility. Designers wanted to create a structure that was open and airy, allowing spectators to enjoy great views and natural daylight, in an intimate environment.
In addition to the iconic roof, the tower at Hayward (187 feet tall) creates a community landmark honoring the first 100 years of track and field at Oregon. We rolled 400 lengths, varying from 20’-0” to 60’-0” long, of Tube Steel 8" X 4" X .500" WALL A500 GR B, 8-5/8" OD X .625" WALL A500C WHEELED, 8-5/8" OD X .375" WALL A500C WHEELED, 8-5/8" OD X .250" WALL A500C WHEELED, and Flat Bar 3/8" X 4½" A36. That is 330,000# lot weight (165 tons) of rolled steel, 10 inbound trucks and 16 outbound trucks! Photo Credit: @brooke_smith_photography
