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Why Are Circles Round?

Why Are Circles Round?

They are too cool to be square! 

Albina recently rolled some pretty cool circles! We rolled the following materials:

Plate 2” THICK X 45¾” WIDE T304 S/S. Rolled to a full circle at a 41.5” outside diameter.
Plate 2½” THICK X 50½” WIDE T304 S/S. Rolled to a full circle at a 58.5” outside diameter.

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How Much Stress Is Put on the Material When You Bend It?

How Much Stress Is Put on the Material When You Bend It?

Common questions we receive from customers have to do with the stresses put on materials during the rolling, curving, forming, and bending processes. 

  1. What stresses are put on the materials during the curving process?
  2. What is the stress, strain on the steel being bent or curved?
  3. Is the material...
Curved Steel Art Structures Installed at Cedar Sanai Hospital

Curved Steel Art Structures Installed at Cedar Sanai Hospital

Albina recently bent 70 pieces of 2” XXH A53B ERW and 20 pieces of 2 3/8” 1018 Solid Round to various configurations for a new art installation at Cedar Sanai Hospital in LA.  We can bend all types of pipe and tubing including aluminum, stainless and carbon steel. We even bend specialty materials su...

Custom Jigsaw Puzzles of Recently Completed Projects Posted to Our Website

Custom Jigsaw Puzzles of Recently Completed Projects Posted to Our Website

We have added some digital jigsaw puzzles of recently completed projects to our website for your enjoyment! Puzzles will be added monthly of projects featuring curved and bent steel. Enjoy "putting together the pieces" (like our fabricators often do with our bent steel parts)!

Link to Jigsaw Puzzle...

Use our Online Tools to Calculate Bending Dimensions

Use our Online Tools to Calculate Bending Dimensions

For all our customers that need assistance in calculating bending dimensions or material take-offs for bending.  Look no further than Albina’s bending calculators / Curve Calculators.  Albina’s bending calculators allow end users to calculate the following critical bending data:

  1. How to calculate ...
Visit Your Local Water Parks, Aqua Parks and Playgrounds This Summer to See Our Bent Steel in Action

Visit Your Local Water Parks, Aqua Parks and Playgrounds This Summer to See Our Bent Steel in Action

Happy Summer! With warmer temperatures upon us, now is the perfect time to take your family to your local aqua park or playground for some good old family fun! Albina provides steel bends for many water parks, aqua parks and playgrounds. Some material we work with includes:

Snake:  SO#183616, 18361...

San Diego Zoo Habitats, Bridges and Buildings Showcase Curved Steel at It's Best

San Diego Zoo Habitats, Bridges and Buildings Showcase Curved Steel at It's Best

We have had the pleasure of providing many bent steel pieces for some fabulous projects at the San Diego Zoo including the Hummingbird Habitat, Komodo Kingdom, the Invert Building, the ZPA Catering Building, the Food Services Building, the Raintree Restroom and many more exhibits throughout both the...

Curved Steel Facades Add Modern Touch to Newly Redesigned Bridgeport Village Outdoor Mall

Curved Steel Facades Add Modern Touch to Newly Redesigned Bridgeport Village Outdoor Mall

Bridgeport Village, an upscale outdoor mall in Tigard, Oregon recently underwent a $35 million dollar modernization and now features covered seating areas, a central courtyard area with new landscaping, a performance stage, updated building facades and about 20 new storefronts. Albina Co., Inc. was ...

Red Electric Curved Steel Trail Bridge Provides Pedestrians and Cyclists a Car-Free Scenic Route into SW Portland

Red Electric Curved Steel Trail Bridge Provides Pedestrians and Cyclists a Car-Free Scenic Route into SW Portland

Albina bent 10 lengths of 60-65 foot spans of wide flange W36 X 135# A709-50W the easy way to a radius range of 95 ft – 229 ft, depending on the length and section of the bridge. The Red Electric Bridge, located in Southwest Portland, provides pedestrians and cyclists with a direct, car-free link to...

"Find Joy" Curved Steel Artwork Brings Joyful Color to New Rooftop Garden at the Kendell Center in Cambridge

"Find Joy" Curved Steel Artwork Brings Joyful Color to New Rooftop Garden at the Kendell Center in Cambridge

“Find Joy” was commissioned by Boston Properties for their new community rooftop garden at Kendall Center located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The artwork was created by @creativemachines and Albina bent the following materials for the project.

Material: 6” SCH40 A53B ERW
6 lengths x 40 feet to net 15...

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