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Albina Co., Inc. recently bent Square Tube Steel 2” x 2” x .250” wall to a 12-7/8” Outside Radius. These bends were used by a manufacturing company as basket frames.

Sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), this program recognizes projects where structural steel has been utilized in an innovative manner. The innovative use of structural steel may be in: a) the accomplishment of the building's program b) the expression of architectural intent c) the application of innovative design approaches to the structural system d) the utilization of productivity enhancing construction methods Albina was the designated bender/roller on two award winning project this year: a) National Award Winner - Less than $15 Million Category San Diego Main Public Library Dome, San Diego Submitting Firm: Endrestudio, Emeryville, Calif. Photo credit: Brad Lund b) National Award Winner - Greater than $75 Million Category Newport Beach Civic Center and Park, Newport Beach, Calif. Submitting Firm: Arup, San Francisco

Albina bent and fabricated various structural materials to create the floor supports and decking for a custom tree house in Sammamish, Washington. Materials used included: a) 3-1/2″ Sch80 and 5″ Sch80 Bare Pipe fabricated complete per drawings with brackets cap welded to ends b) 1/2″, 3/4″ and 3/8″ Rolled Plate c) Tube Steel 8″ x 4″ x .250″ Wall A500 GR B d) W6 x 15# A992 and W8 x 15# A992 Wide Flange Here are some updated pictures from the installation. Final install pictures coming soon!

At Albina Co., Inc. we pride ourselves on providing the best customer service in the steel bending industry. Below are two recent emails we received from customers: "Thanks for the interesting and impressive update on Albina! I remember getting quotes and visiting the shop when it was on Halsey Street, 30-some years ago, and thought it was cool to watch them bend small pipe. Looking at these pictures shows how far your company has come. This is really interesting stuff! A guy would look forward to coming to work every day to do something this impressive. Keep up the wonderful work!" "We just received the parts yesterday and want to say thank you. Aaron, Mark, Mike and many of your other staff have done an excellent job of taking care of us over the years. They are prompt, friendly and most important professionals who turn out a GREAT product!!! We look forward to doing many more projects over the years." If you want to deal with the best company and the best people in the steel bending industry, call Albina!

Albina Co., Inc. continues to strive to be your "one stop shop" for all your bending, fabrication and component part needs. We are in the process of developing a simple online ordering system for stocked angle rings, plate flanges and cut-offs. We will continue to blog about our progress and will contact customers as soon as it is up and running. We also have many non-stocked component parts including clamp together ducting, automatic gates, elbows, ball joints, hanger rings, handles, floor sweeps, oil mist accumulators, oil mist curbs, no lost stacks and silencers. Call for pricing and availability!

Completing today. Four length of HSS 12 X 6 X .375 Wall Tube Steel bent compound to approximate 70' radius in both the weak axis and the strong axis / Easy Way and Hard Way. Minimal distortion of Tube in section.

Albina rolled / bent a 60' Length of HSS 16 X 4 X .500 A500 Gr. B tubular steel this morning. It was not the most challenging job on the whole, but we had no margin of error. A mill ordered 60' length of material that was not easily replaceable and would have caused significant schedule delays for our customer if it didn't work out. Rolled / Bent to a 12' Radius the Easy Way with virtually zero distortion. Planning and teamwork at all levels resulted in another example of the best available result.

First article approval nearly complete on a 44' X 13' football shaped bus shelter canopy. The complete assembly includes various materials. The main canopy frame is assembled from Rolled / Bent Steel HSS members to AESS quality, and large diameter support columns with rolled / bent round tubing knee braces.

Albina is happy to announce a change to the standard angle flanges we stock. Due to the high demand for rolled angle flanges vs pressed angle flanges, Albina now stocks rolled flanges ranging from 6" - 72". Flanges measuring 4" and 5" in diameter can also be provided in a rolled condition as a special order item. The biggest reason that we are finding companies needing rolled flanges vs. pressed flanges is that companies can't have the gap between the pipe and the flange. This gap asks as a moisture trap and can drastically reduce the lifespan of the flange connection. Customers are also reporting that rolled flanges are easier to paint and also easier to Vanstone- the sharp rolled corner acts as a break in the Vanstone process. Please call us or email us for a quote.

We recently updated our website with new information and images for our Duct Systems & Component Parts. Albina has been a distributor of component parts for dust and air handling systems since 1969. We stock angle rings, plate flanges and cut-offs at our shop to help our local contractors save time and expense as stocked parts are available for immediate shipment. Having a local distributor that you can trust and rely on means you can complete your project on time without costly delays. Non-standard component parts can be ordered or fabricated upon special request. Some non-stock items include: automatic gates, clamp together ducting, elbows, ball joints, hanger rings, handles, floor sweeps, oil mist curbs, no loss stacks and silencers.