Metals Learning Center - Page 2

Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Metals is proud to announce that our founder, Fred Ulbrich Sr., has been posthumously awarded the Metal Service Center Institute’s (MSCI) Lifetime Achievement Award. This prestigious award was established in 2003 to honor individuals who have made significant ... Continue Reading

Using today’s precision slitters, it's possible to produce strip products in widths as narrow as .035 inch, depending on material thickness. However, when widths are this narrow, stampers have another option: flattened wire products. The similarities and differences in narrow width strip, one pr... Continue Reading

To mark our historic 100th anniversary, we’re inviting you to read select stories from our century of precision metals excellence. In this fourth post, we explore how the Second World War impacted Fred Sr.’s burgeoning metals company and ultimately shaped what Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Meta... Continue Reading

Click here to download the 16 page Economic Update for the full details of recent economic trends impacting the steel and commodities markets, as well as the associated industries across the globe. Continue reading below for the Executive Summary. The Americas THE U.S. ECONOMY GREW AT ITS SLOW... Continue Reading

As the world transitions toward sustainable energy sources, the demand for precision-engineered materials in clean technologies is surging. So, too, is the complexity of these applications. From solar power and nuclear energy generated by fission and fusion to fuel cells, electrolyzer and battery te... Continue Reading