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Rosana Chaidez
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NB Handy plans its next 100 years as a wholesale distributor

NB Handy president and CEO Rosana Chaidez on her mission to lead the family-owned wholesale distributor to its next 100 years
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Emell Derra Adolphus
March 19, 2020
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When you stepped into your role as president and CEO of NB Handy four years ago, did you already have experience with the inner workings of the HVAC industry?  


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Duct manufacturer plans $50 million investment

Kentuckiana Curb Co. plans to hire 400 new workers with investment in a new facility.
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Emell Derra Adolphus
November 4, 2019
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Within five years, Kentuckiana Curb Co. in Louisville, Kentucky expects to add 400 jobs as part of a $50 million investment in a new facility, the Louisville Courier Journal reports.


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Bill Bradford
INDUSTRY ICON

How Bill Bradford became a legend at Ductmate Industries Inc.

Bill Bradford’s sheet metal career is the embodiment of the phrase “standing on the shoulders of giants.” Only, in this story, Bradford is one of the giants.
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Emell Derra Adolphus
October 4, 2019
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BILL BRADFORD IS A VETERAN OF THE SHEET METAL INDUSTRY IN MORE WAYS THAN MOST. Born and raised in North Side Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, during the city’s “Steel City” renaissance, Bradford graduated from high school June 1955 and immediately joined the Air Force that July. “I was 17 so my parents had to sign documents to get me in,” he remembers.


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Precision cuts
LASER CUTTING

Laser cutting machinery delivers the best cut

In terms of cut quality, fiber lasers are considered “the next step in HVAC cutting” after high definition plasmas.
September 23, 2019
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With good reason, Advance Cutting Systems named its newly released fiber laser the “Evolution.” In terms of cut quality, fiber lasers are considered “the next step in HVAC cutting” after high definition plasmas, explains Clint Ray Jr., national sales manager at Advance Cutting.    


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Ductwork welding at SET Duct Manufacturing
SAFETY

SET Duct Manufacturing celebrates six years with no lost time accidents

The company handles over four to five million pounds of steel each year.
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Emell Derra Adolphus
May 29, 2019
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Specializing spiral round, oval and rectangular ductwork fabrication, SET Duct Manufacturing is celebrating six years with no lost time accidents.


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Advances in plasma cutting process

Jim Colt
October 1, 2018
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As recently as 40 years ago, the process of fabricating ductwork was incredibly time-consuming. Skilled tradesman known as “tin knockers” individually laid out each galvanized component using templates made of plywood, metal, or cardboard. They’d take a template and sketch out the location of parts on the raw steel before wielding hand and electric tin snips to cut the parts out.


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ISM by Lockformer

Mestek Machinery redesigns spiral duct site, adds blog

November 27, 2017
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Mestek Machinery’s ISM brand has a new website at www.ismmachinery.com. The site has the ductwork fabrication machinery company’s spiral, round and oval HVAC ductwork equipment and fittings, including specifications and videos in a redesigned mobile-friendly layout, the company said.  


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spot welding

How to select the right welding tool

Tom Snow
April 4, 2017
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Spot welding looks simple and easy until your products fall apart while being delivered to the job site.


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Vulcan ductwork fabrication software has new name

March 28, 2017
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With a 2016 version 3 release, the Lockformer Vulcan CAM software program is now Trimble Fab Shop. The software application allows HVAC construction contractors and duct manufacturers worldwide to increase shop productivity, reduce waste and improve profits, officials say.


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SPIDA's mission is to boost use of spiral duct

Peeter Vesik
June 1, 2016
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SPIDA — aka the Spiral Duct Manufacturers Association — is a nonprofit organization promoting the use of spiral-seamed round and flat-oval duct through research and education.


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