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12/23/2020

Congratulations Eddie Lehner....Metal Center New Service Center Executive of the Year!...

Lehner embraces change on the way to transforming the industry’s oldest business into a model for the next 178 years.

11/18/2020

Steve Fry - A Man of Steel

I've just heard that Steve passed away recently. Having dealt with Fry Steel for more than 35 years, I watched as Steve built a company second to none.

Who else ships all orders same day? Who else dared to stock the amazing breadth and depth of inventory - inventory turns be damned. A maverick in every sense of the word.

While many of their competitors are shifting to online sales formats and cutting back their staff, Fry stayed with real people and I know why. Steve loved his people...they were his family and they all hustled for him.

Speaking with his employees I have hear many stories of kindnesses he delivered to his team....quietly and never looking for publicity, he truly loved his company and the people who helped him make it what it was.

The Fry Steel of today is in a state of change. Just getting a salesperson on the phone can take up to 30 minutes. New systems are being employed that have thrown a literal monkey wrench into Steve's well oiled machine.

It must be so difficult for his team to watch as a system born out of years of hard work is dismantled, replaced by a "new and improved" program.

Fry Steel was the very best metals distributor in the country and I will miss them.....and Steve. Rest in peace sir.

04/23/2020

Our hope for the world...

01/07/2020

Reliance Steel & Aluminum has acquired Fry Steel. I will be interested to see if they will continue to stock the depth of inventory they always have or shift their focus to higher turning items. In either case, its another epic moment as Steve Fry, a giant of our industry, steps away.

11/26/2019

Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

05/02/2019

Don’t even think about it….

Whatever you do, don't think about a red apple.

05/01/2019

We solve unobtanium conundrums all the time. It’s a battle, but others are contending with the Transfermium Wars.

A conflict known as the Transfermium Wars marked a contentious struggle over the search for new elements beginning in the 1960s.

04/30/2019

Hey Steve, is that you?

Amateur astronomer images and satellite data are revealing what causes the strange atmospheric glow called STEVE.

04/29/2019

Now scientists can blur the lines between solid and liquid.

Applying high pressures and temperatures to elements like potassium and sodium produces a new, stable state of matter that is both solid and liquid.

04/22/2019

Mining copper and gold from discarded cell phones? It’s the new frontier.

The problem of electronic waste (e-waste) has become so bad in many parts of the world that scientists are constantly looking for better ways to dispose of it. E-waste, which includes things like old and discarded mobile phones, computers, and television sets, is currently considered as one of the f...

04/17/2019

The good thing is it’s not unobtanium – that metal that is specified for a project but isn’t available anywhere on the market. (BTW, we solve the unobtainium conundrum for our clients every day.)

A newly developed metal alloy is the closest thing humans have ever come to creating the fictional element adamantium. Its Japanese developers have described it as the perfect material for withstanding the ultra-high heat and pressure of jet engines, gas turbines, and other power generation systems....

04/16/2019

https://phys.org/news/2019-04-discovery-fast-charging-lithium-ion-batteries.html

Creating a lithium-ion battery that can charge in a matter of minutes but still operate at a high capacity is possible, according to research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute just published in Nature Communications. This development has the potential to improve battery performance for consumer....