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Haas VF-8

Equipment Spotlight: Haas VF-8

This article was published on: 01/1/19 10:00 AM

The Haas VF-8 is able to do beveling work and it can also do drilled and tapped holes. This machine can also grind off the material and make it different thickness on a part. With the Haas machine, we can accommodate up to a 30-inch by 40-inch plate and drill up to 4 inches thick …

Barry Silent Auction Charity

Kloeckner’s Silent Auction Charity Event for Barry Brillhart

This article was published on: 12/25/18 10:00 AM

Kloeckner Metals recently held a silent auction to raise money for an employee who was seriously injured during an at-home fire accident. The two-week long auction was intended to raise money to help with 23-year employee Barry Brillhart’s medical bills and also to raise safety awareness as an offshoot of the SafeStart program. One day …

Women of Steel

This article was published on: 12/18/18 10:00 AM

The women at Kloeckner are making huge impacts on the steel industry everyday. Watch our video on the Women of Steel! Video Transcription When I first started with the company, there were very few women in this industry especially in sales roles with our vendors. So when I got here, I did not feel that …

Branch Spotlight: Mexico

This article was published on: 12/11/18 10:00 AM

Located in Monterrey, the Kloeckner Metals Mexico branch is unique. Unlike most competitors in Mexico, Kloeckner Mexico offers aluminum and stainless in addition to ferrous steel.  They have 2 lines, a 60” slitter and a 60” cut-to-length. They work largely in flat-rolled, including pre-paint, galvanized, and galvannealed, but they are currently expanding their capabilities. “We …

Employee Stories: Staci Pillus

This article was published on: 12/4/18 10:00 AM

Kloeckner was Staci’s first job out of college. She has now been with the company for 18 years. Staci enjoys the flexibility that comes with working at Kloeckner. She’s thankful of the friends she’s made throughout her career and plans to one day retire with Kloeckner. Video Transcript  I have worked at Kloeckner for 18 …

Life as a Kloeckner Machinist

This article was published on: 11/27/18 10:00 AM

Being a machinist for Kloeckner Metals is a truly rewarding experience. Our machinists take pride in their work and produce high-quality products. All of our employees have a family oriented lifestyle and possess an optimistic attitude with our machinists being no exception. Watch as one of our machinists describes their experience working with Kloeckner! Video …

School Tools Collection

KloecknerCares: Classroom Central Charity

This article was published on: 11/20/18 10:00 AM

Every year in August the Kloeckner CLT branch in Charlotte, NC holds a drive to collect school supplies for Classroom Central. The charity provides free school supplies for Charlotte area teachers working in poverty-stricken schools. They have the main facility where teachers can come and pick up supplies and also they have mobile trucks that …

Suwanee Team

Branch Spotlight: Suwanee

This article was published on: 11/13/18 10:00 AM

As a long products branch, Kloeckner’s Suwanee facility is unique. It requires a lot of knowledge about many different products, not just plate, and sheet but also pipe, tubing, beams, and more. “We have to know about a lot of the markets instead of just one specific segment,” said Suwanee Sales Manager Barry Peeples. “I …

Employee Stories: Patty Heidenrich

This article was published on: 11/6/18 10:00 AM

Patty Heidenrich is the Sales Manager at California Steel & Tube. She started working for the company as a young professional in 1986. The stability and family she has found here allowed her to marry and have her children. Patty started in the accounting department but moved to sales and loves it. She loves working …

Life as a Kloeckner Accountant

This article was published on: 10/30/18 10:00 AM

The Kloeckner Metals Accounting team sits down to talk about common stereotypes, steel and the uniqueness of the department. The team talks about why they choose the steel industry and why it’s different than others. Video Transcript  We’re type A. Good at math. Super boring. Nerdy. Introvert. Structured. Obsessed with spreadsheets. Just do tax returns. …

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