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Employee Stories: Megan Hudgens

This article was published on: 05/15/18 10:00 AM

Megan Hudgens is the Inside & Outside Sales Manager in the Dallas branch. She has worked for Kloeckner for three years now and enjoys the relaxed environment and her competitive coworkers. Megan likes the opportunity for growth that Kloeckner offers, such as the Emerging Leaders Program, which gives you the tools to become a better …

Featured Equipment: AMADA Vipros 368 with MP1530

This article was published on: 05/8/18 10:00 AM

The AMADA Vipros 368 with MP1530 is a 30 ton rush-bed machine. The AMADA Vipros is able to run highly cosmetic, pre-paint or stainless material. It has the MP1530 installed on it, so it allows to unload and load the machine. The reliability in the automation of the Vipros 368 helps our customers be more …

Millennial Spotlight: Taylor Zumbrun

This article was published on: 04/24/18 10:00 AM

Taylor Zumbrun grew up in Chattanooga. He attended college at Chattanooga State University, where he graduated with a math degree. After that, he decided to join the Kloeckner Metals family when he started working at American Fabricators Inc. (AFI) as a project analyst. “I had heard that they wanted to make a lot of digital …

Branch Spotlight: Murfreesboro

This article was published on: 04/17/18 10:00 AM

Many people at the Kloeckner Murfreesboro branch have worked together for a long time. A whole host of them have been together for upwards of 10 to 15 years, and several actually push 20 years at the branch. General Manager Mark Zumbrun has been there for 25. “There is a lot of longevity,” Zumbrun said. …

Jim Walser: Employee Stories

This article was published on: 04/10/18 10:00 AM

Jim Walser originally planned to be in the company for 3-4 years, but is now celebrating 31 years with Kloeckner. Jim says his job can be a challenge, but he handles each task with a smile. His entry-level job turned into a career, find out more of his story by watching below: Video Transcript I …

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Kloeckner Metals Featured Equipment: BLM LT14

This article was published on: 04/3/18 10:00 AM

With the BLM LT14, production is faster because it’s not always necessary to shift the tube but only the cutting head, which is much lighter and more responsive. The BLM LT14 machine is a cutting kinematics completely different from other laser tube machines. During the cutting process, it is not the tube to be moved …

Branch Spotlight: Tulsa

This article was published on: 03/27/18 10:00 AM

The Kloeckner Metals Tulsa branch operates like a family. When someone is sick, people will bring food over. When there is inclement weather, people will text each other to make sure everyone got home okay. When a natural disaster strikes, people will get together to donate clothes, money, and any other things that will help. …

Kloeckner Sells First Order of PVD

This article was published on: 03/20/18 10:00 AM

After years of preparation and hard work, Kloeckner has sold its first order of PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition). It was a sizeable order, 32 sheets of 16 gauge, rose-colored PVD which will go to a California fabricator to redecorate one of Google’s large cafeterias. On Friday, February 2, the first sheets of PVD were loaded …

Millennial Spotlight: Darius Bowling

This article was published on: 03/13/18 10:00 AM

Lacrosse brought Darius Bowling to Kloeckner Metals. In college, Bowling played Lacrosse for the Ohio State University as a scholarship player. Upon his graduation in 2014, he went and played in Berlin Germany. He then traveled to Switzerland running camps and clinics. Bowling caught the coaching bug, and upon returning home he decided to coach …

AJC Ranks Kloeckner a Top Workplace

This article was published on: 03/9/18 10:00 AM

Kloeckner Metals was ranked a top workplace again this year by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC). For 2018, Kloeckner again placed in the top 50 of mid-sized employers, climbing ten places from last year. Each year the AJC creates the list based entirely on feedback from employees at the various participating businesses, gathered through a survey …

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