JD Fields & Company Inc. acquired Alameda Pipe & Steel Company, a steel products manufacturer based in Gardena, Calif. The purchase of the newly branded Alameda Pipe and Fab enables Houston, Texas-based JD Fields & Company, which has operated as a company of two business units focusing on steel pipe for the oil-and-gas sector and steel foundation products for civil infrastructure, to continue its evolution into a one-stop, vertically integrated supplier and manufacturer of its own steel products.

An interesting topic for readers is tied to oil-and-gas production. Why? Because U.S. manufacturing companies making metal pipes and materials/machines to produce, transport and process these fossil fuels is a major activity in our world.

Wisconsin Oven Corp. shipped a four-zone conveyor oven to a manufacturer in the oil-and-gas industry. The electrically heated oven has the capability to heat 25 parts per hour with a heating time of 48 minutes and a cooling time of 12 minutes. Each chamber in this four-zone oven has a maximum temperature rating of 752°F (400°C) and dimensions of 1 foot, 8 inches wide x 2 feet long x 6 inches high. According to Wisconsin Oven, the oven will be used to melt a high-temperature polymer into a U-shape ring that houses electronic components.

Allegheny Technologies Inc. received an additional order for its nickel-based alloy plate to be used in a large oil & gas pipeline project.

VAM USA LLC plans to build a 67,000-square-foot pipe threading mill in Youngstown, Ohio.

TPCO America Corp. recently had a successful partial hot commissioning of its heat-treatment operation in Texas.

The U.S. industrial recovery and employment outlook reflects a mixed picture that has our attention today. Americans must be forever thankful for a resurgence in oil and gas supplies – an increasing availability with reducing prices – which is the primary driver on this new road to success.