Author Archives: Aaron Leslie

604-TON BARGE FABRICATION

When you walk through the main fabrication building at Steel America you will find a multitude of different projects in various states – but one unique project currently in production is a custom barge for a long-term customer/partner. Barges are flat bottomed boats generally used for carrying/transporting freight, but this custom barge is extremely distinctive…

EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: MEET GEORGE KUCY, BORING MILL OPERATOR

If you’ve ever walked through the Steel America large machine shop, you have seen George Kucy operate our 60-ton boring mill. George has mastered boring mill operating over the years and is an expert at dialing in the mill to each individual project and task at hand. One of the core values at C.S.I. and…

BACK TO BASICS: NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING (NDT)

According to The American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), nondestructive testing (also known as NDT) is “the process of inspecting, testing, or evaluating materials, components or assemblies for discontinuities, or differences in characteristics without destroying the serviceability of the part or system.” While there are over a dozen different types of NDT in the industrial…