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Receiving Raw Steel

The process of manufacturing parts to be used in the assembly of products begins with raw steel.

Raw steel arrives at the plant as 4 ft by 8 ft sheets of varying thickness, as bars, as rods, as tubes, or as angle iron.

It is heat treated tron that is to be made into a useful part.

The process of converted raw steel into various components is referred to as fabrication.

Examining Raw Steel