Cost Drivers for the Steel Industry
Since Q42020 the price of steel has risen to unprecedented rates. Even with the US steel industry fighting to keep tariffs in place, an ongoing rise in steel is eating away at profit margins. Is reli...
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Ocean Freight - Capitalism Extreme?
Western Steel & Wire procures containers of wire from our international wire mills. This requires ocean freight to get it here. We have seen ocean freight fluctuate as much as 6 X in just one year...
Ecommerce or Bust? Part 3: Improving Speed to Market and Exceptional Customer Service
The world knows it, ecommerce is here to stay and it's up to businesses to decide how much to invest and what type of strategy to adopt.
Stainless Steel Wire for Dummies: Buying Guide
Understanding your needs, goals, and use cases is important to selecting the right type and size of wire for the job.
Ecommerce or Bust? Part 2: Demands of the Channels
Ecommerce is a complex beast that requires powerful supply chains and involves unique challenges and requirements.
Stainless Steel Wire for Dummies: Product Guide
At Western Steel & Wire, we supply two types of stainless steel wire: Stainless Steel Spring Wire and Stainless Steel Annealed Wire. Download our Stainless Steel Product Guide. Stainless Steel...
Things to Know When Buying from Western Steel & Wire
When buying products, whether you are buying them for personal use or a business, there are some things you should know before you buy. Quality, Price and Trust First, consider quality. Western...
Ecommerce or Bust? Part 1: An Introduction
How should wire suppliers balance ecommerce to give customers the best support, options, and incredible buying experience they deserve?
End Grinding a Straight Edge
This is one of our smaller centerless grinders, a Royal Master that we use for grinding wire from .125" to .030" in diameter. In this particular case we are end grinding and removing 15% of material, ...
Centerless Grinding for Immediate Need of Out of Stock Material
With in-house centerless grinding, Western Steel & Wire can maintain short turnaround times on wire with custom length and diameters.
3 Methods of Centerless Grinding
Learn about the 3 methods of centerless grinding: Thru-feed, End-feed, In-feed along with their various applications and results
Rockwell vs. Tensile Strength
We get asked a lot what is the Rockwell for our wire. Material specifications only callout Tensile Strength not Rockwell. Fortunately there are tables that convert the Tensile Strength to Rockwell lik...