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Willbanks Adds Processing Line to Forth Worth Facility

Written by David Schollaert

August 12, 2021

Willbanks Metals is upgrading the plate processing capabilities at its Fort Worth, Texas, facility with a new heavy gauge cut-to-length line and stretcher leveler.

The new line, from Red Bud Industries, “is an exciting addition giving our current and future customers the flattest plate product in the market,” said Ryan Letz, Willbanks’ co-owner and CCO.

The new coil processing line, expected to be operational in late 2022, will include a coil stage and load system rated for 60,000-pound coils, a stretcher leveler, 150-ton shear, and various types of material handling equipment.

Willbanks is in the process of identifying a new strategic location for its existing cut-to-length line.           

 

David Schollaert

David Schollaert is a senior analyst for Steel Market Update. David joined SMU after more than a decade in the metals and mining industry in a myriad of different roles. Much of his early experience and expertise were within the coverage and analysis of steel-making raw materials and served previously as senior editor of the CRU Prices Service. Most recently, however, before his return to market analysis, David held roles as a metals buyer and an operations manager for raw material suppliers. Based in CRU’s Pittsburgh office, David can be reached at david@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-720-1008.

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