What’s the Difference Between Annealing Steel and Tempering Steel?
The heat-treating process is the main difference between annealing steel and tempering steel. Annealing involves heating steel to a specified high temperature and then setting the cooling rate desired for…
Metal Slitters – Slitting, Cutting, or Fracturing?
Many industries require processed sheet metal following guidelines and standards for their particular application. When a specific sector needs strips of metal coil cut to size in varying lengths, they turn to metal slitters. A metal slitter machine sits…
What is Metal Slitting?
The process of cutting steel is a true testament to our advancement in science and technology. Consolidated Metal Service Inc. adds value of our own by having the ability to…
The Benefits of HRPO – Hot Rolled Pickled & Oiled Steel
Here at Consolidated Metal, our first priority is to provide the highest quality precision slit flat rolled steel that meets our customers needs. In our quest to achieve this, we’ve…
CMS: Catching the Spirit of the Season at Cleveland Food Bank
Every year, Consolidated Metal Service (CMS) has a Christmas party. In 2019, we decided to celebrate the holidays another way — by volunteering at the Cleveland Food Bank. “We thought…
Consolidated Metal Service: ‘Going Above and Beyond’ for Customers Since 1982
When National Band & Tag Company hired Consolidated Metal Service in 1992, it couldn’t have foreseen the longtime relationship that would develop. But more than 25 years after their initial…
Stepping Out of Our Niche to Help A CMS Customer
We recently had a great opportunity to help a customer of ours. We generally slit flat rolled steel, but in this case a customer had a need for something very rare,…
Helping Customers with Hard to Find Items
It always feels good to get a good report from a new customer. A couple days ago we had a new buyer tell us that he wishes he’d have heard…