Steel’s remarkable material strength and versatility propelled the growth of numerous other industries both in the United States and throughout the world. With its variety of properties and forms — form high-temperature plates to flat carbon products — steel offers a spectrum of applications in various fields, particularly in modern heavy industries. Out of all […]

It’s important to our Hascall family to not only serve our customers but to serve our community. Recently our team spent the day at the Steil location of the Boys & Girls Club. Papa John’s Pizza in Eastown of Grand Rapids had also graciously donated the pizza we served for the youth. Time spent volunteering […]

If you work in the steel industry, you understand that there are all sorts of varieties of steel used for a myriad of applications. Because of these varying applications and products, steel’s HARDNESS (as measured on the ROCKWELL SCALE) should fit the needs of the finished product. To find the best fit for the job, […]

Before Quality System registrations, there was a sort of “buyer beware” mentality in the manufacturing environment. 1994 brought the first standard quality system initiated by the automotive manufacturing governing boards to wrangle in the wild west of manufacturing that was occurring at the time.  That standard, commonly known as QS-9000 was created to control production […]

When the purchasing and sales experts at Hascall Steel Company are discussing forecasting, they aren’t referring to the weather. While the executive team is certainly measuring and predicting their long term expected sales for the year, they are also micro-focused on their expected purchase orders for raw material as well. Hascall Steel places extreme attention […]

Finding a steel processing center that offers the materials you need is important, but what often is overlooked is the delivery process of that material. While some customers prefer to take delivery at one of our locations, most prefer to have their material delivered to their door. Manufacturers need a partner they can count on […]

Hascall wanted to give a shout out and congratulations to Zsana Hoskins who won the 2017 Youth of the Year award from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids. Our team from Hascall was present for the set up of the Youth of the Year Awards Luncheon last week. The event ended up raising nearly $45,000 […]

As a Steel Service Center operating for over 45 years, we know the ins and outs of the steel slitting process. Hascall Steel has recognized the enormous benefits of bringing as much of that process in house, which is why we pride ourselves on keeping knife and tooling management under our own roof. Being able […]

Hascall Steel Company previously published a blog on the mechanical properties of steel. This time we want to share about the chemical properties of steel which influence the mechanical properties. When we think about steel, those of us who are not very familiar with the chemical components of steel may speak and think of it […]

In Hascall Steel’s testing laboratory we run a battery of tests that capture intrinsic properties of our steel.  Some of these tests uncover the mechanical properties of the steel. This helps Hascall determine which material needs to be used to meet the customer’s exact specifications. Having our own testing facility on-site is extremely beneficial for […]