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Why ISO Manufacturing Standards Matter in Roll Forming

Many manufacturers requesting roll forming services ask first and foremost: Can you prove your competence?

This High Run Speed Hydraulic Press Cuts Your Roll Forming Costs

Have an OEM project that demands precision punching on a tight turnaround? Need help controlling roll forming costs? Dahlstrom has responded to engineers’ requests by purchasing a 75-ton, high-speed punching press.

Mixing Materials in Architectural Design

Mixing materials in architectural design isn't a new concept. In fact, architects have been designing schools, museums, cathedrals, and nearly every other building using a mix of materials for centuries. 

Combining different materials in architecture will end up playing a major role in the[...]

Can Copper Antimicrobial Products Make Hospitality Design Safer?

The coronavirus pandemic has forever changed the way many of us think about architectural design and materials.

Dahlstrom Purchases a Roll Forming Manufacturer & Facility

Dahlstrom Roll Form has agreed to purchase DC Rollform, a Falconer, N.Y.-based roll forming manufacturer. In addition, Dahlstrom will purchase DC’s 130,000 sq. ft. building.

How to Cope a Moulding? Easy -- Try Seamless Baseboards & More

Architects are often frustrated when they see a finished installation of trim mouldings that have unsightly gaps. But what if you didn't have to cope or miter baseboard, and could buy pre-fabricated outside corners and coped inside corners straight from the factory? This is possible with our newly[...]

5 Tips To Make the Most of the AIA Architectural Show

Visiting the AIA Conference on Architecture 2018? You’re not alone -- 23,000+ are expected to take over New York City’s Javits Center from June 21-23. As such, it’s easy to get lost (sometimes literally) when trying to make the most of this huge architectural show.

The Section 232 Investigation Could Affect Your Metal Cost & Capacity

“Which metals will get cheaper?” It’s a question OEM customers are asking even more these days in light of the latest events in the Section 232 investigation of unfair imports.

U.S. Metal Manufacturers Waiting for Elusive Section 232 Investigation

Time is running out for President Donald Trump’s administration to make the “major move” he’s publicized since April 2017 -- action on the dragged-out Section 232 investigation. Meanwhile, U.S. manufacturers continue to listen for signs of a change in how the nation deals with the importing of[...]

The History of Dahlstrom Roll Form

Charles P. Dahlstrom was an innovator who helped usher in a new era of architectural safety. As the industrial revolution seized America, more and more fires broke out due to the country’s lack of experience with its new technologies. Buildings were mainly constructed of wood and other flammable[...]

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