Random Thoughts

Finally... a light is seen at the end of a long tunnel. This economy has taken a toll on everyone and we feel very blessed to be advised by a superb group of people who kept us moving forward, instead of backwards.

At one time many of the mills sat idle and waited for the metals industry to churn back to life. Now we see lead times pushed way out, due to the mills now being inundated with orders. It's times like these we are thankful for good working relationships with our suppliers.

As we enter the holiday season there is much to be grateful for.

See us on the web at http://almetals.com/Coil_Suppliers/what.html for more information.

Almetals, Inc. celebrates 25th year

Hard to believe that Almetals, Inc. celebrated it's 25th year in business on November 1st. An exciting milestone considering the times we are living in.

We are also amazed that the employee with the least amount of years at Almetals is nine years. We were very proud of this fact and are lucky to be surrounded with talented people.

Visit our site at http://almetals.com/Coil_Suppliers/what.html.

Many thanks to our associates, customers, suppliers, and anyone we've done business with or met along the way.

Almetals on You Tube

Almetals, Inc., a metals processing service center, was recently highlighted on You Tube. See the link at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vMmIuBoUQQ&feature=channel.

To learn more about Almetals visit us on the web at http://almetals.com/Coil_Suppliers/what.html.

Guardian Metal Sales

A Note from the President of Almetals, Inc.

If you were a former customer of Guardian Metal Sales or are looking for their website we ask you to consider the following information.

The metals industry has been hit particularly hard the last several months due to consolidations and chapter filings. We've witnessed friends and colleagues regrettably face lay-offs, cutbacks, and even bankruptcy. Our industry is a friendly, but competitive one. If you were a customer of Guardian Metal Sales, we would like you to consider Almetals, Inc. as a source for your metal needs. We encourage you to peruse our website. We promise to do our very best to earn your business and provide you with the absolute best customer experience.

Almetals is a specialty metals slitter and distributor for industries such as, but not limited to stampers, roll-formers, and tube producers. Our coil products include: aluminum, brass, copper, clad metals, cold rolled, fin stock, and coated and stainless steels. See our offering by clicking on this link http://almetals.com/Coil_Suppliers/metals.html.

Almetals equipment can process over 200,000,000 pounds (90,000,000 kgs) of slit coil annually. Our multiple slitting lines enable us to slit material .002" - .190" (0.508 mm - 4.826 mm) thick and in widths ranging from .250" - 60" (6.365 mm - 1524 mm). We can also toll process your material and can ship it on our truck or via your carrier.

Our award-winning quality system is registered to ISO/TS 16949:2002, ISO 9001:2000, and certified Q1.

I encourage you to call me personally at 1.800.968.7730 or e-mail our Customer Service Team at customerservice@almetals.com.

Thank you,
James M. Chain

For Scott Brass Customers

A Note from the President of Almetals, Inc.

If you were a former customer of Scott Brass or are looking for their website we ask you to consider the following information.

The metals industry has been hit particularly hard the last several months due to consolidations and chapter filings. We've witnessed friends and colleagues regrettably face lay-offs, cutbacks, and even bankruptcy. Our industry is a friendly, but competitive one. If you were a customer of Scott Brass, we would like you to consider Almetals, Inc. as a source for your metal needs. We encourage you to peruse our website. We promise to do our very best to earn your business and provide you with the absolute best customer experience.

Almetals is a specialty metals slitter and distributor for industries such as, but not limited to stampers, roll-formers, and tube producers. Our coil products include: aluminum, brass, copper, clad metals, cold rolled, fin stock, and coated and stainless steels.Visit us at http://almetals.com/Coil_Suppliers/Brass_slitting%5Cmetals-brass.html.

Almetals equipment can process over 200,000,000 pounds (90,000,000 kgs) of slit coil annually. Our multiple slitting lines enable us to slit material .002" - .190" (0.508 mm - 4.826 mm) thick and in widths ranging from .250" - 60" (6.365 mm - 1524 mm). We can also toll process your material and can ship it on our truck or via your carrier.

Our award-winning quality system is registered to ISO/TS 16949:2002, ISO 9001:2000, and certified Q1.

I encourage you to call me personally at 1.800.968.7730 or e-mail our Customer Service Team at customerservice@almetals.com.

Thank you,
James M. Chain

For Precision Coil Customers

A Note from the President of Almetals, Inc.

If you were a former customer of Precision Coil of Clarksburg, West Virginia, or are looking for their website we ask you to consider the following information.

The metals industry has been hit particularly hard the last several months due to consolidations and chapter filings. We've witnessed friends and colleagues regrettably face lay-offs, cutbacks, and even bankruptcy. Our industry is a friendly, but competitive one. If you were a customer of Precision Coil, we would like you to consider Almetals, Inc. as a source for your metal needs. We encourage you to peruse our website. We promise to do our very best to earn your business and provide you with the absolute best customer experience.

Almetals is a specialty metals slitter and distributor for industries such as, but not limited to stampers, roll-formers, and tube producers. Our coil products include: aluminum, brass, copper, clad metals, cold rolled, fin stock, and coated and stainless steels.

Please see this link for the rest of the story http://almetals.com/Precision_Coil_Clarksburg_WV_26301.html.

Almetals Can Slit Your Coil

Did you know that Almetals can slit your coils too? Our equipment can process over 200,000,000 pounds (90,000,000 kgs) of slit coil annually. Almetals multiple slittling lines enable us to slit material .002" - .190" (o.508 mm - 4.826 mm) thick and in widths ranging from .250" - 60" (6.365 mm - 1524 mm). We are able to obtain metal or you or can toll process your material. See us at http://almetals.com/Coil_Suppliers/Slitting_And_Toll_Processing.html.

Articles also on Almetals, Inc. Website

Just a brief update to announce the links for the Top 100 Metals Service Centers, which Almetals, Inc. is listed on and the article that president of Almetals - James Chain is quoted in, is also located at http://almetals.com/Coil_Suppliers/press.html.

Check them out.

Top 100 Metals Service Center

It is an honor to be listing in Purchasing Magazine's Annual Edition of the Top 100 Metals Service Centers. With the economy we are living in today and the tough times everyone is having, we are thankful to be placed on this list for our 8th consecutive year.

Executives and or managers are given an opportunity to answer industry-specific questions and generally the editor will pick and choose whose answers he will use in that adjoining article. This year the editors used a comment from Almetals, Inc. president, James M. Chain.

We are humbled and grateful to have hard-working, wonderful associates, terrific suppliers, and super customers. We are determined to weather this economic storm.

Please see the link for these stories at: http://www.purchasing.com/article/230367-Top_100_Metals_Service_Centers.php

http://www.purchasing.com/channel/Top_100_Metal_Service_Centers.php

See our website at http://almetals.com/Coil_Suppliers/metals.html

Excess Inventory

The latest excess inventory will be posted on Almetals, Inc. website during the week of February 16, 2009. Almetals is a coil metals processing service center and is owned and operated by James Chain, with locations in Michigan and Georgia. Please see our website at http://almetals.com/Coil_Suppliers/what.html or call 1.800.968.7730.

HSLA Steel

Almetals, Inc. staff recently contributed to writing an article on Tips for Processing High-Strength Steel Coils in the February 2009 edition of MetalForming Magazine. Please see the link at http://www.metalformingmagazine.com/current/MetalsCoil.pdf. Almetals is also advertising in this issue on page 15.

We are in the process of putting the link on the Almetals website at http://almetals.com/Coil_Suppliers/press.html.

MetalForming Magazine

The Almetals staff recently contributed to an article for the February 2009 issue of MetalForming Magazine. See the article entitled, "Tips for Processing High-Strength-Steel Coils". See more about Almetals' steel offerings at http://almetals.com/Coil_Suppliers/Steel_slitting\metals-steel.html. Our website is http://www.almetals.com/Coil_Suppliers/what.html. We will provide a link to the Precision MetalForming Association website where the article is posted, as soon as it becomes available.

Excess Inventory

Almetals, Inc. has recently updated our Excess Inventory page. The inventory has been moving quickly due to exceptional prices and turnaround time. Please see th excess inventory at http://almetals.com/excess.aspx. We have slit coil stock in various widths and metal choices. If you need a coil slit to a specific range we can do that as well for a nominal charge. Call us at 1.800.968.7730 or e-mail at customerservice@almetals.com. Almetals is located in Michigan and Georgia, which allows us to get your metal slit and shipped to you quickly.