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Methods For Tube Bending: What You Need to Know

Key Facts and Details

Written by Heather Schultz, Creative Marketing Director and Stacy Cramer, Vice President of Sharpe Products When it comes to bending pipe or tube, it is not necessarily a “one shoe fits all” process that is used to achieve a quality... read more

Posted by Thursday, May 21, 2015 8:39:00 AM Categories: Custom Pipe & Tube Bending and Fabrication Pipe & Tube Articles

Pre Bent Elbows are “Lego-Like” for Artist Loren Madsen

Architectural metals used for art installation

Sharpe customer and artist, Loren Madsen, participated in the 2011 Artprize Art Show in Grand Rapids, MI. The sculputres he submitted were built using pre-bent railing elements from our stock handrail components. Loren states "...No prize for me,... read more

Posted by Thursday, January 15, 2015 9:45:00 AM Categories: Custom Tube Bending & Pipe Bending

California Sculptor Completes Commissioned Piece

Stainless steel tubes used in Chicago project

Sharpe Products customer, Loren Madsen, is a sculptor based out of California and was commissioned by the City of Chicago for a project to depict the falling crime rates within the city. The sculpture Loren designed is made up of 8, 4 inch O.D., 11 Gage stainless steel tubes bent on a 6 inch centerline radius. The finished piece chronicles crime rates in eight categories over 30 years and each tube is an abstraction of those categories. The sculpture stands in front of a police station and jail within the City of Chicago. To see more of Loren Madsen’s work visit www.lorenmadsen.com.

Posted by Wednesday, January 7, 2015 2:06:00 PM Categories: Custom Tube Bending & Pipe Bending

Sharpe Products Customer Commissioned for Innovative Motorcycle Design

Bienville Studios unveils legacy superbike

The Sharpe tube bending team is proud to have partaken in helping JT Nesbitt with his Legacy Superbike by bending the custom bent components that make up the handlebar and chassis on the Superbike. 1" O.D. chromoly tubing was used to produce the... read more

Posted by Monday, November 10, 2014 10:24:00 AM Categories: Custom Tube Bending & Pipe Bending

Superior Design, Inc. Launches Their Scorpion Trike

Custom formed steel tube frame makes up conversion kit for V-rod

Superior Design, Inc. utilized Sharpe Products custom tube bending and fabricating capabilities to produce the frame for their award winning Scorpion Trike. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SCORPION TRIKES TAKES FIRST PLACE Waukesha, WI. (JUNE 24th,... read more

Posted by Wednesday, September 3, 2014 1:48:00 PM Categories: Custom Pipe & Tube Bending and Fabrication Custom Tube Bending & Pipe Bending

Creative Application for Aluminum Hemispheres

Custom wind chimes are just one application for this half-moon shape

Our customer Bill Cogger makes wind chimes using Sharpe's aluminum hemispheres in a variety of sizes. This wind chime uses a single aluminum hemisphere at the top of the chime which is a standard style that Bill creates. ... read more

Posted by Wednesday, July 16, 2014 8:58:00 AM Categories: Architectural Handrail Fittings

Outdoor Structure Produced for Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co.

Custom tube forming created sphere for exterior sculpture

"...As the designer and welder of this artwork, I believe the beautiful result of the finished product is a direct result of the rolled and coped parts produced by Sharpe Products. I say this because the individual parts were produced from piece... read more

Posted by Monday, November 11, 2013 1:47:00 PM Categories: Custom Tube Bending & Pipe Bending

Expanding on Our Pipe & Tube End-Forming Capabilties

New machine technology added for end-forming

Sharpe Products is expanding our pipe and tube end-forming capabilities with the purchase of a new RAM-70 end-forming machine. Tube shapes such as round, square, rectangle, and oval tubing can be formed up to 7" O.D. and as small as 1/2" O.D. Pipe... read more

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:52:00 AM Categories: Custom Pipe & Tube Bending and Fabrication

Fiber Optic Tube Laser Now Producing Parts

Technology from BLM adds to bench strength of laser cutting services

Our new Fiber Optic Tube Laser has been installed and is now running parts. Sharpe Products is proud to announce the addition of a new BLM Fiber Optic Tube Laser machine. This tube laser has many advantages over a traditional CO2 tube laser such as ... read more

Tuesday, June 5, 2012 4:08:00 PM Categories: Architectural Handrail Fittings Laser Tube Cutting

Sharpe Products Installing Fiber Optic Laser Cutting Machine

New technology to help support customer demand

Our new BLM Fiber Optic Tube Laser has now been delivered and is in the process of being installed and set-up for production! Check out the pics below and visit our website to learn more about our new Fiber Optic Tube Laser... read more

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 4:10:00 PM Categories: Architectural Handrail Fittings Laser Tube Cutting

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Sharpe Products is the leader in industrial and commercial tube and pipe bending, laser tube cutting and custom fabrication, with the machine technology and expertise to meet the needs of your project in a timely and cost-effective manner.