Commercial construction demands fast timelines and accuracy for steel fabrication. The idea of increasing speed leads Midwest Stairs & Iron to add the PythonX CNC machine to its group of talented individuals and steel fabrication services. This robotic CNC machine will expand steel fabrication services to help structural steel companies outsource their tapped capacity and
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Suspended, cantilevered treads, continuously welded tube…Details matter when you want to float a steel staircase with marble and glass railing. The new Milwaukee Northwestern Mutual office tower features a monumental floating staircase. This atypical monumental steel stair floats alongside a perfectly patterned marble wall (created by another contractor). Learn more about this unique project that
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Kohl’s is attracting talent with a new modern corporate dining facility called “The Kitch,” which features a steel staircase and architectural metal panels by Midwest Stairs & Iron. (The real feature is wood-fired pizza and custard, with a metal structure simply serving as the presenting backdrop.) The steel staircase is a small design element compared
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With an unlimited budget, anyone can build a steel stair that can last 100 years. However, when designing an egress stair system, the biggest challenge is balancing budget and timing requirements with elements of design, building codes, and fabrication. This takes a lot of steel stair design and engineering experience, coupled with a great amount
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The fabrication of modern curved steel stairs takes precision, focus, and a lot of pre-planning.
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Know Egress Lighting Options, Codes, and Requirements Responsibility is key to safely illuminating egress paths. The responsibility of planning egress lighting within buildings generally lies with the engineer, architect, or both. In either case, an egress marking system is one of the last in the design phase, but can be one of the most important.