ALTON — Items ranging from a complete rolling mill and electric arc furnace to Bobcat loaders and hand tools will be up for sale when the assets and machinery of Alton Steel Inc. go up for auction ...

Special-section steel bars are hot-rolled bars that have been cold-drawn to a designer’s or manufacturer’s specifications. Usually they are given the cross-section and size of a part they will be used ...

Results include reduced wasted movement, shortened lead times and a clearer route from order to finished product ...