Owen Industries is excited to be a partner with Kemper for European distribution and production of the Slagger table. Shown at the Kemper booth during the Schweissen-Schneiden show in Dusseldorf, Germany is a small, single blade unit — many thanks to all of you who inquired about the system.
Ed Korbel started with PVS as CFO in March 1997, he retired August 2017 after 20 + years of service. We interviewed Ed on his tenure with OII.
Owen Industries: What did you value most about you experience working at OII during your many years of tenure?
Ed Korbel: The quality of the people, their desire to excel and achieve the best. There is always something interesting going on at OII.
OII: What do you consider to be the most significant change that helped the company grow?
EK: The addition of SAP and better technology. More information is available, and it’s available faster and better than before.
OII: Do you recall a past project that challenged the team? One of those “They said it can’t be done” projects?
EK: Implementing SAP in 6-7 months, this is typically a task that can take years. Each staff person was paired with a SAP specialist and data was entered into the system. The “Go Live” date as delayed a month due to the office being flooded.
OII: What do you think the future has in store for Owen Industries?
EK: The sky is the limit, with the new Metals building, extra space in Structural Fab, I only see upward movement, OII is positioned to take off.
OII: What’s different from the way things were done your first day on the job from the way they are done now?
EK: Today there is more access to electronic resources; the internet, e-mail, fax, just constant contact through technology. I can fix an issue from home now outside of working hours.
Post retirement Ed will spend his time spoiling his grandchildren, golfing and working on projects at home.
Hollow Structural Sections (HSS), Tube Steel, Structural Tubing and Steel Pipe, just to name a few, are all commonly used terms in the Steel Industry. While it may have many names, and a million times as many uses, there is one thing for certain: We would be lost without it. We would not have car frames to take us to work, no metal scaffolding to aid in the construction of the buildings we work in, and certainly no airplanes to take us on vacation! Square, Round and Rectangular Steel Tubing have supported our great society for over 150 years, and with the right touch of human innovation, will continue to do so for centuries to come!
One of the major challenges of Engineering and Design starts with the question, how? How do we make this work? How do we incorporate our design into a physical product? The answer to a lot of these questions is Manufacturing Technology. This immense arena of technical wizardry and know-how help to bring these ideas into reality, and make the success of our future possible. Owen Industries has been at the forefront of the Steel Manufacturing & Technology Industry for over 130 years, and in that time, has done just that and so much more.
“With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility” and when precisely manufacturing 3-Dimensional Hollow Structural Sections, both power and responsibility are the keys to the machine. Owen Industries owns and operates one of the largest 3D Structural Laser Systems in the Country, capable of processing angle, channel, square, round, rectangular and wide flange shapes up to 48′ – 0″ long and 50# per lineal foot on certain sizes. Limited only to the imagination, this 3D Laser System uses touch sensing technology to cut, bevel and even tap its on holes with accuracies comparable to flat laser systems. If you have a design that needs complex and accurate support, or even straight and simple shapes, please inquire with us at www.owenind.com and get your ideas off the ground today!
On Monday, August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse, frequently referred to as the “Great American Eclipse“, was visible within a band across the entire United States passing from the Pacific to the Atlantic coasts.
“Nebraska, the Cornhusker State, is neatly bisected by the path of the total solar eclipse. As the state is dominated by treeless prairies and crop fields, there will be little interference of the total eclipse of the Sun by trees, terrain, or structures. Conveniently, a very long stretch of Interstate 80 from before North Platte to the edges of Lincoln is within the path of totality.”
Michael Zeiler, www.GreatAmericanEclipse.com
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon’s apparent diameter is larger than the Sun’s, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth’s surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometers wide.
Many of the Owen Industries/Paxton & Vierling Steel staff were able to enjoy viewing this once in a lifetime event.
As you can see from the photos, another PVS project played a starring, if silent, role in the latest Maha Music Festival. (PVS built the PacLife HQ back in 2014 during Maha’s 6th year.) As a sponsor and partner, PVS and Owen Industries is honored to support an event that blends the best elements of this great community: good food, great music and community spirit and pride. The HDR headquarters (a sponsor of Maha’s Community Village) is the latest PVS project to be built in AkSarBen Village, and, as always, we are excited to be a part of a fantastic team – one that includes Schnackel Engineering, Werner Trucking, HDR, Noddle and many other wonderful partners.
Maha Music Festival
Maha Music Festival
Maha Music Festival
Maha Music Festival
