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Rykr Steel Launches An App

Rykr Steel is launching an app that can be of great use to anyone in the steel industry. Our app has multiple notifications that can be set to let the user know when the price of raw material and coiled steel dips below what you might be paying currently. Our app streams the stock market pricing on steel, foreign and domestic, in real time. This keeps the user up to date every minute of the day on what effects the business that were in. The Rykr Steel app also has a competition site tracker. You can enter the url's of competitors websites and our app will extract the information you want to keep your eye on and deliver it to you in the format most useful to you. Now instead of visiting multiple competitors websites hunting for the information you want to keep up on, you can just open the app and check your feed. This allows you to spend more time on what matters. We highly recommend you download this app and give it a try. This app is a form of advertising so it costs nothing. Visit our homepage to download today!

This app would not have been possible a year ago. I took a social media marketing course at CVTC in eau Clair, Wi. I feel that was one of the most eye opening experiences in my higher education today. I learned how to use all the staples of social media. BlogSpot, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pintrest, and a few others. I would recommend using all of these outlets while advertising a business. The multi-media strategy does work. I have seen it first hand and I can't stress enough how important this is to a business in todays world. Reaching potential customers used to require an advertisement of some sort that would preferably be seen by your targeted audience. This required a company to spend money on a billboard or a magazine ad space which required someone to buy that magazine or drive by that billboard. Now we can reach those customers on their mobile device with out spending a dime. These ads can also be constantly updated at anytime for no cost. This is amazing.

When I started this class I was a bit worried as I don't use much social media besides Facebook. The time it took me to accomplish 1 blog, 10 tweets, 4 Instagram photos and 5 Facebook posts was embarrassing. I now can do it properly with-in a respectable time and I am proud of my work. I can also take a picture and incorporate text and apply filters to that image when needed. I now like sitting down to do my social media homework. I will be using what I learned in this class as much as if not more than any other thing I learned at CVTC.

Rykr Steel &Trada Art Studio Present's

Rykr Steel and Trada Art studios are working together on a community project to serve the environment and entertain the community, as well as provide some creative and useful art. A contest will be held for the most creative lawn furniture/art made from scrap steel provided by Rykr Steels recycling lot. Here are the details of the contest:

The purpose of the contest is to make steel or metal lawn furniture and or art that can be used in a safe and practical matter. Rykr Steel noticed that the community was dropping off a lot of bigger steel and metal items at the recycling lot we opened last month. The guys from Trada Art studios walked thru the recycling lot and fabricated a complete lawn furniture set out of old gearboxes and steel frames. We thought this was a great way to recycle and reuse some of these items. By holding a contest we can spread the word and promote this kind of innovative recycling and create useful lawn equipment just in time for summer.

The recycling contest will begin on April 9^th and go through the 23^rd. We ask that you be at least 18 years old to enter on your own, unless signed up with a parent or guardian. You can work in teams of up to 4. Ryker steel will also provide a cutting torch, angle grinder, and mig welder at the recycling yard. You can also use/bring your own tools if desired. During this time the recycling yard will remain open 24 hours to the contest participants. The voting will be conducted on Sunday, April 24^th.  

Sunday, April 24^th voting will be held and your pieces must be a Trada Art Studios by Noon. The judging will be held by the community. Each visitor will be given a ballot to turn in when they leave. Any registered team member cannot vote. We will announce the winner Monday via phone call and the winner’s name and art pieces will be displayed on the websites of Ryker Steel and Trada Art Studios. Rykr Steel is giving away an all-inclusive 2 night stay at Turtle Lake Hotel and Casino. Food and Drink included. Trada Art Studio is also giving a way prizes! Visit their blog or follow them on Facebook or their blog for more details.  

The March on Summer

This weeks blog's intent is to engage you readers  and inform you on what Rykr Steels ongoing endeavors have accomplished for not only the company but also the community. To ease the madness of March and slip into summer we will list our plans for the summer so that you can set aside the time to come attend some of our events. This past month has seen Rykr Steel:
1. Open up a new coil bay
2. Install a recycling bay for community use
3. Hold a blood drive
This upcoming month Rykr Steel will be planning these following events:
1. Contest for welders
2. A steel industry meet and greet where advice will be given to those getting into the business
3. The launch of a new app
The next three Sunday's Rykr Steel encourages you to attend its community events. Keep reading our blog. Follow us on twitter. Visit YouTube and watch Rykr Steel's new commercial. 

The Madness of March

Rykr Steel has had great success with recent endeavors and would like to continue our rise in the

steel industry and standing in the community by holding a customer appreciation meet and greet day.
The purpose of this day is to get face to face time with our customers and do a needs assessment in order to serve the people we do business with better.

As an additional promotion Rykr Steel will be giving out brackets for the March Madness college basketball tournament to all of our customers and willing participants during the meetings. The winner of the tournament will get receive $100 Visa debit card as well as their name on the Rykr Steel's tournament board winners!

Let us not forget that the purpose of these meetings is to assess the needs of our customers and to gain the knowledge needed to serve our customers better. So stop in this week at Rykr Steel and help us help you! If you want to know more about brackets visit Kyle's website which is filled with tips and information on fantasy league and brackets alike. Thanks' for reading~

Recent Happenings

This week Rykr Steel wants to tell you about some of the new things we are doing to reach out to the community as well as the steel industry. What we did was a combined effort of our existing abilities and new ventures that our companies invested in.

These next 2 months will see the new standard in production at Rykr Steel. We opened the new hot coil bay a month early and started offering free shipping to select customers. This new hot coil bay will serve in supplying the west coast companies we were previously unable to supply. It will also cut lag times on delivery's we currently make here in the mid-west. Investments in new equipment and technology now allows us to offer punching and pemstudding onsite keeping the production process streamlined and saving our customers time and money.

In an effort to give back to the community we are offering a few services and hosting a charity drive. A free recycling dumpster open to the public 24 hours a day will be placed in our employee parking lot for any and all of your metal items in need of getting rid of. A blood drive for the Red Cross will be held this month on the 13th. Rykr Steel will also be releasing a podcast every month starting Sunday. Follow Rykr Steel on Instagram for steel info.

*All images from Google Images.





Blood and Steel

The World Steel Association has said that steel is a integral part of the circular economy promoting zero waste, reuse of resources and recycling, this in return helps build a sustainable future. Steel also helps people in times of natural disasters; earthquakes, storms, and flooding, and other catastrophes are mitigated by steel productions. Like steal, blood is also 100% renewable. Both blood and steel products can be recycled repeatedly without losing strength. According to the Red Cross just one pint of blood can save up to 3 lives and that every two seconds there is a person needing a blood transfusion...Did you also know that only 38% of the population is eligible to donate blood?! Both steel and blood, although two different topics are both positive life changing resources.

Because March is Red Cross Month, Rykr Steel would like to announce that we will be sponsoring a Red Cross Blood Drive for the Chippewa Valley and surrounding areas on Sunday March 13th from noon to 5pm. Free bottled water and snacks will be provided. The first 25 people to participate in the drive will be given a free coupon booklet for businesses in the Chippewa Valley with up to $300 in savings! So be a part of that 38% and come out to support the community and the people in it.

*If you're unable to make it to any of our drives out here at Rykr Steel, but would still like to volunteer or participate, here are some other locations and dates of local blood drives near by.*

*all images come from google images*

Mad March Campaign Contest

Coming up in March, Rykr Steel will host a marketing contest that could change a life! Rykr Steel wants anyone who reads this blog or follows us on Twitter or Facebook to participate in our Marketing Competition! This contest will include, YOU the participants created Logo's and/or marketing ideas that will promote Rykr Steel in a general sense. The winner of this contest will be offered a paid internship or contract for an amount of time with options for permanent hire at Rykr Steel. No knowledge of the metal fabrication industry is needed. Experience in social media is a must. The guidelines are as follows:
-The logo's, designs, and marketing ideas must be about and include Rykr Steel in logo or idea.
-Logo's and marketing idea's must be appropriate for public consumption.
-Any images must be sited unless created by self.
-Works must be submitted to Rykr Steel's Facebook's page by message preferably in outline form.
- If submitting images only, these images must be original or cited if piggy backing on other images.
 -For information on Rykr Steel's background look to the right of this blog to our bio.
Works will be gone over and finalists will be posted on Facebook for a public opinion. The likes as well as our marketing departments discrepancy will decide the winner!

Chroming and Powder Coating at Rykr Steel

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At Rykr Steel we have on site Powder Coating capabilities saving you the customer on cost by keeping yet another process under one roof. This year we offer Chromium Plating on metal or plastic parts manufactured here or brought in. By not having to ship these parts to another factory for another process saves on costs giving Rykr Steel an advantage in the metal manufacturing market. From Slitting to Stamping as well as Welding to Chrome Finishing, Rykr Steel is a one stop fabrication shop. For more information on the chrome plating process visit this site on Chroming .

Tinsel Strength Measurement Technology

In the past Tinsel Strength was measured with limited technology and equipment. This gave limited results. The process of finding out if a metal staircase could withstand a 300lb person with a 40lb backpack would consist of taking a sample piece of that steel and pressing it with a measuring piston until it failed. Would it surprise you that this type of testing is still being used today? This test is done over and over to different thicknesses of metals to create a graph or chart which is then used to create an estimation table. An uninitiated metal fabricator can use this for their manufacturing standard. Rykr Steel has adapted to the times and needs of our industry. With over 200 years plus of combined initiated Steel workers and 50 years plus in education in metallurgy, Rykr Steel is once again setting the standard in the metal fabrication industry. Here at Rykr steel there is no out sourcing to other engineering companies for Tinsel Strength testing or capacity therefore cutting the overall manufacturing cost. We have invested in the latest equipment and technology education enabling us to cut costs in material while maintaining the greatest standard. This brings me back to those steps that needed to support a 300lb person with a 40lb backpack. Where the U.S. Military was once using 3/8" steel in the standard step side for their wheel based vehicles, those same steps are now made from 1/4" Aluminum. This cut the manufacturing cost and improved the performance of the vehicle because of the lighter metal. This was all due to the investment in Tinsel Strength Technology, in which Rykr Steel stands alone in the area and its research and development. For more information on tensile strength visit our sister company Rolled Alloys.

Limited Drawl Reduction

Rykr Steel is proud to pronounce its very first paten on heat treated steel. The process we have developed enables steel as thin as 1/2" to 7/8" to have a limited drawl reduction within a .020 tolerance. This allows Rykr Steel to produce forms with unprecedented results in standards. The benefits of this process also carries over into regular bends done with 7/8" or less blanks. We are setting the standard in the industry. Rykr Steel is currently working on 3 methods for improving drawl reduction in Stainless Steel as well as Aluminum. As we enter the new year we join the other companies innovating their industries through research and development.

Catchy heading here...

I am going to ROCK this class!
Here is a picture I like.