As we enter the second half of 2025, the American manufacturing landscape continues to evolve under the pressure of economic, political, and supply chain forces. For buyers, procurement professionals, and sourcing teams, understanding these shifts is essential to making smarter, more strategic decisions. At Industrial Steel and Wire, we stay closely connected to [...]
Industrial Steel and Wire: Supplying the Backbone of Innovation Across Industries At Industrial Steel and Wire (ISW), our mission is to deliver the highest quality industrial wire products that power the success of manufacturers across North America. Our steel wire solutions play a vital — often unseen — role in countless industries, from [...]
Industrial Steel and Wire is excited to announce that we are celebrating our 90th anniversary this year! 🥂 What began in 1935 as a small venture out of the Furlong family garage during the Great Depression has grown into a trusted leader in the steel and wire industry. Over the last nine decades, [...]
The June Edition of ISW's Newsletter is Here! AS ALWAYS.... the purpose of the newsletter is to provide valuable information for our customers! We aim to make sure each newsletter isn’t just going to fill your inbox with irrelevant content - Instead, we want it to be something you look forward to receiving each month, with content [...]
Annnddddd we're BACK with the April (showers bring May flowers?!) edition of our Newsletter! AS ALWAYS.... the purpose of the newsletter is to provide valuable information for our customers! We aim to make sure each newsletter isn’t just going to fill your inbox with irrelevant content - Instead, we want it to be something [...]
ISW is back with the December (Holiday?!) edition of our Newsletter! AS ALWAYS.... the purpose of the newsletter is to provide valuable information for our customers! We aim to make sure each newsletter isn’t filled with irrelevant content - Instead, we want it to be something you look forward to receiving each month, with [...]
If you work in manufacturing, you may encounter different types of stainless steel, but the qualities and properties of each type stainless are not always obvious...so ISW is here to help, with our Stainless Steel Mini Series! Today we're breaking down yet another popular type of stainless steel: 17-7. 17-7 is a stainless steel [...]
ISW is BACK with another edition of our Stainless Steel Mini Series! Today we're featuring type 316 Stainless Steel! Type 316 is similar to Type 304 with some subtle differences in its anatomy, as it contains added molybdenum. Molybdenum increases strength, hardness, hardenability, toughness, as well as creep resistance and strength at elevated temperatures. [...]
ISW's Stainless Steel Mini Series is BACK! Today, we're looking at 304 stainless steel, a type of austenitic stainless that is the most versatile & widely used, due to its excellent corrosion resistance, formability, & weldability. Type 304 is still sometimes referred to by its old name, 18/8 which is derived from the nominal [...]
WE'RE BACK with another edition of ISW’s Stainless Steel Mini Series! Before we dive into the next type/grade, we thought it would be helpful to layout some stainless steel basics! It turns out, there is A LOT to know, and we’re here to make you a stainless steel whiz! Ready?! While many factors can [...]
