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Slide Products is the industry leader when it comes to processing aids for the plastic injection molding industry.  When it comes to mold releases, lubricants, rust preventatives, mold cleaners and purging compounds, Slide Products has you covered.  Steel Sales stocks over 25 different products from the Slide arsenal in our North Little Rock, Arkansas location.  ... [more]

Steel Sales & Equipment Company of Arkansas is excited to announce our accreditation with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) as of 11/29/2021. Since 1975, Steel Sales has been delivering the best industrial products along with quality customer service. During our 47 years, we have been able to expand from a small die supplies distributor to ... [more]

At Steel Sales, we are committed to offering quality products from leading industry manufactures for a wide variety of industries. We also recognize that factory support from industrial manufacturers is just as important as the products they create. So when a customer reached out to us to share their corporate initiative regarding the products used ... [more]

Steel Sales is excited to announce that we are now a direct distributor for WYK Sorbent Products. WYK’s eco-friendly sorbents have been in commercial use since 1967 providing instant absorption action. Our customers can now get quality spill and containment products locally, at a great price and with prompt customer service. ACIDSAFE Spill Kit Universal ... [more]

At Steel Sales & Equipment Company we are excited to celebrate our 45th year distributing the best industrial equipment and supplies to a variety of industries. Founded in 1975, we are now under the leadership of Mike Bearden and David Gatling. We have grown into an industrial distributor that represents over 90 different product lines with ... [more]

Steel Sales has extended its workholding product offerings by becoming an authorized distributor for ETP’s line of toolholders for metalworking products. These workholding tools are hydraulic high precision toolholders to guarantee secure clamping and extreme accuracy for milling, drilling and reaming tools. The benefits of hydraulic toolholders are reduced runout and improved concentricity of the ... [more]

Over our 44-year history, Steel Sales & Equipment has seen changes in partner companies and in customer needs. And this has definitely been the case in selecting metalworking fluids. Steel Sales & Equipment evaluates a company’s reliability and what differentiates their product in the marketplace as part of their selection process in determining which products ... [more]

Within the manufacturing industry, the operations of wet machining and metalworking processes often result in harmful mists, aerosols, fumes and smoke being generated. With employees expecting and deserving a healthy and safe work environment, employers are always striving to keep their workers safe and their equipment in top performance while improving the overall production of ... [more]

What is the TSCA? In the manufacturing industry, we come into contact with chemicals on a daily basis and trust that they are safe for humans and the environment. Fortunately, the Environmental Protection Act (EPA) is conducting risk evaluations for chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg … [more]

When it comes to manufacturing cutting tools, not all tools are created equal and no one tool is perfect for all tasks. Production speed, efficiency, and the bottom line have to be considered when selecting the cutting tool that is right for your business. There are several types of cutting tools available for all kinds … [more]