It's NOT "steel fabrication," it's making a particular grade of steel with certain properties that is the problem.
"Steel fabrication" is what the Rock Island Armory is doing with the raw product.
Okay, this is a technical question then: this would be "manufacturing" the steel as opposed to "fabricating" it, correct? Or is there another term?
I just said "make" in the article, because I wasn't sure. Nice simple word, but a little vague...