Featured Story – Growth opportunities for superalloys
Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Growth Opportunities for Superalloys, finds that the industry is expanding at a rapid pace. The increasing application of superalloys in sectors such as industrial gas turbines, aerospace, heat exchangers, oil and gas, and chemical processing industries is pushing demand.
Casting upgrade welding – requirements, techniques and concepts
The world of fusion welding has effected many industries and fabrication opportunities worldwide. Countless industrial items are assembled using a vast number of different welding techniques governed by numerous rules, codes and norms. Casting upgrade welding is a very specialised series of operations. The casting process offers a unique opportunity as the casting is an economic preform. Weld upgrade is inherent to the process.
Schneider Weisse: high demands on equipment & process line design
German, or better put Bavarian Weissbier (wheat beer), has a long tradition. Dating back more than a century, its recipe hasn’t changed. What has changed is the market. Weissbier has become a global product, which has placed higher demands on the production and the individual equipment components.
50-year old furnace upgraded
When Sandvik Materials Technology needed to upgrade a critical furnace that was purchased half a century ago, it turned to ABB for a modern solution.
Arctic LNG 2: the gas that comes in from the cold
The Yamal and Gydan Peninsulas, both of which contain enormous gas reserves, are solidifying Russia’s position in the global oil and gas market. With the advance of the Arctic LNG-2 project, production is expected to increase in the coming years to serve Asian and European demand.