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Our dedicated news department gathers news and press releases from around the world to bring our community the latest developments in the stainless steel industry. Here you can find news involving the people and companies involved in the manufacturer, supply and use of corrosion resistant alloys (CRAs).

Topics such as tubes & pipes, cladding, offshore, chemical process industry, welding & fabrication, 13Cr stainless steels, titanium, nickel alloys, pulp & paper and duplex stainless steels are covered as well as interviews with materials specialists, manufacturer and end users alike.

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ISSF: Stainless steel in Bridges

There are hundreds of thousands of bridges in the world. They provide essential links between regions and countries. The costs of maintenance or/and replacement amount to huge figures over time.

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.

Stainless steel for standard parts in the F&B industry

For food and beverage manufacture, storage or preparation, hygiene is imperative. Work areas must necessarily come into direct contact with bacteria: door handles are designed for physical contact, castors and wheels are susceptible to risk at floor-level and conveyor components are likely to make contact during packaging.

Woodside achieves regulatory milestone for Scarborough

Woodside has achieved an important regulatory milestone for its Scarborough gas development offshore Western Australia. The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has advised of its acceptance of the Scarborough Offshore Project Proposal (OPP), following its assessment of the potential environmental impacts over the life of the project.The OPP is the primary Commonwealth environmental assessment document for the Scarborough project in Commonwealth waters and forms the basis for future activity-specific Environment Plans, which must also be assessed and approved by NOPSEMA.

GE Consortium to build cycle power units in Poland

GE announced that the order of two high-efficiency and lower emission power units to be constructed through consortium at the Polska Grupa Energetyczna Górnictwo i Energetyka Konwencjonalna’s (PGE) Dolna Odra Power Plant in the Western Pomerania region of Poland.

Aker wins 20-year corder with Chevron

Aker Solutions has entered a master agreement to provide umbilicals for Chevron-operated oil and gas fields in the US Gulf of Mexico.

No. 965: A high-temperature cabinet oven from Grieve

No. 965 is a 1350°F (~733°C) electrically-heated cabinet oven from Grieve, currently used heat treating titanium at the customer’s facility.

Coherent creates Center of Excellence for Fiber Lasers

Coherent, Inc. has expanded its fiber laser operation in Tampere, Finland, and designated the facility as a “Center of Excellence for Fiber Lasersâ€?.

Leybold celebrates its 170th birthday in 2020

The vacuum specialist Leybold succeeded with its combination of tradition and innovation over the course of its history. Leybold is proud to honor this important milestone by celebrating its 170th birthday in 2020.

AMETEK meets the demand for life-saving devices

The current global spread of COVID-19 demands an unprecedented ramp-up in the production of life-saving respiratory devices.