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China aims high-value-added steel development

China aims high-value-added steel development

China's domestic demand for steel products has been unusually weak, with both peak and off-seasons performing below expectations. The sluggish steel market prompted companies,...
OndoSense develop a radar solution for molten metals

OndoSense develop a radar solution for molten metals

OndoSense radar sensor offers precise molten metal level measurement, enhancing productivity and safety in metal processing.
Materials Guide - Swiss Steel Group

Materials Guide – Swiss Steel Group

The Swiss Steel Group Materials Guide provides support in the search for the right steel solution for the desired requirement.
ESAB introduces cobot for MIG welding applications

ESAB introduces cobot for MIG welding applications

ESAB has introduced its first cobot, or collaborative robot, for MIG and pulsed MIG welding applications on steel, stainless steel and aluminum alloys.
ABB

ABB Ability™ Service for cold rolling mills

ABB has launched its new ABB Ability™ Performance Optimization Service for cold rolling mills, offering steel, aluminum, and other metals manufacturers opportunities to reach new levels of operational performance through technology, boosting their processes and profitability. 
KMF

KMF address the importance of handling stainless steel

KMF is recommending that customers take note of not only what steel specification is used in their products, but critically how that material is handled and processed. 
The reusable stainless steel Glastonbury cup quickly became a collectable souvenir of the event. Photo courtesy of Outokumpu

What effect from EU plastics ban?

In October 2018 Members of the European Parliament (MEP) voted to ban single-use plastic items such as plates, cutlery, straws, balloon sticks and cotton buds, which make up 70% of marine litter. The move creates many opportunities for the stainless steel industry.
honey processing equipment

Taking the sting out of honey processing

Amidst the crowds of visitors to the Stainless Steel World exhibition last November I spotted a gentleman methodically working through a list of materials suppliers he wanted to visit. It emerged that Mr. Milosevic had travelled from his Serbian fabricating facility to find suppliers of AISI 304 stainless to be made into honey processing equipment. I was intrigued to learn about this unexpected destination for stainless steels…
A passenger train at New Delhi railway station.

Call for Indian railways to build in stainless steel

The Indian Stainless Steel Development Association (ISSDA) has called for industry to adopt stainless steel as a construction material for bridges and overpasses in the wake of tragic accidents in Mumbai.
urea plant

Working together to find the best solution

To improve performance of heat exchanger tubing in challenging urea production environments, Sandvik worked with Stamicarbon BV to develop Safurex Star, an advanced alloy for use with high pressure (HP) strippers. Oscar Johansson, Global Product Manager, Heat Exchanger & Fertilizer Tubing for Sandvik discusses.