Thursday, 30 January 2020 21:07
MMK retains top positions in rating of producers of flat and coated steel
The influential industry magazine Metal Supply and Sales has named Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) first among Russian producers of flat products. The magazine Metal Supply and Sales has published its traditional rating of the leading metallurgical companies in…
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Thursday, 30 January 2020 21:05
Combilift nominated in two 2020 IFOY Award categories
For the second year in a row Combilift is a finalist in the IFOY Awards – one of the most prestigious and hotly contested international awards in the materials handling industry. The company is the only manufacturer to have two…
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Thursday, 30 January 2020 21:03
More efficiency in power plant construction: welding inside steel components
Limited space and high quality requirements demand clever solutions so that welders can work efficiently, ergonomically, and safely. To find such a solution, you need look no further than Fronius. They advised Bilfinger Industrial Services to invest in a push-pull…
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Thursday, 30 January 2020 20:58
Pipe beveling machine creates perfectly square beveled ends
A portable, easy to operate pipe beveling tool that is designed to produce perfectly square and parallel bevels to help assure high-integrity welded joints has been introduced by Esco Tool of Holliston, Massachusetts, USA. The Esco Wart MILLHOG® Portable Pipe…
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Thursday, 30 January 2020 20:49
Precision steelwork for roll frame presses
Specialising in products that must be highly dependable, Wiedenmann- Seile GmbH has continued to set new standards for more than 200 years. The family-owned and run company from Marktsteft has successively expanded from its eponymous original business area of fastening materials…
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Thursday, 30 January 2020 20:42
Taurus Mining Solutions is designing smarter and lighter mining equipment with Hardox® wear plate
Using Hardox® wear plate and Strenx® performance steel from SSAB, Australian Taurus Mining Solutions has managed to lower the weight of its mining buckets, increasing the capacity of the buckets by up to 10 percent while still keeping their durability.…
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Thursday, 30 January 2020 20:37
AMADA MIYACHI EUROPE Offers Pulsed Arc Welding Solutions for Coil Termination
Amada Miyachi Europe offers a full range of pulsed arc welding power supplies for precision joining applications, ensuring exact control and repeatability. These supplies range from lab models with customizable options, to production machines offering streamlined features to match the…
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Thursday, 30 January 2020 20:35
Rising costs and squeezed margins challenge the UK steel sector
Insolvencies in the UK steel sector are forecast to rise by 5% in 2020, according to a report from trade credit insurer Atradius. The Atradius annual Market Monitor on the steel sector highlights ongoing challenges for the UK steel industry,…
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Thursday, 30 January 2020 20:23
Partnership leads to huge productivity increase and cost-savings
A Tees Valley engineering company is set to save hundreds of thousands of pounds each year thanks to a joint research project with Teesside University. Saltburn-based Peel Jones Copper Products, which has provided high conductivity copper castings to the global…
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Thursday, 16 January 2020 07:15
New ut phased array upgrade program for rowa & bis users
Magnetic Analysis Corp., Sensor Networks, Inc. and Zetec, three NDT leaders, have joined forces to offer the ZMS program, a single alternative for bar and tube producers needing to service and upgrade their phased array systems such as ROWA and…
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Tuesday, 07 January 2020 19:21
Unions respond to tata chairman’s ‘can’t keep funding losses’ comment
It is extremely disappointing Tata has sought to influence discussions by making threats in the media, say Unions The National Trade Union Steel Co-ordinating Committee (NTUSCC) has responded the chairman of Tata Steel’s comments the company "can't have a situation…
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Monday, 06 January 2020 12:08
C&T announces it is to sell EasyBenderR machines in the UK
C&T Channel Matrix (C&T), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of creasing matrix, will be selling EasyBender® automatic steel rule processing machines in UK with immediate effect. Manufactured by South Korean company, SDS, these state of the art machines will…
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Wednesday, 18 December 2019 09:09
AMADA MIYACHI EUROPE announces MM-L300A Laser Weld Monitor
New compact monitor for process development and quality control Amada Miyachi Europe announces the availability of the new MM-L300A Laser Weld Monitor. The compact MM-L300A is designed to detect welding defects and errors such as gaps between parts, missing parts,…
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Tuesday, 17 December 2019 07:18
NSK bearings for annealing line save steelworks €372,555
NSK´s expertise in solving issues for the worldwide steel industry is helping achieve savings of €372,555 per annum on a continuous annealing line thanks to the elimination of unplanned downtime resulting from failed bearings. On average, the steel strip annealing line…
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Wednesday, 04 December 2019 10:11
Argon regulator for pipe purging systems
Dramatic savings can be achieved when welding stainless and chromium steels and also titanium alloy tube and pipes with the use of an Inflatable Pipe Purging System. By restricting weld purging zones, Inflatable Pipe Purging Systems achieve a huge saving…
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