Ferrous Tube / Pipe
Wednesday, 24 May 2017 09:09
Outokumpu stainless steel innovations granted European patents
The latest Outokumpu stainless steel innovations, high-chromium ferritic stainless steel grade Core 4622 (EN 1.4622) and high-chromium austenitic stainless steel grade Supra 316plus (EN 1.4420) have been granted European patents in March 2017. Both products have been developed in Outokumpu’s…
Monday, 03 April 2017 10:25
Outokumpu enhances its stainless bar production capabilities in Richburg, U.S.
Outokumpu announces enhancement of stainless bar production in its facilities in in Richburg, South Carolina, USA. New capabilities include a new coil-to-bar line to cover bar sizes from 0.600” to 1.250” inches and full reinforcement bar capabilities. The new lines…
Friday, 28 October 2016 09:29
Materials used to manufacture pipes and their machinability
In an industrial setting, a material is never selected by chance. During the design phase, the characteristics of the materials must be carefully studied and determined in order to avoid subsequent complications when in use, and to avoiding incurring unnecessary…
Monday, 10 October 2016 21:35
New hollow bar material and enhanced service and distribution operation launched by Ovako
At this year’s Alihankinta Subcontracting Fair in Tampere, Finland, Ovako launched its new hollow bar M-Steel® 280 developed to offer component manufacturers design, machinability and cost advantages while also promoting its greatly increased service package and distribution operation in Finland,…
Tuesday, 21 June 2016 22:10
ArcelorMittal supplies over 75,000 tonnes of steel for the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline
ArcelorMittal is supplying over 75,000 tonnes of hot-rolled coils (HRC) for the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP). TAP, the construction of which will begin mid-2016, is the final European leg of the 3,500km Southern Gas Corridor and will transport natural gas from…
Thursday, 07 April 2016 06:48
MMK achieves leading position in automotive sheet market
OJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works ("MMK" or "the Company") (LSE: MMK) aims for 100% of car manufacturers operating in Russia to accept its metal. The Company consistently implements its import substitution strategy and receives approved rolled steel supplier status.…
Monday, 29 February 2016 19:44
FA 06 Steel tube industry continues to head for global growth
Steel tubes are still a success story. Except for a downturn in 2009, global production figures have been pointing in one direction only – upwards. According to the German Steel Tube Association (Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahlrohre) in Düsseldorf, steel tube manufacturers increased…
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Monday, 01 June 2015 07:27
Cage Forming Technology for square and rectangular sections.
The last generation of Linear Cage Forming technologies has been put into operation in North Europe, in one of the first manufacturer of high quality stainless steel tubes in the world. It is a complete tube mill, including the surface…
Thursday, 15 May 2014 09:28
Fine Tubes receives additional NORSOK approval by Parker Hannifin and Statoil
Fine Tubes (www.finetubes.com), a leading global supplier of precision tube products, can announce its additional NORSOK approval, enabling the company to supply UNS S31254 seamless tubes across a comprehensive range of tube dimensions. Fine Tubes has received additional NORSOK approval…
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Monday, 05 May 2014 13:16
ArcelorMittal announces Latin America investments with Bekaert
ArcelorMittal and Bekaert are investing in a Dramix® steel fibre plant in Costa Rica, as part of an agreement announced in December 2013 between ArcelorMittal, the world’s leading steel and mining company, and Bekaert, global market and technology leader in…
Tuesday, 29 April 2014 08:09
Fine Tubes appoints New Agent in Kuwait as part of Middle East strategic plan
Fine Tubes, a world-leading manufacturer and distributor of precision tubes for critical applications, is delighted to announce that it has appointed Bait Al-Aseel to act as its agent in Kuwait. The decision forms part of Fine Tubes’ strategic plan to…
Friday, 11 April 2014 10:36
Vallourec granted ASME certificate for VM12-SHC
The new ferritic steel grade VM12-SHC developed by Vallourec has been certificated by ASME (Code Case 2781). It has already been used successfully for many years in European design for modern high temperature power plants and heat recovery steam generators…
Monday, 07 April 2014 18:44
New test to compare gear steel machinability in action
As car transmission systems become more complex, with higher numbers of gears, there is more of a premium on the package space required for these systems. Designers want to specify cleaner steels to create stronger parts able to handle high…