Aperam starts-up new stainless steel line supplied by SMS group
Hot commissioning of annealing and pickling line for cold strip at Aperam Stainless Belgium
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SSAB to deliver fossil-free steel to Cargotec
SSAB is to deliver fossil-free steel to Cargotec, a leading provider of cargo and load handling solutions. Cargotec plans to use the fossil-free steel in their cargo handling equipment.
Heavy industries gain from NSK spherical roller bearings
NSK produces billions of bearings a year for a myriad of different applications and industries. Amid this vast repertoire is the company’s range of high-quality spherical roller bearings, which is steadily growing in prominence among heavy industries such as quarrying and mining, steel and metals, and papermaking. Made in Japan, NSK’s spherical roller bearing solutions are adept at resisting seizure and wear in demanding operating conditions that include constant vibration, heat and shock loads.
SMS to supply closed-die forging press to Hirschvogel Automotive Components
- Forged aluminium components for future e-mobility
- Digital maintenance tools included in Software-as-a-Service scope
- Application of augmented reality through SMS Smart Glasses to support operators
ABB signs memorandum with Stäubli to develop solutions for the transition to all-electric mines
- Global industrial electrical connectors provider Stäubli and ABB to explore technologies to support the decarbonization of mining operations
- The two companies will focus on mine infrastructure solutions for battery electric vehicles (BEVs)
SSAB and Faurecia to collaborate on fossil-free steel for automotive seat structures
SSAB is teaming up with Faurecia to jointly explore the development of fossil-free advanced high-strength steel for use in the automotive seating business.
This partnership makes Faurecia, one of the world’s leading automotive technology companies, the first supplier to the automotive industry to explore fossil-free steel with SSAB.
Hydrogen-based ironmaking: MHI Australia and Primetals Technologies join Heavy Industry Low-Carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre
- Goal is to conduct research and advance hydrogen-based direct reduction technologies for zero-carbon iron production in Australia
- Collaboration involves University of Adelaide, Australian National University and many other companies and academic institutions
- Funding for projects includes AUD 175 million in cash and in-kind contributions from partners and AUD 39 million in grants from the federal government of Australia.
Using our knowledge to build a more sustainable future
Moving towards a low carbon future for the heavy industries is a hugely challenging endeavor. But it is an area in which we can make great progress towards limiting the worst impacts of climate change and meeting the goals set out by the Paris Climate Agreement. Mammoet's Head of Sustainability, Erica Gray, discusses engineered heavy lifting's role as an enabler of this transition.
SSAB optimizes transnational data flow between its facilities in Finland and Sweden using digital applications from SMS
- "digital readiness" as a precondition to optimize production processes
- cloud-based SMS DataFactory to interlink four production sites for maximum data transparency and data-driven decision-making
SMS to install water treatment technology in Duferco's section rolling mill
- Preservation of precious available water requires innovation and new approaches
- Sustainable water management system complying with all environmental standards
- Water treatment and keeping it in a closed loop is a powerful lever to protect resources in production processes
Primetals Technologies to supply a new bar rolling mill to Pak Steel, Pakistan
- Enables Pak Steel to enlarge its footprint in the growing regional market of infrastructure projects
- Design capacity of rebar production is 450,000 metric tons per year
- Smaller diameters are rolled in multi-slit mode to increase productivity
- Direct rolling of hot billets will reduce fuel cost
NSK Self-Lube® bearing units save steel plant €292,136
Certain sectors and applications place particularly challenging demands on bearings. Steelmaking is one such example, where the aggressive operating environment means potential bearing failures present a genuine threat to production.