Blast furnace shutdown in Oxelösund
SSAB has today decided to shut down blast furnace operations at SSAB Special Steels' mill in Oxelösund. The outage is unplanned and expected to last for two weeks.
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Additional cold strip capacity of 450,000 tons
Only 14 months after order intake, SMS group has put the new CCM® (Compact Cold Mill) at International Steels Limited (ISL) in Karachi into operation. The Pakistani cold strip producer is now operating the second CCM® supplied by SMS group.
Less waste and energy usage result of Olofsfors switch to SSAB steel
Olofsfors, a Swedish manufacturer of steel products for the forestry and construction industries, has reduced its material usage, optimized its production process and developed a lighter, more fuel-efficient product. How? By moving its production in house and switching to SSAB Boron 27 steel.
SMS group presents digitalization-driven potentials at the leading trade fair for the aluminum industry held in Düsseldorf
During the “ALUMINIUM 2018” trade fair, from 9 – 11 October 2018, Düsseldorf, will once again be in the limelight of the global aluminum industry. SMS group is going to focus its trade fair presence in hall 9 (booth number 9C20) on digitalization and on the momentum Industrie 4.0 and digitalization have on the aluminum producing and processing sectors.
Successful commissioning of SMS group's fumes treatment system at Uddeholm AB, Sweden
SMS group has successfully commissioned the second modernization phase of the fumes treatment system of the electric arc furnace, and final acceptance (FAC) has already been granted.
Extended product range thanks to new plate cooling system with water treatment equipment, new cooling bed, and revamped cold-plate leveler
NLMK DanSteel A/S, Denmark, has placed an order with SMS group (www.sms-group.com) for the large-scale expansion and modernization of its heavy-plate mill in Frederiksvaerk. NLMK DanSteel is implementing these measures to expand its product range further in terms of both grades and sizes.
New material for generators: thyssenkrupp Schulte supplies material for innovative aluminum fan blades
thyssenkrupp Schulte, a company of thyssenkrupp's Materials Services business unit, has collaborated with Siemens to develop new fan blades made from a special aluminum alloy. The innovative material is used among other things in generator cooling fans.
JSW orders high-speed billet caster from SMS Concast
JSW Steel Ltd. in Toranagallu, India, belonging to Jindal Group, has awarded SMS Concast, a company of SMS group (www.sms-group.com), an order covering a 5(6)-strand high-speed billet caster. This project is part of a bigger expansion plan, and the main objective is a productivity increase.
ArcelorMittal Bremen will upgrade its hot strip mill with the aid of SMS group
ArcelorMittal Bremen, Germany, has contracted SMS group (www.sms-group.com) to modernize its hot strip mill with the objective of improving hot strip tolerances.
BinNova licenses technology to produce ultra-thin metal fibers with unique material properties
The BinNova Metal Fiber Technology GmbH company has licensed a technology from the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, which makes it possible to produce micro-metal fibers that are extremely fine and, at the same time, extremely robust. Following the successful development of the research concept and a research facility by the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, the company will now begin developing a production facility and will very soon commence distribution of the innovative metal fibers and non-wovens.
New standards in energy efficiency, environment protection and digitalization
voestalpine BÖHLER Edelstahl, a subsidiary of the international technology and capital goods group voestalpine and located in Kapfenberg, Austria, has placed an order with SMS group www.sms-group.com to supply an electric arc furnace, an AOD converter and secondary metallurgical facilities for the construction of a high-tech stainless steel plant which will set new standards in energy efficiency, environment protection as well as innovative automation of the production processes.
Burghardt + Schmidt acquires DELTA Technik as new subsidiary
Augmentation of the Vertical Range of Manufacture: Mechanical engineering and automation from a single source allows for realizing individual customer requirements