Since the introduction of mineral casts as a material for structural components in machine tools and other precision applications, the market share of such casts has steadily increased at the expense of traditional solutions such as gray cast iron and welded steel structures.
AMERICAN SpiralWeld Pipe Company LLC. has awarded SMS group an order covering the supply of a new Online Spiral Pipe Mill, to be installed in a new greenfield plant (“Plant 3”) at Paris, Texas, U.S.A.
SN Seixal, Megasa Group, relies again on Danieli to modernize its rolling mill near Lisbon.
Construction will soon begin on a world-unique test facility which is a key component of HYBRIT, a joint initiative of LKAB, SSAB and Vattenfall. In the plant, fossil fuels will be replaced with biofuel to achieve fossil-free production of iron ore pellets.
Jindal Steel & Power Limited (JSPL), Angul, India, and SMS group (www.sms-group.com), have successfully commissioned the high-speed seven-strand combi-caster established at the Angul Odisha plant in India. This combi-caster is the largest high-speed billet caster in India and was commissioned within 12 months only from project start.
REYHER introduces RRP - REYHER Rapid Prototyping at HANNOVER MESSE. The 3D printing service offers customers various ways to improve component design, to reduce development costs and shorten time-to-market. Visitors to the stand can also see numerous articles recently added to the REYHER portfolio.
Following DNV GL’s audit of SSAB Hämeenlinna’s operations, the works have been awarded IATF 16949:2016 certification. IATF 16949:2016 defines the requirements of a quality management system for organizations in the automotive industry.
Two new High-productivity, High-quality and High-efficiency H3 rolling mills will be installed and put into operation in Russia during 2020.
SMS group, in cooperation with AERIX Co., Ltd., South Korea, has been commissioned to modernize the gas cleaning systems of the three BOF (Blast Oxygen Furnace) converters at the integrated steel mill of POSCO in Gwangyang, South Korea.
SSAB is providing new processing opportunities for customers to explore, with a laser cutting machine and state-of-the-art press brake featuring a patent pending bending technology. The new machines were presented during a unique event at the SSAB steel service center in Oborniki, Poland.
Corporación Aceros Arequipa S.A. (CAASA), based in Arequipa, Peru, has awarded SMS group an order covering the supply of mechatronic equipment for a new steel mill and a billet caster with six strands for its Pisco site.
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