VCC® technology comes to Colombia
Ternium del Atlántico SAS, has placed an order with SMS group for the supply and installation of the VCC® technology (Vertical Compact Coiler) for its bar mill in Palmar de Varela, Barranquilla, Colombia.
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New process with plenty of potential, maximum design flexibility when casting
KS HUAYU AluTech GmbH has introduced a newly developed casting process onto the market. This joint venture between Rheinmetall Automotive and China's HUAYU Automotive Systems has developed a production process for the new Chinese plant in Guangde, one that is particularly suitable for highly complex engine block geometries and electric motor housings.
SSAB Europe carries out repairs and brings forward maintenance work at blast furnace 2 in Raahe
SSAB Europe will carry out repairs and maintenance work at one of the two blast furnaces at the Raahe site in Finland. This means that the operations at blast furnace 2 will be stopped for around 8 weeks and the total cost is estimated to be around SEK 200 million in the first quarter of 2019.
Feralpi Group orders EBROS billet welding system from SMS group
Feralpi Siderurgica S.p.A. has placed an order with SMS group for the supply and installation of the EBROS welding technology at its Lonato plant in Brescia, Italy.
Major success for Hyundai’s concrete mixers made out of Hardox steel from SSAB
Since Hyundai Motor decided to go from regular steel to SSAB’s Hardox steel when producing the concrete mixers for their special trucks, the demand has surged. For Hyundai’s customers the long-term costs are reduced as the concrete mixer’s service life is doubled – at least.
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SSAB introduces new Strenx® 1100 Plus structural steel for lifting and advanced structures
Fleet and equipment owners continue to face the pressure of doing more with less. To this end, SSAB has created a new addition to the 1100 MPa range of Strenx® performance steels.
Long-established castings specialist stepping into e-mobility sector
KS HUAYU AluTech GmbH is extending the Neckarsulm production capacities with a new 5,000 square meter production shop for structural parts in aluminum.
Sichuan Liuhe Forging orders high-speed open-die forging press with innovative X-Forging Box radial forging tool from SMS group
Sichuan Liuhe Forging Co., Ltd., based in Jiangyou in the province of Sichuan, China, has placed an order with SMS group to supply a high-speed, 50/55 MN open-die forging press.
Stahlwerk Thüringen to upgrade section mill with new CCS® universal mill U1 from SMS group
Stahlwerk Thüringen GmbH, a company of Brazilian Grupo CSN, has awarded SMS group the order to supply a new CCS® (Compact Cartridge Stand) universal stand U1 for its section mill in Unterwellenborn, Germany.
Project will expand production capabilities and enable new high-strength steel grades
Nucor-Yamato Steel Company (NYS) has selected SMS group for the replacement and upgrade of rolling equipment at their heavy section mill in Blytheville, Arkansas, USA. NYS is comprised of two rolling facilities commonly referred to as Mill 1 and Mill 2, capable of producing an annual capacity of 2.4 million tons of finished product.
SMS group to supply 5,000-ton MT 5000 eccentric press to Musashi Europe
Musashi Europe has placed an order with SMS group for the delivery of a 5,000-ton eccentric forging press, type MT 5000, for its plant in Bockenau, Germany. Commissioning of the new MT 5000 closed-die forging press is scheduled for Q4 2019.