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R&D
News on the research and development of new technologies used in all areas of the iron and steel industry.
Latest News
Kobe Steel to Set Up Company in China to Produce Aluminum Sheet for Automobiles
30 September 2013 - Kobe Steel, Ltd. announces that it will establish a company in the Xiqing Economic-Technological Development Area in Tianjin, China, to produce aluminum sheet for automotive body panels.
ArcelorMittal to Supply Highly-Resistant Steel Wires to Technip for Offshore Oil and Gas Fields
19 September 2013 - ArcelorMittal and Technip, a world leader in engineering as well as offshore and onshore construction for the energy industry, have signed an important five-year contract valued at over €200 million for the supply of high-performance steel wires. This is ArcelorMittal’s most significant European contract for its wire activities.
Magnetek Adds Anti-Shock Feature to Crane Controls
19 September 2013 - Magnetek, Inc., a leading supplier of digital power and motion control systems for the material handling industry, announced the addition of an anti-shock feature to its IMPULSE®•VG+ Series 4 crane controls.
ArcelorMittal Develops New Range of Steels for the European Solar Construction Market
18 September 2013 - ArcelorMittal has developed, as part of a research project led by the company’s research and development teams, a range of photovoltaic products based on steel.
Emirates Steel Delivers First Nuclear-Grade Metal
16 September 2013 - The first shipment of 'UAE Made' nuclear grade reinforcing steel, produced by Emirates Steel, was delivered to Barakah, ENEC's selected site of the UAE peaceful nuclear energy program.
Siemens' Wireless Data Transmission in Steelworks Cuts Costs, Improves Product Quality
16 September 2013 - Simetal Wiplant is a new platform developed by Siemens Metals Technologies for wireless data transmission in steelworks.
JFE Steel's Earthquake-Resistant Linepipe Wins 2013 R&D 100 Award
11 September 2013 - JFE Steel Corporation announced that its earthquake-resistant linepipe HIPER® won the 2013 R&D 100 Award for Mechanical Systems, presented by the U.S. science and technology publication R&D Magazine.
New Ruukki Ramor 550 Steel Enables Increasingly Lighter Structures
10 September 2013 - Ruukki is expanding its range of Ramor protection steels with a new Ramor 550 grade designed for ballistic protection.
OMK's Trubodetal Plant Patents Unique Stamping Technology
06 September 2013 - Trubodetal JSC (Chelyabinsk, part of United Metallurgical Company, CJSC OMK) has been issued a patent for a unique technology for stamping T-bends to be used under high pressure.
Tata Steel's Lightweight Armor Steel Can Take a Punch
06 September 2013 - Tata Steel has received orders for more than 200 samples of its perforated armor steel, which has been exported to a number of countries worldwide, including Germany, France, the U.S. and India.
Outokumpu Stainless Steel Efficiently Removes SO2 Emissions at Power Plant
03 September 2013 - Outokumpu has delivered austenitic 4565 stainless steel grade and quarto plates to a power plant in Boxberg, Saxony, Germany. The plant is being constructed by Babcock Noell GmbH and its subcontractor Heinz Gothe GmbH & Co. KG.
Metinvest Launches New Grade to Lower Steel Construction Costs
16 August 2013 - Metinvest’s integrated mill Azovstal launched production of S460M hot rolled plate according to the Ukrainian state standard DSTU EN 10025-4:2007. This product decreases steel required for building frames by 10–15%, which results in significant savings for developers.
Final Seismic Test for Cold-Formed Steel Structure Set for 16 August 2013
14 August 2013 - A team of leading cold-formed steel design researchers this summer has been conducting a series of tests as part of the final phase of a three-year National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded research project to increase the seismic safety of buildings that use lightweight cold-formed steel for their primary beams and columns.
Essar Steel Launches Specialized Color-Coated Products in Kerala
14 August 2013 - Essar Steel, one of India’s largest integrated steel producers, announced the launch of high quality, color-coated products, specially developed for the Kerala market. These specialized steel products will largely be used in the housing and industrial resorts segment in the region. The products include roofing and wood-finished steel products.
Ruukki Pural Farm Color-Coated Steel Prolongs Useful Life of Agricultural Buildings
14 August 2013 - Ruukki is to launch a new polyurethane-based Ruukki Pural farm color-coated steel formulated especially for agricultural buildings, where resistance to corrosion and chemicals is required.
New Study Confirms Lightweight Steel Wheels Equivalent in Mass to Aluminum at 40% Cost Savings
09 August 2013 - The Steel Market Development Institute's Wheels Task Force recently unveiled the results of its latest lightweight steel wheel project which developed a stylish new steel wheel design solution that is equivalent in mass to a comparable aluminum wheel, but at a 40% cost saving.
NDC Announces thhe TVXR-3 Thickness Gauge for Hot Mill Applications
09 August 2013 - NDC announced its new TVXR-3 X-ray thickness gauge that is specifically engineered for hot rolling mill applications.
ArcelorMittal Dommeldange Creates New Wind Turbine with Innovative Manufacturer
08 August 2013 - ArcelorMittal Dommeldange in Luxembourg has partnered up with local wind tower manufacturer Smart Wind Integrated Renewables Lëtzebuerg (Swirl) to produce a new generation of vertical axis wind turbines.
New Life Cycle Assessment Study Shows Replacing Wood Utility Poles with Steel Lowers Key Environmental Impacts
07 August 2013 - A detailed life cycle assessment (LCA) study commissioned by the Steel Market Development Institute, found that when comparing overall environmental performance, galvanized steel utility poles outperform wood poles in key environmental measures.
Study: NanoSteel's Sheet Steels Have Potential to Achieve 30% Weight Reduction in Automotive Structures
06 August 2013 - The NanoSteel® Co. announced the results of an automotive light-weighting study conducted by EDAG, Inc. demonstrating the potential for the company’s advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) to enable a 30% reduction of weight in the BIW structure of a mass market sedan.
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