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PHIL Offering Additional SSAB Hardox Steels on Truck Bodies
Philippi-Hagenbuch is now using the new SSAB Hardox HiTemp steel in its customized Hot Slag Bodies and HiAce steel for products operating in acidic environments.
Tenneco Develops New Wear-Resistant Material for Engines
Cabot Corp. Introduces Composite Solution for Tires
Polygon PolySlide Composite Tubing for Pneumatic and Hydraulic Cylinders
SSAB to Offer Fossil-Free Steel by 2026
SSAB Hardox HiAce Abrasion-Resistant Steel Wear Plate
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Engine Efficiency and Performance Remain Key Design Factors for Manufacturers
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Equipment Manufacturers Honored for Innovative Machine Designs
The recipients of the iF DESIGN AWARD 2020 have been honored for advancements in electrification, automation and overall improved heavy equipment designs.
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Sandvik Creates 3D Printed Diamond Composite
The newly created process enables the super-hard material to be 3D printed in highly complex shapes for use in a variety of industries.
SSAB Exhibiting New Hardox 500 Tuf Wear Plate at bauma 2019
Hardox 500 Tuf delivers high wear resistance and is tough enough to perform as a structural wear plate.
SSAB EcoUpgraded Program Reduces Weight and Emissions
Customers can upgrade to high-strength steel and reduce the weight of their equipment, improve fuel economy and extend product lifetime, all of which helps reduce their carbon footprint.
Steel Index Shows U.S. Price Disadvantage Nearly Doubled with Tariffs
Business Forward reports U.S. steel prices have risen 7.4% since February, causing American manufacturers to pay 17.2% more than their foreign competitors for hot- and cold-rolled steel.
SSAB Strenx 1100 Plus Strip Steel
Introduced at bauma China 2018, SSAB's Strenx 1100 Plus steel features improved weld seam strength to contribute to lighter, yet stronger equipment.
SSAB Domex Plus
SSAB's Domex Plus is suited for stamping, punching, slitting and complicated die forming.
Parker to Acquire LORD Corp.
The acquisition will strengthen Parker's materials science capabilities, electrification and aerospace product offerings.
SSAB Reports First Quarter 2019
The company saw strong earnings improvement in the Americas and special steels during the quarter.
Report Says U.S. GDP will Lose $290 Billion due to Tarrifs
AEM notes that tariffs will continue to raise costs for equipment manufacturers, potentially leading to reduced jobs.
LIFT Receives Agreement Extension from U.S. Department of Defense
This year the institute plans an expanded technology scope to provide more services to small- and medium-sized manufacturers, and will open an immersive lab focused for advanced manufacturing technicians.
SSAB Exhibiting New Hardox 500 Tuf Wear Plate at bauma 2019
Hardox 500 Tuf delivers high wear resistance and is tough enough to perform as a structural wear plate.
SSAB EcoUpgraded Program Reduces Weight and Emissions
Customers can upgrade to high-strength steel and reduce the weight of their equipment, improve fuel economy and extend product lifetime, all of which helps reduce their carbon footprint.
SSAB Releases 2018 Financial Report
The company reports continued earnings improvement, strong cash flow and a proposed higher dividend.
MEMA Joins Business Groups Seeking to End Metals Tariffs
The group emphasizes the importance of lifting steel and aluminum tariffs with North American trade partners in advance of ratification of the new United States, Mexico, Canada Agreement (USMCA).
SSAB Announces Winners of SmartSteel Innovation Challenge
A shared victory between Fraunhofer Institute IPM from Germany and Luleå University of Technology from Sweden, who both came up with ideas on how to trace steel products by using the materials own characteristics.
Steel Index Shows U.S. Price Disadvantage Nearly Doubled with Tariffs
Business Forward reports U.S. steel prices have risen 7.4% since February, causing American manufacturers to pay 17.2% more than their foreign competitors for hot- and cold-rolled steel.
SSAB Strenx 1100 Plus Strip Steel
Introduced at bauma China 2018, SSAB's Strenx 1100 Plus steel features improved weld seam strength to contribute to lighter, yet stronger equipment.
SSAB to Invest in Increased Q&T Steel Production Capacity
The investment in quenched and tempered steels production will increase the annual capacity at its Mobile, AL, facility from 300,000 tonnes to 400,000 tonnes.
SSAB Releases Third Quarter 2018 Results
SSAB Americas leads the continued earnings improvement for the group which saw an increase in sales compared to the same period the previous year.
SSAB Domex Plus
SSAB's Domex Plus is suited for stamping, punching, slitting and complicated die forming.
The Many Possibilities of Graphene
Typically associated with battery technology, graphene is demonstrating numerous benefits in a wide range of other applications.
LIFT Announces New Round of Lightweighting Innovation Projects
New projects will explore joining dissimilar materials, complex structures and environmentally-friendly approaches to coating metals.
SSAB Innovation Challenge to Find Future Steel Product Fingerprint
SSAB and Sandvik Materials Technology are joining forces to find the best ideas on how to track steel products during their whole life cycle.
Olofsfors Switches to SSAB Steel, Reduces Waste and Energy Usage
Olofsfors transitioned from using pre-manufactured parts to buying steel from SSAB that it presses and manufactures in house to help control costs and waste.
Scania Growth Capital Invests in Carbon Fiber Start-Up
Scania has invested in Corebon AB which has developed a process based on induction heating to produce carbon fiber components at faster speeds.
SSAB Reports Second Quarter Results
SSAB reports that good demand drove continued improvement in earnings during the second quarter.
AEM Says Trade War with China Bad for Business, Risks U.S. Jobs
AEM President Dennis Slater has issued a statement opposing the escalating global trade war created by the Trump administration’s decision to propose a new round of tariffs on Chinese goods.
Dura-Bar Solution Strengthened Ductile Iron
The Dura-Bar Solution Strengthened Ductile Iron features improved strength and ductility, as well as enhanced machinability.
Imposition of Steel Safeguard Measures not in Europe’s Interest, say Downstream Users
ACEA reports a coalition of steel users such equipment manufacturers have written to the European Commissioner for Trade express concerns on the safeguard investigation into steel products in response to U.S. restrictions on steel and aluminum.
Construction Starts for HYBRIT Pilot Plant for Creating Fossil-Free Steel
"By testing in pilot scale, we can leave the small-scale laboratory environment and instead mimic the coming industrial process, and prepare for efficient production," says Mårten Görnerup, CEO at HYBRIT.
