structural steel suppliers

Thyssen-Krupp: Stainless steel shines no more

2011-12-09T23:27:00.001-08:00

STEEL INDUSTRY
The steel giant Thyssen-Krupp Steel shut down its production. The work for this holiday are extended from two to four weeks.

HB DUSSELDORF. Germany's largest steelmaker ThyssenKrupp extended because of the decline in demand for its steel plant shutdown to four weeks. In the stainless works Benrath Dusseldorf, Bochum and Krefeld, stood the tapes two weeks longer than usual silence, a spokesman for ThyssenKrupp Stainless, said on Tuesday.
Salary the employee would have to work because of the holidays from 15 December to 11 January but not without. The halt in production will offset against outstanding holiday and overtime work, the spokesman said. What is the extent of the decline in demand for steel has, he did not want to say with reference to the Group's balance sheet press conference on Friday.
Because of the crisis in the automotive industry have been many car manufacturers and their suppliers shut down and layers such as Continental extends the work on the holiday of the year.
On Monday, the "Financial Times Germany" had reported that ThyssenKrupp was preparing with a strict austerity program on the global economic slump. Target savings are approximately one billion euros. Only the administrative costs should be reduced by ten percent, but layoffs are not planned.
Even in August, Germany's largest steel producer had raised its profit forecast for the 2007/08 financial year despite the global economic slowdown. Group CEO Ekkehard Schulz said at the time, he expected a profit before tax and exceptional charges of more than 3.2 billion €. Turnover is expected to reach € 53 billion.

Automated Plasma Cutting Center operates quietly and intelligently

2011-09-05T06:25:00.001-07:00

Esab Cutting Systems
With the plasma cutting Esab Cutting Systems Center Autorex is still a powerful new complete package for process-safe automatic application of plasma technology. The modular configuration of the system is not only versatile and powerful, but by extreme noise reduction and glare control devices leading the way in terms of environmental protection and occupational safety.

Automated Plasma Cutting Center operates quietly and intelligently
Autorex is a powerful complete package for process safety application of plasma technology for thermal cutting.
Plasma is particularly suitable for cutting mild steel. (Based on Autorex) The impressive cost-benefit ratio, high cutting speeds, with about 35,000 mm / min and high-quality results open up new potential in this area in production.
Plasma cutting as an alternative to laser cutting

Carl M. Hauer band, Global Product Manager, Small and Medium Machines & Plasma Technology from Esab Cutting Systems, said: "The targeted development of plasma technology by Esab allows use in demanding precision cutting process. With Autorex Esab has created new room for precision in the cutting process and provides a sophisticated alternative to expensive laser cutting. "

Autorex is the first step towards automated plasma cutting for maximum capacity utilization. Here the system is characterized by a high integration into existing productions. This, according to realize a large degree of freedom in the selection of sheet quality, accurate cutting edges, precise outer contours and clean and programmed breakthroughs. "The ergonomics of the system is designed for consistent production optimization, with the entire manufacturing process takes place automatically," said Bandhauer.
Plasma Cutting Center allows cutting without interruption of supply of material

The changing table is parallel to the cutting process can be loaded and unloaded with integrated disposal of materials. In this way, the user ensures continuous supply of material for cutting without interruption. This increases the efficiency and use of personnel in multi-shift operation is optimized. "Autorex works so well that the cut components need not be reworked and are immediately ready for further processing."
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Especially economical is Autorex by optimum utilization of the plates, which minimizes the residual amount of metal for raw material recovery. Depending on the chosen plasma system can cut the system in automatic mode and mark. User-oriented interfaces and remote control facilities complete the Autorex system optimally.

ArcelorMittal is struggling with lower demand and commodity prices

2010-12-02T06:06:00.000-08:00

ArcelorMittal is struggling with lower demand and commodity prices

The world's largest steel producer ArcelorMittal is struggling with a decline in demand while high commodity prices. "We are disappointed with the recovery process," said Louis Schorsch, head of the American division for flat products, on Thursday. In the third quarter, demand for steel has decreased by 6% worldwide. The purchasing managers in the developed countries held back before replenishing the stocks, he said.

At the same time remained high prices for raw materials required for steel making coal and iron ore. China is a high demand for care here. "We have difficulties to pass on raw material costs to customers," added Schorsch. For 2011, ArcelorMittal expects that stagnating prices for iron ore and coking coal at the current level. Schorsch warned, however, that to predict precisely the prices for these commodities is difficult. On another note other steel companies are facing the same issues.
In April, a ton of iron ore on the spot market cost 186 USD. At the time the mining companies to the system of quarterly price-fixing have turned their backs. Since then, they are based on the spot market. Recently, the prices at about 158 USD per ton. For a ton of coking coal would be 209 USD currently due, compared with a price of 129 USD per tonne in the previous year, said analyst Daniel Scott of Dahlman Rose.

EF-Drill produces high-quality core holes

2010-08-23T07:56:00.001-07:00

Emuge expanding its solid carbide twist drill program

EF-Drill is suited for drilling operations STEEL up to 8 x D and EF-Drill VA for the machining of austenitic stainless steels to DIN 6537 short (3 x D) and long (5 x D).
The newly developed geometry of the EF-Drill from Emuge to create the necessary conditions for an economic and reliable production of internal threads. The basis for this is to create a quality core hole drilling.
The geometry approach with the series steel (STEEL), stainless steel (VA), cast iron (GG) and hard materials (HCUT) there was previously only for taps and taps. Now the manufacturer has applied to the carbide drill "EF-Drill", which are in addition to the recent execution STEEL HCUT and now also as VA and GG tool. A hardening of the bore wall by pressure or temperature is avoided or reduced. Thus the user the best combination of threading and boring tools for the production of thread available. The existing program of the EF-Drill has been extended by two drill types: EF-Drill Steel for drilling operations of up to 8 x D and EF-Drill VA for the machining of austenitic stainless steels in the embodiments according to DIN 6537 short (3 x D) and long (5 x D). The drills are available in the core hole dimensions for both the drilling and for the types of threads and thread milling.

carbon steel suppliers

2010-06-14T07:51:00.000-07:00

Steel has a carbon content. This carbon content can vary and let the properties of steel differ. Carbon changes hardness of steel. It can also make steel more brittle. To find out more about carbon steel visit carbon steel.

Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel

2010-03-03T08:34:00.000-08:00

Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel (Iron Making) focusing entirely on steelmaking and refining processes, emphasizes the important developments that contributed to the improvements in increased quality and productivity realized by the steel industry in the last ten years. In particular, the chapters on EAF steelmaking and ladle and secondary refining have been greatly expanded. The chapters on BOF and AOD steelmaking have been updated and expanded, and the chapter on fundamentals has been updated to reflect current understanding.

Steel remembered book review

2010-02-15T09:28:00.000-08:00

Before 1950 the steel industry was the major heavy industry in the United states and the bellwether of regional economic might. Today the left-overs of the steel industry are rapidly disappearing. The once giant mills that employed thousands are slowly decaying or have been torn down. This decay and decline has attracted numerous photographers, and a number of books have been published highlighting the rusting hulks of a once-proud industry. However, instead of photos depicting an industry in decline, the images in "Steel Remembered" show the steel industry at its zenith, when it was the standard by which all other industries were measured. Selected from the LTV Steel Collection donated to the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland, Ohio, after LTV's bankruptcy in 2000, photographs were chosen for their artistic quality, their importance in explaining industrial processes, and for their human interest. In preserving historical images from independent companies later purchased or taken over by LTV, the collection also provides a striking visual genealogy for LTV Steel. Photographers and those interested in the history of the steel industry will find this book an invaluable addition to their collections.

Steel Industry: Price and Policy Issues

2010-02-06T02:07:00.000-08:00

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Steel Industry: Price and Policy Issues

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minerals for steel available

2008-09-21T09:21:00.001-07:00

Iron ore, coal, but also chrome ore, manganese ore, nickel ore and even cobalt ore are utilized for manufacturing various sorts of steel. These minerals are available from Africa and elsewhere.

If you are interested into any of those commodity minerals, please make contact at mineral commodities.

structural steel

2008-03-09T06:53:00.000-07:00

Find out more about structural steel. This is going to be the web site from and for structural steel in South Africa.

technorati

2008-02-18T02:50:00.000-08:00

structural steel suppliers at technorati. Technorati Profile

steel suppliers

2008-02-16T05:24:00.000-08:00

There is a new web site on steel suppliers in South Africa. Soon to come is more information on purchasing large amount of different typs of steel. They will offer different kinds of local and imported steel.

structural steel suppliers info

2008-02-06T06:56:00.000-08:00

information on structural steel and the suppliers of structural steels.