Applications

Stainless steels are a suitable materials for many applications where both the strength of steel and corrosion resistance are required. It is resistant to corrosion, staining and stainless steel can be rolled into sheets, plates, bars, wire, and tubing for a variety of applications. Below you can find news on the application of stainless steels in a broad variety of industries, such as architecture, oil and gas, shipbuilding and heat exchangers. If you wish to include your newsrelease on Stainless Steel World Americas and email newsletter, please feel free to contact us.

Cwc-S Cobot Welding Cell- Generate Sustainable Profits, Even For SMES

The CWC-S offers a high level of flexibility for welding different components, thus providing the ideal conditions for cost-effective welding.

Properly assessing pipeline integrity: An Interview with Leonardo Araya

  As a Senior Integrity and Corrosion Engineer, Leonardo Araya has handled a wide variety of issues surrounding pipelines, tanks, and valves. Stainless Steel World...

OZ Lifting Products expands stainless steel range

OZ Lifting Products has expanded its stainless steel range with a 0.5-ton capacity manual chain hoist and trolley. The American manufacturer previously came out...

ExOne launches 3D printing for metal production

ExOne has launched industrial-grade 3D printing tooling products for metal, plastic and composite production. X1 MetalTool is available in 420i, a highly durable and affordable...

ESAB launches 600- & 800-AMP options for iSeries

For increased productivity when automated plasma cutting, ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has launched enhanced versions of its 200-, 300- and 400-amp versions iSeries high-precision plasma power sources to double cutting output to 400, 600 or 800 amps, respectively.

ESAB HB-64 cored wire earns NS-1 level 2 certification

Stoody®, an ESAB brand, announced that Stoody HB-64 cored wire has been awarded Fearnley Procter NS-1 Level 2 certification for oil field hardbanding application and reapplication.

Nucor acquires insulated metal panels business

Nucor Corporation has announced that it has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Cornerstone Building Brands' insulated metal panels (IMP) business for a cash purchase price of $1 billion, or approximately 10x pre-pandemic EBITDA inclusive of expected synergies.

Xiris 360° Scratch Inspection System for tube & pipe

As a continued effort to drive innovation, Xiris Automation Inc. has recently announced the development of the WI-2200-360° Scratch Inspection System, for tube and pipe manufacturing.

Large diameter pipe purging with HFT®

Care is necessary when welding large diameter pipework in stainless, duplex, chrome steels, nickel alloys and zirconium. When welding such reactive materials, they need to be purged of oxygen before, during and after welding, which can cause a huge expense when they are of a large diameter.

New Rigaku Handheld LIBS Analyzer

Rigaku Analytical Devices has announced the launch of the KT-500 – a new, handheld laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) analyzer.