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.

Remote-controlled tractor for hazardous welds

Automated welding equipment, although available for decades, advances each passing year in terms of control technology that improves welding control, capabilities, consistency, and spend.

Translas enters the Canadian market

European manufacturer, Translas, has announced it is entering the Canadian market with Translas Canada Industries Ltd.

Transducers USA introduces stainless steel Tonelight™

Transducers USA, supplier of audible signal devices, has announced the addition of a stainless steel warning indicator to its Tonelight™ Series.

Saint-Gobain Abrasives offers new line of burrs

Saint-Gobain Abrasives, an abrasives manufacturing company based in Hungary with locations in North and South America, has introduced a new line of Norton Carbide Burrs, which are designed for surface removal on demanding production runs with fewer changeovers.

Munson introduces new de-clumper model

The new RDC-2424-MS De-Clumper is a rotary lump breaker from Munson Machinery, made to break chunks of agglomerated abrasive or friable materials that have compacted during storage or shipment, conditioning them for downstream processing or conveying.

New stainless steel valves for the oil and gas market

Emerson’s ASCO Series 362 of stainless steel spool valves are designed for control valve automation in the upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas markets.

The different finishes of stainless steel

When it comes to stainless steel, looks are an important aspect that not many people take into consideration. It can influence different characteristics, and it’s important to know how to choose the best surface for a particular use, among the many different types of finishes.

ExOne introduces new 3D printing machine

The ExOne Company has announced the release of its newest system, the X1 25PRO™. ExOne, a company that provides 3D printing machines and 3D-printed products, materials and services to industrial customers, has combined the fine metal injection molding (MIM) powder capability of its INNOVENT+™ machine with production volume capability, to create the X1 25PRO™.

norelem springs in with new stainless steel options

German-based company, norelem, has expanded its range of steel gas springs with a new stainless-steel addition. The corrosion-resistant components are suitable for the engineering, manufacturing and food industries.

SpinTite® is your new blind-threaded insert

PennEngineering’s® new SpinTite blind-threaded inserts will provide strong, permanent and reusable threads in thin sheet materials where only one side is accessible for hardware installation.