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.

Senvol teams with America Makes & ASM Intl.

Senvol, the company behind the largest searchable database of industrial 3D printing equipment and materials, has partnered with America Makes and materials information society ASM International to offer learning tool exercises for additive manufacturing (AM) machine and material selection.

Technifab releases range of flow plug valves

Technifab Cryogenics, which is headquartered in Indiana and is a division of cryogenic equipment manufacturer Technifab Products, Inc.

Flexitallic unveils corrosion sealing innovation

Flexitallic, a global leader in static sealing solutions which is headquartered in Houston, Texas, has unveiled its latest technology innovation, Corriculite, designed for use in corrosion sensitive applications, including those prevalent in the offshore industry.

Falcon Stainless relocates to new headquarters

Falcon Stainless, a manufacturer of corrugated stainless steel water connectors for various water treatment applications and water heaters, recently moved into a new warehouse and headquarters facility in Temecula, California.

New pressure gauge for demanding applications

Ashcroft Inc., which is headquartered in Connecticut and manufactures a variety of instruments suitable for pressure measurement, monitoring and control, has introduced the 8008A pressure gauge to industrial original equipment manufacturers looking for a cost effective gauge.

Pratt & Whitney signs deal with Sigma Labs

Sigma Labs, a metal additive manufacturing and 3D software specialist headquartered in New Mexico, has signed a commercial agreement with Pratt & Whitney, a manufacturer in the aerospace and defence sectors.

ITS Enclosures launches stainless steel NEMA 4X

Pennsylvania-based ITS Enclosures has introduced another heavy-duty product in the IceStation line: the NEMA 4X PB20 stainless steel printer enclosure box, designed specifically for the protection of label barcode printers on a harsh factory floor in food processing, pharmaceuticals and highly corrosive environments.

GE investing $10 million in AM education

Engineering giant GE, with locations throughout the Americas and globally, has announced that it is accepting applications from schools, colleges and universities for its new GE Additive Education Program.

Markforged launches new metal 3D printer

Markforged, headquartered in Massachusetts, now provides a rapid technique to produce metal parts for manufacturers in demanding industrial, automotive, medical and aerospace industries with its new metal 3D printer, the Metal X.

StrengThin 100 for stainless steel pipework

Victaulic, which is headquartered in Pennsylvania, has developed a mechanical jointing method for thin-wall stainless-steel pipes that does not require specialist welding skills.