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.

Tablet PC from Siemens for industrial applications

Siemens, a global company with numerous locations throughout the Americas, has brought a tablet PC onto the market for the first time.

Greenleaf unveils the XSYTIN-1 cutting insert

Greenleaf Corp. of Saegertown, PA, has developed the XSYTIN-1, a new ceramic cutting insert engineered to machine difficult materials in manufacturing.

AM researchers receive $500,000 from NASA

Additive manufacturing (AM) researchers at the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School of Engineering and simulation software company ANSYS, Inc.

Stainless steel ball valves from Festo

New York-based Festo, a leading manufacturer of pneumatic and electromechanical systems, components and controls for process and industrial automation, have introduced new stainless steel VZBE ball valves, DFPD quarter turn actuators, VSNC NAMUR pilot valves and the SRBC family of open/close sensor boxes.

Schenck Process offers Global Cleanable Airlock

Schenck Process, a market leader in applied measuring technology, with offices located in the US, has released the new stainless steel Global Cleanable Airlock (GCA), aimed for use in applications where dry, raw or finished products are being handled in the process and where inspection or system clean-out are required, such as food or pet food applications.

Exair expands stainless steel pipe conveyor line

Ohio-based Exair has added smaller and larger sizes to the air operated 316 Stainless Steel Threaded Line Vac conveyor product line, which is designed to convert ordinary pipe into a powerful in-line conveying system for food products, pharmaceuticals and other bulk materials.

HANTEMP Controls expands Float-Switch Line

Illinois-based HANTEMP Controls, an established manufacturer of stainless steel ball valves, flanges & flange unions, float switches and control valves for industrial refrigeration systems, has expanded its Stainless Steel Float-Switch line to include the new SSLLA adjustable Float Switch.

Weidmuller expands range of steel enclosures

Weidmuller, whose US headquarters are located in Virginia, has expanded their Klippon® TB (Terminal Box) range of hazardous area steel enclosures with the introduction of three new versions– the MH (Multi-Hinge), QL (Quarter-Lock) and FS (Fixed-Screw).

New MC251 solid carbide milling tools

Wisconsin-based Walter has introduced the Walter Prototyp MC251 solid carbide milling tools that aim to increase tool life by up to 50 percent in austenitic stainless steels and nickel-base alloys.

Hobart expands stainless steel filler metal range

Ohio-based Hobart, a wholly owned subsidiary of Illinois Tool Works, Inc., announced it has expanded its stainless steel filler metal offering, adding options in solid wire and flux-cored wire.