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.

Hickok acquires Federal Hose manufacturing

Hickok Incorporated, a supplier of products and services for the emissions testing, aircraft, automotive and locomotive industries, recently announced that it has completed and closed on the acquisition of Painsesville, Ohio-based Federal Hose Manufacturing LLC, a profitable manufacturer and distributor of flexible metal and silicone hoses, available in a variety of materials, including stainless steel, galvanized, and aluminized.

AMG acquires interest in ARM stainless recycler

Pittsburgh-based AMG Resources Corporation has announced its affiliate’s acquisition of a 50 percent interest in Allegheny Raw Materials LLC (ARM), a processor and marketer of stainless steel, alloys and other specialty scrap metal products.

New SuperPerf perforated stainless steel

Accurate Perforating and Metal Fabricating, a metal perforator and precision sheet metal fabricator based in Chicago, Illinois, now offers perforated stainless steel with holes smaller than the overall material thickness.

GE Hitachi to lead $2M DOE nuclear project

Wilmington, North Carolina-based GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH has been selected by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to take the lead on a new USD $2 million additive manufacturing research project.

Vishay improved grid resistors for more stable TCR

Pennsylvania-based Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (Vishay) recently announced that its Vishay Milwaukee GRE1, GRE2 and NGR grid resistors are now available with a new stainless steel resistive element material optimized for applications requiring a more stable TCR (Temperature Coefficient of Resistance).

Alcoa to double Virginia plant’s titanium capacity

Alcoa will invest USD $8.59 million in Henry County, Virginia, to expand its aerospace forging capabilities, according to a recent press conference announcement by Virginia Governor, Terry McAuliffe.

BBA pumps now in corrosion-resistant 316 stainless

BBA Pumps, a manufacturer of mobile pumping and piping systems, with an American branch in
South Carolina, has announced that their dry self-priming BA series pumps are now available in
stainless steel 316.

Steel Partners CFO resigns; Woodworth takes over

New York-based Steel Partners Holdings, a diversified holding company, recently announced that the company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), James McCabe Jr.

Fine Tubes named ‘Approved Manufacturer’ for KOC

Fine Tubes, a leading manufacturer and global supplier of precision tubes for critical applications, including US-based sister company, Superior Tube, recently announced that it has been selected as an approved manufacturer of impulse piping and tubing for the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC).

Wisconsin Oven new Express Batch Oven

Wisconsin Oven, based in East Troy, Wisconsin, has introduced the Express Batch Oven, a standardized batch oven that claims to allows a lower price point and shorter lead time without compromising quality.