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.

New knife gate valve use stainless

The Washington-based Lined Valve Company (LVC) has launched its new knife gate valve that has been designed for harsh and abrasive applications such as the coal and mining markets.

For a longer working life in extreme applications, high-chrome iron inserts are incorporated.

Control valves for high pressure applications

Badger Meter HP-60 ultra-high pressure control valves can be used for offshore, oil and gas control applications with up-stream pressures of up to 60 000 psi. The Type HP-60 control valve utilises a 17-4 PH body along with a solid Stellite® inner valve assembly.

Wilden’s Pro-Flo Shift ADS now in stainless

Wilden Pump and Engineering, which is part of Pump Solutions Group, has now made its energy-efficient Pro-Flo Shift Air-Distribution System (ADS) available in 316 stainless steel and polypropylene plastic materials.

PPE’s New Texas manufacturing center

Precision Polymer Engineering (PPE), the manufacturer of high performance molded elastomer seals, has announced the official opening of its new manufacturing facility in Brenham, Texas. The new site, which commenced production in November 2014, manufactures high performance compression molded components for the oil and gas industry as well as critical components for semiconductor and heavy equipment applications.

Methods Machine Tools introduces boring-milling machine

The supplier of innovative precision machine tools, Methods Machine Tools, Inc., has introduced the YASDA YBM Vi40 5-Axis Vertical CNC Jig Boring-Milling Machine for high accuracy, hard milling applications of complex dies, molds and components in industries such as aerospace, defense, automotive, medical and electronic.

Polymet Corporation Invests in Innovation

Polymet Corporation, the Cincinnati-based manufacturer of high performance wire for hardfacing, welding and thermal spraying, has recently made some big upgrades and developments in their R&D department.

GF Piping introduces new butterfly valve

newsitemDue to the market demand for an all-plastic lug style butterfly valve, GF Piping Systems has launched its second generation 5-series Lug Style Butterfly Valves.

Nickel resource

The Nickel Institute, which aims to promote and support the use of nickel in appropriate applications, has published a handy fact-sheet that explains why nickel is essential.

The informative two-page brochure details basic information about the metal including its various end-uses, the major markets, reasons why it is important and its many societal benefits.

Recycling ferritic stainless steel

Team Stainless, which is comprised of several association members including The European Stainless Steel Development Association (Euro Inox) and the International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF), has published a new brochure about the proper ways to recycle stainless steel.

Explosion-proof pressure transducers from GEMS

Gems Sensors & Controls (Gems), a supplier of liquid level, pressure and flow sensors, as well as fluid control devices to the oil and gas industry, launched the 31EP/EA and 32EP/EA Series transducers globally.