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.

PPCP offering duplex stainless steels

Pennsylvania Precision Cast Parts (PPCP), an investment casting company located in Lebanon, Pa., is now offering customers a wide range of duplex stainless steel alloys to meet their specialized needs and specifications.

New manufacturing process for aerospace, etc.

Thermo-Pur Technologies announces the issuance of a system and method patent, USA No. 8,869,398, for its new revolutionary low cost metal forming manufacturing process. Thermo-Pur Technologies creates exponential change in manufacturing and reduces environmental impact through a low cost, high speed laser welding and superplastic forming process for high tensile strength foil ranging from higher strength carbon steels, stainless and nickel to titanium in thicknesses of 20 to 300 microns (0.

Metso’s stainless steel safety solenoid

Metso's Neles® ValvGuard VG9300 intelligent safety solenoid for severe offshore oil and gas production applications has received a marine certificate from Bureau Veritas, the global company for testing, inspection and certification services.

Wärtsilä extends its stainless steel valve range

The global company specializing in complete lifecycle power solutions for the marine and energy market, Wärtsilä, has extended its full range of duplex and super duplex stainless steel valves for use in higher pressure ratings.

Marsh Bellofram’s stainless gas pressure regulators

The West Virginia-based manufacturer of OEM, industrial and process control instrumentation, Marsh Bellofram Corporation’s Type 52SS family of NACE-compliant stainless steel gas pressure regulators and filter is specifically designed for use within a variety of sour gas, high-corrosion and other severe environments.

Victaulic’s stainless mechanical-T bolted branch outlet

The producer of mechanical pipe joining solutions, Victaulic, has launched its new Mechanical-T bolted branch outlet.

The style 422 stainless steel outlet creates a direct branch connection at any location a hole can be cut into a pipe.

Prima Power Laserdyne increasing production

Prima Industrie Group’s machinery division, Prima Power Laserdyne, is planning to increase production of its Laserdyne 430BD laser systems in 2015 due to recent sales.

The Laserdyne 430BD is a 6-axis system that can cut, weld and drill a wide range of materials ranging from nickel alloys and stainless steel to aluminum, copper, and titanium.

Sandvik divests power spring business

Sandvik Materials Technology is divesting its power spring business in Scranton, US and Nogales, Mexico to Lesjöfors AB, which is a subsidiary of Beijer Alma. The sale was reportedly worth USD 15 million.

TimkenSteel to build new facility in Ohio

TimkenSteel announced the decision to locate an advanced quench-and-temper facility in northeast Ohio to produce more value-added steel for demanding applications.

"Our investment in additional value-added operations feeds growing sales of our most sophisticated product lines, which meet the needs of demanding applications in energy and other markets,” said Shawn J.

SSF given NORSOK accreditation for Statoil

The British company, Stainless Steel Fasteners (SSF), has been awarded NORSOK M-650 accreditation by Statoil ASA. Although based out of the UK, SFF services over 40 countries across the world including North America and Statoil has ownership in three of the most significant shale oil plays in the United States.