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.

Stainless lead screw assemblies

Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions has released the Kerk Mini Series Lead Screw Assemblies for demanding miniature applications, such as data storage drives, miniature pumps and dispensing systems, micro-actuators and laser/optical focusing mechanisms.

Servotube Hygienic motor

Copley Motion Systems, with US headquarters in Canton, Massechuets, US, has announced that it will launch a new high performance direct drive linear motor at the 2009 SPS/IPC/Drives event in Nuremberg on 24 - 26 November 2009.

Seven-flute HSF-7 end mill

US-based Helical Solution has launched the seven-flute HSF-7 end mill designed for finishing steel and exotic materials with increased feed rates, suitable for all finishing applications but especially useful for the aerospace industry.

Severstal chooses Emerson

Severstal Wheeling, the US’s fourth largest integrated steel producer, has expanded its use of Emerson Process Management’s Smart Wireless technology to improve process, fire safety, and environmental monitoring at its fully integrated, 80in hot strip mill in Mingo Junction, Ohio.

Stainless steel industrial connectors

Harting Inc. of North America has released a new housing series of industrial connectors.

Plymouth Tube to exhibit at Stainless Steel World

Plymouth Tube Co. has announced that it will participate in the Stainless Steel World 2009 Conference and Expo, which will take place 10-12 November at the MECC Maastricht Forum in Maastricht, The Netherlands.

SJE-Rhombus adds new Director

SJE-Rhombus, a global water and wastewater control manufacturer with locations in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, US and Suzhou, China has announced the addition of Greg McDonald. Mr McDonald will serve as SJE’s International Sales Director.

Nickel flux cored electrode

Select-Arc Inc. has introduced a nickel-based, flux cored electrode developed for welding applications requiring superior corrosion and oxidation resistance.

Welding wire for robotic welding applications

Hobart Brothers has developed a new metal-cored welding wire designed for high-volume robotic welding applications, especially those used in heavy equipment manufacturing.

Submerged arc welding system additions

Lincoln Electric has announced the release of the new Power Wave AC/DC 1000 SD and MAXsa drives and controllers.