Worlds 1st stainless steel boat
The Swedish Company, Outokumpu, has branches and facilities across North America including its integrated stainless steel mill in Calvert, Alabama. Recently, five tons of Outokumpu duplex 2507 stainless steel was used to create the first ever boat entirely out of stainless steel.
Schulz Group appoints new COO at SXP-Schulz Xtrude
The Schulz Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Sebastien Leclerc as the new COO of its subsidiary Schulz Xtruded Products (SXP) in Tunica MS, U.S.A. effective September 9th. 2014.
Schulz Xtruded Products specializes in a complete range of extruded pipes and tubes that include, stainless steels, duplex stainless steels, nickel-based alloys, metallurgical bonded clad pipe (SX-Clad) and shapes for the Aerospace industry.
Tecninoxs butt weld fittings approved by Petrobras
Tecninox, the integrated manufacturing plant within Raccortubi Group, has been awarded Petrobras’ technical approval for its butt weld fittings. The news comes in quick succession of the launch of the Group’s latest subsidiary in South America, Raccortubi do Brasil Ltda.
Heat-Dissipating cutter blades from ESCO
A line of pipe bevelling tools featuring cutter blades that incorporate a radical chip breaker to draw heat away from the surface and do not need cutting oils is available from ESCO Tool of Holliston, Massachusetts.
Barrett Steel launches website for strip & alloys
Barrett Steel has launched a new website for its Strip & Alloys (BSA) business to promote the range of specialist materials, including stainless steel, duplex, titanium and nickel alloy in sheet and strip for the gasket manufacturing industry worldwide.
IMOAs new duplex shop sheets
International Molybdenum Association (IMOA) has recently revised its series of technical information leaflets that focus on working with duplex stainless steel.
Also known as ‘shop sheets’, the popular leaflets summarize information about hot forming, heat treatment, bending, cold forming and even machining duplex.
Also known as ‘shop sheets’, the popular leaflets summarize information about hot forming, heat treatment, bending, cold forming and even machining duplex.
PVI chooses Outokumpu LDX 2101®
The American water heater manufacturer, PVI Industries, has selected Outokumpu’s proprietary lean Duplex grade LDX 2101® to replace the carbon steel in its water heaters.
This metal replacement has significantly reduced PVI Industries’ waste stream and increased the life expectancy of its water heaters, which are used for large commercial end-users like hotels, restaurants, schools, universities and hospitals.
This metal replacement has significantly reduced PVI Industries’ waste stream and increased the life expectancy of its water heaters, which are used for large commercial end-users like hotels, restaurants, schools, universities and hospitals.
Amarinth introduces stainless steel CRUs
Amarinth, the company that specializes in the design, application and manufacture of centrifugal pumps and other related equipment for the oil and gas industry, has launched its new line of condensate recovery units (CRU).
Schulz (SXP) wins high-nickel alloy seamless-pipe contr
Schulz Xtruded Products (SXP) has received an order from HYUNDAI Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. for the supply of 4.500 meters of 6” seamless pipe in material grade alloy 625 for the ADMA-OPCO Satah al-Razboot (SARB) Offshore Oilfield, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
AISC publishes Design Guide 27
The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) has released its new publication Design Guide 27, which gives guidance for the design of structural stainless steel.
The document is intended for engineers experienced in the design of carbon steel structural components but not specifically in the design of stainless steel structures.