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Cutting and forming polystyrene for fun
TB Davies (Cardiff) provided the polystyrene for a giant red nose as part of a fund raiser event for Comic Relief's Red Nose Day at RAF Marham.
News from TB Davies (Cardiff), Apr 9, 2007
Hydrophobic but breathable membranes and fabrics
Donaldson Membranes, manufacturer of expanded mircoporous PTFE membranes, films and laminates, will be exhibiting the high quality Tetratex fabrics at Techtextil, Frankfurt, Germany.
News from Donaldson Membranes, Apr 9, 2007
Possibly the world's strongest aluminum alloy.
What may be the world's strongest aluminum alloy, which is currently under patent application, has been developed by Kobe Steel using a spray-forming process.
News from Kobe Steel, Apr 3, 2007
Control and chemical injection lines
Sandvik provides a complete solution for control and chemical injection lines at a dedicated service centre at its Houston warehouse for the oil and gas industry.
News from Sandvik Materials Technology UK, Feb 9, 2007
Simulation, modelling and testing spawns products
Corus, the international steel company, has developed a new family of roadside restraint systems called Protect 365 that it believes, if adopted, will significantly contribute to improved road safety.
News from Corus Group (Automotive), Jan 30, 2007
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Pipe and bar distributor doubles cutting capacity
In 2006, a specialist tube, pipe and bar distributor completed a major investment programme in Middlesbrough, UK, reorganising its warehousing space and doubling cutting capacity.
News from Van Leeuwen Wheeler, Jan 12, 2007
High strength steels reduce product weight
Hot rolled, high strength steel has reduced the weight of a semitrailer by 20% and the trailer can also withstand more physical damage when in use.
News from SSAB Tunnplat AB, Nov 29, 2006
Car's internal waistline is roll-formed
Low weight, compact design and good protection performance characterize the roll-formed internal waistline reinforcement developed for the side doors of a car.
News from SSAB Tunnplat AB, Nov 28, 2006
Specialist metals wire stocks expanded
Metals stockholder continues to expand its stocks of specialist wire and can now offer the widest range of spooled and cut to length wire available in the UK.
News from William Hughes, Nov 22, 2006
Medium-wide steel strip saves 35% weight
In the production of brake pistons using medium-wide steel strip, weight savings of 35% are being achieved to produce the lightest components of their kind in the world.
News from ThyssenKrupp Steel, Nov 3, 2006
Composite combines three steel grades
A three-layer composite combines the properties of different steel grades, such as wear resistance and good formability, in one material.
News from ThyssenKrupp Steel, Nov 3, 2006
Tailored steel strips made up to 1200mm wide
Tailored strip steels, 1200mm wide, has been specially developed for use in progressive/compound dies, used by auto manufacturers and construction industry suppliers.
News from ThyssenKrupp Steel, Nov 3, 2006
Mobile rooms fabricated with lightweight profiles
Double-T lightweight profiles for use in storage systems and lightweight load-bearing steel structures offer the same strength as conventional beams but use less material, thus reducing costs.
News from ThyssenKrupp Steel, Nov 3, 2006
Service centres offer steels and back-up
Steel service centres offer services from material selection in the development phase, to flexible production including individual customization and IT solutions.
News from ThyssenKrupp Steel, Nov 2, 2006
Coated galvanized steel sheet can be deep-drawn
A hot-dip galvanized steel sheet covered with a metallized decorative film is now being used by a leading home appliance manufacturer in the production of kitchen ranges.
News from ThyssenKrupp Steel, Nov 2, 2006
Coated steels look like ceramics
A coil-coated finish that produces a wrinkled appearance gives a paint-coated steel the appearance of ceramic roof tiles.
News from ThyssenKrupp Steel, Nov 2, 2006
Clear and translucent quartz tubes, rods, plates
QLI is a leading supplier of fused quartz products for a wide range of applications.
News from Quartz Link, Oct 26, 2006
Stainless steel pipe for expandable sand screen
Sandvik has won a multi-million pound contract to supply Weatherford Completion and Production Systems in Aberdeen with stainless steel pipe for expandable sand screen (ESS) completions.
News from Sandvik Materials Technology UK, Oct 26, 2006
High strength steels applied to container ships
MHI and Nippon Steel have jointly developed a technology to use higher tensile strength steel with yield stress of 47kgf/mm2 for the longitudinal strength member of supersized containerships.
News from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Oct 18, 2006
PVC honeycomb panels dampen vibration
PVC honeycomb panels are similar in appearance to expanded metal, are corrosion, fungi, rot, chemical and moisture resistant as well as energy absorbing, sound and vibration damping.
News from Rockwell Sheet Sales, Sep 7, 2006
Alloyed SS has increased tensile strength
A martensitic, stainless, chromium steel alloyed with molybdenum provides increased tensile strength and improved toughness and has more than 10% greater bending fatigue strength.
News from Sandvik Materials Technology UK, Sep 7, 2006
Metric metals warehouse is North America's largest
Claiming to be the largest metric metals warehouse in North America, Parker Steel stocks ferrous, NF and alloyed cold drawn rounds, hexagons, squares, and flats and many other profiles.
News from Parker Steel, Aug 22, 2006
Porous metal developments revealed
Porous metal offers engineers the ability to design around issues that affect other materials such as high temperatures, high pressures, biocompatibility, or corrosive operating environments.
News from Mott, Aug 10, 2006
Automotive high strength steel demand rises
The demand for high strength steels, including the dual-phase materials, by vehicle manufacturers is increasing because of a blend of structural, crash performance and weight benefits.
News from Corus Group (Automotive), Jul 25, 2006
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Chrome-plated SS bar has premium quality
Ranges of premiumquality chrome-plated stainless steel bar, including a grade that is a new specification to the UK market offers enhanced levels of corrosion resistance.
News from Van Leeuwen Wheeler, Jul 10, 2006
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