http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/indexes/categorybrowsehx.html Metals and materials, stockholding latest news on Manufacturingtalk en-gb Copyright (C)2008 Pro-Talk Ltd. All rights reserved. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:00:00 UT Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:00:00 UT http://www.pro-talk.com/images/protalklogo90.gif http://www.pro-talk.com/ 90 79 Specialist tube and pipe distributor Van Leeuwen Wheeler has completed the expansion of its Middlesbrough facility, adding 40 per cent to its warehousing space. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:00:00 UT Van Leeuwen Wheeler http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/vae/vae110.html Corus has won a contract to supply Jaguar with pressed shaped blanks for its XF model. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:00:00 UT Corus Automotive http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/cpk/cpk116.html The semi-finished products from Tecarim have an excellent resistance to impact and abrasion. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:00:00 UT Ensinger http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ens/ens103.html Now available in a wide range of different sizes, steel wear plate has been produced by Ruukki with an excellent surface finish without having to use shot blasting. Wed, 21 May 2008 08:00:00 UT Ruukki (Rautaruukki Oyj) http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ruu/ruu101.html An ultra-high strength, hot-rolled structural steel strip, having a minimum yield strength of 1200MPa, is easy to bend and weld and has good paint adherance finish. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT SSAB Swedish Steel http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/slm/slm100.html A hyper-duplex stainless steel displays excellent resistance to pitting and crevice corrosion, stress corrosion cracking and general corrosion. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT Sandvik Materials Technology UK http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/sdj/sdj109.html A steel service centre, offering press blanking lines from 1500-6000kN, is to supply precision-made tailor welded blanks to the producers of the 'Mini' range of cars. Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT Corus Automotive http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/cpk/cpk114.html Switching to a Three Counties software system, TeeCards Software, has brought benefits for SSAB Swedish Steel. Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:00:00 UT SSAB Tunnplat AB http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ssa/ssa125.html A range of cold-rolled steels offer a wide choice of properties obtained through hardening techniques applied through a special rolling process, said a Swedish steel plant. Wed, 12 Sep 2007 08:00:00 UT SSAB Tunnplat AB http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ssa/ssa124.html Users of hollow bar feedstock will gain more choice and greater flexibility in sourcing when the new European Standard for Hollow Bar, EN 10294 - 1 applies, said a metals stockholder. Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:00:00 UT Van Leeuwen Wheeler http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/vae/vae109.html Bosch Rexroth's MGE range of aluminium extrusions and accessories provided the elements of a rack system designed for Hurst Green Plastics' TwinBin fastener management system. Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:00:00 UT Bosch Rexroth http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/bos/bos167.html Advanced high strength roll forming steel offers high yield strength, good dimensional stability and suitability for being formed to tight radii. Wed, 13 Jun 2007 08:00:00 UT SSAB Tunnplat AB http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ssa/ssa123.html In the last 12 months Corus, the international steel company, has delivered wire rod to Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia for the automotive industry. Fri, 25 May 2007 08:00:00 UT Corus Automotive http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/cpk/cpk111.html Sandvik Materials Technology has developed the Sandvik SAF 2707 HD, a hyper-duplex stainless steel for corrosive heat exchanger applications. Wed, 02 May 2007 08:00:00 UT Sandvik Materials Technology UK http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/sdj/sdj108.html Corus, the international metals company, will be supporting the next generation of automotive engineers from the Universities of Birmingham, Warwick and Delft in the 2007 Formula Student competition. Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT Corus Automotive http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/cpk/cpk109.html A powder metallurgy die steel offers low friction, reduced galling and superior adhesive wear propertis for cold forming of aluminium, stainless steels and mild steels. Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT Uddeholm Tooling http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/udd/udd104.html International steel company has invested in an ultrasonic testing facility to more accurately assess the cleanness of automotive bearing steels produced. Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT Corus Automotive http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/cpk/cpk108.html Van Leeuwen Wheeler supply DOM Mechanical precision tubing: this is perfect for the UK's manufacturing industry which is focused on added-value, precision engineered products. Wed, 11 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT Van Leeuwen Wheeler http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/vae/vae107.html 3M, the diversified technology company, announced the appointment of Optical Filters as a distributor of its Vikuiti ARMR200 LCD protection film in Europe. Mon, 09 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT 3M http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/msk/msk106.html 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. Mon, 09 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT TB Davies (Cardiff) http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/tbd/tbd100.html Donaldson Membranes, manufacturer of expanded mircoporous PTFE membranes, films and laminates, will be exhibiting the high quality Tetratex fabrics at Techtextil, Frankfurt, Germany. Mon, 09 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT Donaldson Membranes http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/doa/doa128.html 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. Tue, 03 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT Kobe Steel http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/kob/kob100.html 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. Fri, 09 Feb 2007 08:00:00 UT Sandvik Materials Technology UK http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/sdj/sdj107.html 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. Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT Corus Group (Automotive) http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/cwo/cwo160.html 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. Fri, 12 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT Van Leeuwen Wheeler http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/vae/vae106.html 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. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:00:00 UT SSAB Tunnplat AB http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ssa/ssa121.html Low weight, compact design and good protection performance characterize the roll-formed internal waistline reinforcement developed for the side doors of a car. Tue, 28 Nov 2006 08:00:00 UT SSAB Tunnplat AB http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ssa/ssa120.html 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. Wed, 22 Nov 2006 08:00:00 UT William Hughes http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/wib/wib113.html