heatprocessing
heat processing is the leading European technical Journal in english for the entire field of industrial furnaces and thermprocessing engineering, refractories, heat treatment plants, systems and processes, as well as being the international forum for interchange of knowledge and experience between heat treatment industry suppliers and users.
Apr
2024
wire & Tube 2024 – What a Great Trade Fair Season
With 1,500 exhibitors from 60 countries on 67,400 square metres the biggest wire in its almost 40-year Düsseldorf success story; and Tube with around 52,200 square metres and 1,200 exhibitors from 54 countries that now ...
Apr
2024
Thomas Gangl new CEO for European business at Liberty Steel
April 2024 | Thomas Gangl will join Liberty on July 1, 2024 and will be responsible for all of Liberty’s European operations, including major sites Galati in Romania, Ostrava in the Czech Republic, Dunaújváros ...
Apr
2024
worldsteel Short Range Outlook April 2024
The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has released its Short Range Outlook (SRO) steel demand forecast for 2024 and 2025. Dr. Martin Theuringer, Chairman of the worldsteel Economics Committee, sees early signs of ...
Apr
2024
Innovative Mining Technology by SECO/Warwick
A SECO/Warwick Vector® vacuum furnace was purchased by ZDT Glimag, an entity providing services in the field of vacuum heat treatment, laboratory tests and production of parts for mining ...
Apr
2024
European Aluminium Producers Agree on Standardisation Project for Cans
Four leading flat-rolled aluminium manufacturers and members of the European Aluminium Packaging Group (EAPG), Constellium, Elval, Novelis and Speira, have signed an agreement to engage in a standardisation project to ...
Apr
2024
Aluminium China 2024: Registration Now Open for Global Visitors
Aluminium China, Asia’s premier tradeshow and B2B platform for the aluminium industry and its main application fields, is set to return to Shanghai, China on July 3rd to ...
Apr
2024
One year without nuclear power: Fraunhofer ISE takes stock
On 15 April 2023, the era of nuclear power came to an end in Germany with the shutdown of the last three nuclear power plants in Emsland, Neckarwestheim and Isar. On the first anniversary of the phase-out, the ...
Apr
2024
New recycling unit for aluminium at Hydro Årdal
Hydro has invested NOK 100 million in recycling technology in the casthouse at the Årdal primary aluminium plant in Norway. The new recycling unit has a capacity to process 25,000 tonnes of post-consumer aluminium ...
Apr
2024
SMS group delivers high-speed billet caster to Omani steel giant Jindal Shadeed
Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel LLC (JSIS), a company of Jindal Group, in Sohar, the Sultanate of Oman and SMS group have successfully put a new high-speed billet caster with six strands into operation. 42 heats in sequence ...
Apr
2024
voestalpine producing green wire from hydrogen-reduced pure iron
With its programme "greentec steel", voestalpine has established an ambitious and feasible phased plan to achieve the climate goals. The company has now produced the world’s first high-quality “green” wire rod ...
Apr
2024
GMH Gruppe presents Green Power Premium steel at wire & Tube
GMH Gruppe is presenting its CO2-reduced products Green Power Steel and Green Power Premium Steel for the first time at wire&Tube ...
Apr
2024
wire & Tube 2024: PWM to launch new cold welder at wire 2024
wire & Tube 2024: British company PWM, which celebrates 40 years of service to the wire and cable industry in 2024, launches a new cold welding machine at wire 2024 (stand ...
Apr
2024
wire & Tube: Wuppermann expands product range of steel tubes
Wuppermann is exhibiting profiles and tube components at wire & Tube 2024 and providing information about its latest investment and sustainability ...
Apr
2024
SECO/Warwick supplies electric aluminum aging furnace for ALRO
ALRO S.A., one of the largest vertically integrated aluminum producers in Europe measured by production capacity, has purchased an aluminum aging furnace with electric heating from SECO/Warwick. The project objective is ...
Apr
2024
TII KAMAG used by Peiner Träger GmbH
April 2024 | The innovative technology, performance and robustness speak for industrial lift transporters from TII KAMAG. Dirk Lübbe, who is responsible for work preparation for internal vehicle maintenance at steel ...
Apr
2024
ANDRITZ: New pickling section for high-performance push pickling system for Salzgitter Flachstahl
April 2024 | The international technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Salzgitter Flachstahl, Germany, to supply a new pickling section for the existing push pickling plant for high-strength steels. The ...
Apr
2024
New Professor for the Department for Industrial Furnaces RWTH Aachen
The Department for Industrial Furnaces and Heat Engineering is pleased to announce that Christian Wuppermann has taken up his position as Head of Department and holder of the Chair of Sustainable Thermal Process ...
Apr
2024
Physical Sciences: Leap in melting point prediction
A longstanding problem in physics has finally been cracked by Professor Kostya Trachenko of Queen Mary University of London's School of Physical and Chemical ...
Apr
2024
Metso Introduces Furnace for Higher Recovery of Metals
Metso is introducing the compact 4th generation Outotec® Kaldo L Furnace. The upgraded heavy-duty furnace is ideally suited for the melting, reducing and converting of various primary and secondary raw ...
Apr
2024
Dealing with stress in large-scale additive manufacturing
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have determined how to avoid costly and potentially irreparable damage to large metallic parts fabricated through additive manufacturing, that is ...
Apr
2024
Economic Outlook in Germany: A Downward Revision for 2024
In a Joint Economic Forecast, German economic research institutes revise forecast significantly downwards. Economic output is currently at a level that is barely higher than before the pandemic, ...
Apr
2024
EOS launches new Metal AM System
EOS has launched the newest member of its Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) metal additive manufacturing (AM) ...
Mrz
2024
Salzgitter AG records satisfactory results despite an adverse market environment
March 2024 | In a 2023 financial year characterized by high inflation rates and a slowing economic dynamic, the Salzgitter Group generated €677.0 million in EBITDA and €238.4 million in profit before taxes. The main ...
Mrz
2024
SSAB launches world’s first emission-free steel powder
SSAB has launched the world’s first emission-free steel powder for commercial deliveries, made of recycled SSAB Zero® steel. The powder combines the properties of SSAB’s high-strength steel with the light ...
Mrz
2024
Primetals Technologies: Start of the rolling mill at Kaptan Demir Çelik
Primetals Technologies has received the final acceptance report (FAC) for a wire rod mill modernization project at Kaptan Demir Çelik (Kaptan Iron & Steel, part of Kaptan Group) in Marmara Ereğlisi, Turkey. With ...
Mrz
2024
Ørsted Secures Greener Steel from Dillinger
Ørsted enhances its collaboration with Dillinger (Aktien-Gesellschaft der Dillinger Hüttenwerke), ensuring the initial procurement opportunity for Dillinger’s eco-friendlier heavy plate steel, essential for offshore ...
Mrz
2024
ArcelorMittal Secures Significant Share in Vallourec
ArcelorMittal has announced the signing of a Share Purchase Agreement, securing a substantial minority ownership amounting to approximately 28.4% in Vallourec, in a transaction valued at roughly €955 million. The ...
Mrz
2024
Industry and Norwegian Government Agree on CO2 Compensation Scheme
The Norwegian government, industry associations and trade unions have reached an agreement on the future of the Norwegian CO2 compensation scheme, valid from 2024 until ...
Mrz
2024
Aichelin Group strengthens focus on core business
AICHELIN Group is consolidating its group of companies with a stronger focus on its core business. The Group has signed an agreement to sell its German subsidiary EMA Indutec, an expert in induction heating and ...
Mrz
2024
Lang Recycling: Maximilian Lang new managing director
In December last year, Maximilian Lang officially took over the position of managing director alongside his father Martin Lang. Maximilian brings over 7 years of industry experience to the company as commercial manager ...
Mrz
2024
Okuma at the GrindingHub: Maximum precision when grinding
March 14, 2024 | Powerful machine tools for high quality and productivity when grinding are the focus of Okuma Europe GmbH at the GrindingHub. From May 14th to 17th, 2024, the manufacturer of CNC machine tools will be ...
Mrz
2024
Sustainable Power at Hydro Alunorte Alumina Refinery
Hydro Rein, Equinor and Scatec are starting operations at the Mendubim solar project in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil. A 531 megawatt (MW) solar plant has been developed in a partnership between the ...
Mrz
2024
WV Stahl: No recovery in crude steel production at the beginning of the year
High energy prices and subdued demand continue to weigh on crude steel production in Germany. According to current data, around 3.1 million tons of crude steel were produced in January 2024. This corresponds to an ...
