The complex design of camshafts for the latest combustion engines poses a challenge for heat treatment. Induction hardening cannot deal with the new geometrical demands. Electron beam hardening is extensive and costly. Laser beam hardening, in contrast, is a technical and economical option being applied in the Volkswagen Salzgitter plant.
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In January 2026, integrated steel producer Kardemir, based in Karabük, Türkiye, awarded Primetals Technologies a contract to modernize the automation environment across its meltshop.
Die AICHELIN Service GmbH erweitert den Verantwortungsbereich von Nicolai Saathoff.
Effizienzsteigerung und Emissionsminderung in gasbeheizten Stoßofenanlagen.
Unsichtbar von außen, aber hochwirksam in der Schutzfunktion. Innovativer Bewehrungsstahl von Swiss Steel Group bildet das Rückgrat der künftigen Westmole auf Helgoland, die zurzeit erneuert wird.
SMS group has received an order from Huzhou Hatebur, part of the C&U Group, to supply an SMS Elotherm bar heating machine for its Huzhou site in Zhejiang Province, China.
