To secure the required properties of highly stressed parts from the automotive industry these parts need to be heat treated, in many cases case hardened. This is traditionally performed in central hardening shops. However, the separation between machining and heat treatment involves great efforts regarding transport and buffering of parts leading to extended throughput times and therefore additional costs. The use of modern vacuum heat treatment technologies and the introduction of flexible, modular heat treatment systems allows for the integration of heat treatment into the mechanical production environment, and as of recently also directly into the process chain of part manufacturing.
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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.
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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.
