China has again dominated global crude steel production in the year to September 2010, the World Steel Association reports. The WSA, which includes 66 member countries, reported 112m metric tons of crude steel was produced in the year from September 2009. While China’s production figure of 47.9m mt represented a fall of 5.9% on the [...]
The world’s largest scrap metal recycling company reported a swing back into profit yesterday. Full-year net profit after tax rose to $126.7 million, after a $150.3m loss the previous year. The result beat market expectations of net profit after tax of about $117m and was driven largely by strong margins at its non-ferrous metals business [...]
An abrasive is a material, often a mineral, that is used to shape or finish a workpiece through rubbing which leads to part of the workpiece being worn away. While finishing a material often means polishing it to gain a smooth, reflective surface it can also involve roughening as in satin, matte or beaded finishes. [...]
Steel Grips, Journal of Steel and Related Material has recently announced: Computer-animated visualization of the vacuum ecarburization plant for the Taiyuan Iron & Steel Co. Taiyuan Iron & Steel Co. (Tisco) steel works will be building a new vacuum decarburization plant directly alongside ladle furnace no 2. The plant will be designed as a double [...]
Circular saws are designed to make straight cuts on materials that are difficult to cut by hand. The saw’s size denotes the largest size blade that can be used with it. Most circular saws come with or can be equipped with a rip fence to maintain a uniform width of cut on long passes. Quality [...]
While many building material manufacturers are closing down or cutting back in this slowing economy, Metal Sales Manufacturing Corporation charges ahead with two new production lines in its Nashville, Tennessee and Rock Island, Illinois branches. Metal Sales is one of the nation’s most respected manufacturers of quality metal roof and wall panels. The new lines [...]
WorldSteel – Crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 124 million metric tons (mmt) in May. This is 29.1% higher than May 2009. China’s crude steel production for 2010 was 56.1 mmt, an increase of 20.7% compared to May 2009. Elsewhere in Asia, Japan produced 9.7 mmt [...]
The pace of growth in the manufacturing sector eased in June reflecting slower growth in production, new orders, employment and supplier deliveries. The seasonally adjusted Australian Industry Group-PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI®) dropped 3.4 points to 52.9 in June, still above the 50 point level indicating an expansion in activity. Eight manufacturing [...]
A grinding wheel is an expendable wheel that is composed of an abrasive compound used for various grinding (abrasive cutting) and abrasive machining operations. They are used in grinding machines. The wheels are generally made from a matrix of coarse particles pressed and bonded together to form a solid, circular shape, various profiles and cross [...]
ANGLE GRINDERS DID YOU KNOW? Angle grinders are one of the most dangerous tools in any workplace. Most angle grinder injuries are from metal particles lodging in the operator’s eye. However the most serious injuries are from kick-back, where the disc is thrust back violently towards the operator. Discs can shatter or explode, sending pieces [...]
