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Everything you want to know about Roll-Forming & Special Profiles
Imagine one of those old-fashioned, hand-operated wooden clothes washers - the kind where laundry was squeezed in between two wooden rollers to wring it out. That’s basically what the rollers look like in the roll forming process. Except that instead of...
In certain circumstances, standard profiles might seem appealing: they’re readily available, can be delivered quickly and are relatively inexpensive. More often than not, however, companies’ requirements are more sophisticated and specialized, and the...
How sexy is the steel industry? While this may seem like a rhetorical question, it was addressed with more than just a cheeky smile during this year’s Welser Profile Steel Day. After all the big tankers like voestalpine, thyssenkrupp and Welser Profile...
You could say Green Steel is still “green behind the ears”, but that’s changing as the latest developments in the steel industry are getting into full swing. Local sourcing and modern processes such as roll forming are also moving sustainability more and...
The shortage of raw materials due to international and local crises in the past months has once again shown us how much we depend on valuable resources. Without these raw materials productions come to a standstill, deliveries are delayed, costs...
The Eiffel Tower is a true triumph of steel construction. Completed in 1889, the iconic Parisian landmark consists of more than 18,000 individual steel pieces and is still a major draw for visitors from all over the world. 7,300 tons of steel were...
Reaching climate targets in the upcoming years is an increasingly important consideration in industry: in many companies, sustainable product development is expected to help reach these goals. Accordingly, decision makers across the board are asking the...
In every industry, there are as many required components as there are different materials and manufacturing processes. Steel alone comes in more than 2,500 types and grades, and each can be processed in very different ways. Roll forming (also known as...