SMOOTH OPERATOR Kiruna Wagon Takes Swedish Steel Prize with Energy-Saving Ore Dumper

SOLAR POWER steel car innovation • TOUGH CRANES take on higher loads SSAB

WorldCUSTOMER BUSINESS IN FOCUS SMOOTH OPERATOR Kiruna Wagon takes Swedish Steel Prize with energy-saving ore dumper

SMARTSTEEL for smarter markets • HEAVY-DUTY trucks in China • 2/17 BETTER FIT with prefabrication • NANOTECHNOLOGY all around Inspiration

Racing steel with solar power A lightweight, solar-powered racecar developed by Jönköping University’s Solar Team has won the 2017 University Steel Prize. In October, the team raced its car at the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, a 3,000-kilometer

race across Australia from Darwin to Adelaide. by SARAH MILLER photo: JU SOLAR TEAM

THE TEAM was able to the car and to continu- enter the race thanks to ally improve the design. the car’s innovative design In addition to being incorporating Docol high- durable and versatile, strength steel. Previous high-strength steel is also iterations of the team’s lighter, which meant the solar-powered cars were chassis and body weight constructed with carbon ended up 35 percent fiber, a material with some lighter than previous ver- limitations. “You only get sions of the car. one chance to build a body The team’s consen- out of carbon fiber,” says sus? High-strength steel team spokesperson John gave team members the Ingold. “If it doesn’t come competitive edge they With the weight out right the first time, you needed. “With the weight have to live with it.” reduction, our car is very reduction, our car is SSAB’s high-strength good right now,” says team very good right now. steel allowed the team to member Matilda Ekman. make multiple versions of “We will aim for the top.”• We“ will aim for the top.”

The JU Solar team consists of 25 students.

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JOIN US Blow our minds Facebook: SSAB AB INNOVATION can be killed by buts: But what if the LinkedIn: SSAB idea doesn’t work in practice? But I’m sure someone has Twitter: SSAB_AB already done this elsewhere? But what if the solution is Instagram: ssab_steel impossible to produce and sell? The list can be endless. YouTube: SSAB steel 17 But what if instead of digging for all the buts, we let our minds really innovate freely and boldly share our wildest ideas and thoughts – those which might currently feel like the most far-fetched ones? For almost 20 years, Swedish Steel Prize has been honoring the art of engineering and, most importantly, innovation. Over the years, we’ve seen the development of products 10 13 utilizing high-strength steels as well as some truly innovative solutions. 19 20 When evaluating the applications, the excitement of the jury is always palpable: What new products will we come across this time? How have the benefits of high-strength steels improved the industry since last year? Basically, what’s new in the world of steel? We just can’t wait to get content #2–2017 Eva Petursson, our hands on the solutions! Head of SSAB’s When applying for the Swedish 02 Inspiration 19 At your service strategic R&D Steel Prize or the University Steel Solar-powered car got lighter with steel. Coskunlar brings higher quality for the and Chairman Prize, a prototype of the product mining sector in Turkey. of the Swedish is enough. If you have a totally 04 Smart solutions Steel Prize jury new, wild, even outrageous idea Look into the smart solutions of the 20 The big picture that really pushes the limits of innovative companies Kiruna Wagon, Nanotechnology is everywhere. steel, we want to see it. It doesn’t matter if the product is Fermel, JMG Cranes and Wabash. 22 The improvement still at the beginning of its journey. The application time for 2018 is now open, so head 10 Focus Better bendability for KFK Plc. for steelprize.com and be ready to blow our minds with It is time for “the internet of materials,” your groundbreaking steel solutions! an ecosystem of information. 23 SSAB inside Learn more about what is going on 13 Digital content within SSAB. The last paper issue of SSAB World. 27 Hardox In My Body 17 In-depth Greater profitability in light-weight Prefabrication services give customers trucks. shorter lead times.

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#2/ 2017 SSAB WORLD 3 The team from Kiruna Wagon receives the 2017 Swedish Steel Apply with your Prize award. innovation for the next Swedish Steel Prize. www.steelprize.com

Smart Together we create better results solutions ➔ Smart solutions

EFFICIENCY in motion Pioneers in faster, smarter and cheaper mineral transport, Kiruna Wagon used SSAB’s high-strength steel to make its Helix Dumper the most innovative and versatile wagon on

the market. by SARAH MILLER photo: KIRUNA WAGON

FOR 100 YEARS, Kiruna Wagon has been a pioneering manufacturer of wagons for the ore transport business. In Kiruna Wagon is based 2012, Kiruna Wagon’s valued customer in Kiruna, the mining Northland Resources challenged the capital of Sweden. company to design a more energy- efficient, cost-effective wagon. The result is Kiruna Wagon’s Helix Dumper, which brings together SSAB’s high-strength and wear-resistant steels in an immensely innovative response to the challenges of long-haul rail transport and the unloading of minerals. Ore wagons tend to be slow, expensive, complicated and limited in what they can carry – repeated stopping to unload wastes energy, and constant braking increases wear and tear. When Kiruna Wagon and Northland Resources talked about initial design, they envisioned a wagon that could handle a high payload, but would not, like other wagons, lose momentum or wear out its components. Cost effectiveness was also a huge factor. “There were many challenges to overcome, including how to achieve a carrying capacity of a 100-ton payload while keeping the wagon light,” offset arches over the tracks made of ● ABOUT KIRUNA WAGON explains Fredrik Kangas, Managing Direc- wear-resistant Hardox 400. Each wagon tor at Kiruna Wagon. has a capture wheel, and as it moves Kiruna Wagon designs and manufac- Use of SSAB’s high-strength steel along the railroad track it connects with tures ore wagons for the Nordic enabled an ingenious solution, a self- the stationary Helix structure. The wagon and international markets. The carrying 32.5-ton axle load dumper, is then gradually tipped over and back company’s wagons allow for higher with a tough, light body made of SSAB’s again in a single smooth motion. productivity through lower weights Strenx 700 and 650. Its unloading system “Since we do not have to tip the and efficient unloading of goods. incorporates a fixed helix system, two wagon chassis, we do not have to stop à

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the train,” says Kangas. “We just unload at a smooth even pace, with no stresses from stopping and starting.” The Helix Dumper’s unloading speed The ore dumper innovation is around double that of other systems lowers energy usage. – about 25,000 tons per hour. It’s also a cheaper system, around one-seventh the cost of rotational wagon system. Finally, the Helix Dumper utilizes momentum, which lowers energy usage and costs. Given its superiority to other wagons and unloading solutions, as well as its ability to raise productivity while cutting expenses, the Helix Dumper was met with very high demand at its 2012 rollout. In 2017, Kiruna Wagon was declared the winner of the international Swedish Steel Prize. “Kiruna Wagon has developed an innovative dumper wagon system for long-haul rail transport and efficient unloading of minerals,” says the Steel Prize jury. “With its nearly doubled unloading rate, the Helix system is superior to all conventional solutions.” •

● HOW SSAB STEEL BENEFITS THE HELIX DUMPER

• SSAB’s Strenx 700 and 650 are light but handle large payloads. Wear-resistant Hardox 400 toughens the unloading structure • Use of SSAB materials uniquely allows for energy-saving innova- tions

No stresses from stopping and starting”

6 SSAB WORLD # 2/ 2017 ● WHY FERMEL USES Smart solutions SSAB STEEL

• Strenx 700 allowed for maximum payload with minimum weight • Hardox 450 hits a sweet spot between light and robust Vehicles ready • Durable but lightweight, SSAB for tough mining steel cuts both energy and main- conditions. tenance costs.

UNDERGROUND performance South African mining equipment manufacturer energy use and costs. For the chassis, Strenx 700 was chosen for its ability to Fermel put half a century of industry experience carry payloads of up to 2.5 tons while being light enough to do so without into the development of its Maverick product fatiguing. range. These light-duty vehicles are made of “The desired outcomes for this product would not be easily achieved SSAB steel for longer life, greater efficiency and if we did not have advanced high- strength steel materials as an option,” reduced costs. by SARAH MILLER photo: FERMEL explains Maxine Penn, Director of Sales and Marketing at Fermel. CONVENTIONAL MINING uses light- a vehicle that both looked appealing Added bonus: the Maverick line is duty vehicles for the transportation of and was practical,” says Corné Wehr, attractive, comfortable and modular, both people and equipment. In the past, Product Design Manager at Fermel. going from pickup to transport van existing vehicles have been retrofitted “We also wanted to be able to manu- in minutes. Nominated for the Swed- for tough mining conditions, but these facture the vehicle without spending ish Steel Prize 2017, the Maverick line vehicles are not ideal as they require money on special tooling.” ushers in a new era for trackless mining constant repairs, incur high operating Fermel had traditionally used vehicles. • costs and are hard to make industry- 355JR “mild steel,” but as the design compliant. progressed, it was clear that the ● ABOUT FERMEL In 2014, Fermel saw the need for an light but robust structure could only industry-specific vehicle that would be achieved with a combination of South African manufacturer Fermel meet increasingly tough safety stan- high-strength and wear-resistant specializes in mining machinery and dards as well as operate at a lower cost steel. SSAB’s abrasion-resistant, equipment. The company focuses and with greater energy efficiency than weld-friendly Hardox 450 was chosen on tailoring products to the needs of the vehicles that were being used. for the cab. This impact-absorbing individual operations. “We needed to find a way to design material is also lightweight, which cuts

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Carrying INNOVATION Using SSAB’s high-strength steel, Italian manufacturer JMG Cranes designed a pick and carry crane that’s easy to transport and manages a higher payload

than its competitors. by SARAH MILLER photo: JMG

● ABOUT JMG CRANES

The only electric pick and • Founded as JMG 2007 carry crane in the world • Maurizio Manzini, CEO at JMG, has able to lift 58 tons. been in the pick and carry business for 30 years, with a constant focus on performance, safety, durability and low operating costs. • Swedish Steel Prize finalist 2017.

● WHY JMG CRANES USES SSAB STEEL

• SSAB’s Strenx 700 and 900 allow for an advanced compact design • Modular design enabled by use of SSAB high-strength steel provides lifting power without excessive weight

ITALIAN manufacturer JMG Cranes has Emilio Berti, Chief Design Director at electric pick and carry crane in the been making electric pick and carry JMG Cranes. world able to lift 58 tons. An extendable cranes with a focus on safety, perfor- Berti understood that to achieve this chassis enables compactness while mance, ease of use, durability and low vision, the mild steel typically used for saving valuable storage and transport operating costs since 2007. In 2016, re- the boom, rear frame and outriggers space. Innovative modular design al- acting to market demand for a stronger, would have to be replaced with high- lows it to be completely dismantled for more energy-efficient, portable crane, strength steel. He chose SSAB’s Strenx easy transport, and an emission-free JMG Cranes set out to create a best-in- 700 and 900, both known for having electric motor increases performance class electric crane. favorable strength-to-weight ratios. “In by up to 80 percent over competing Historically, pick and carry cranes our world, being small is important, but products. have been both crucial to industry and so is being strong,” Berti says. “We are very proud to have been disappointingly limited. They’re heavy, The MC 580 is a best-in-class crane able to create a crane with perfor- hard to transport and have trouble that outperforms the competition, mance that goes far beyond that of our with large loads. “The market wanted a thanks to the unique properties of previous models as well as competi- new crane with the same dimensions, SSAB’s high-strength steel. It’s the only tors,” says Berti. • but with bigger capacity and a low deadweight. It would need to be able to Being small is important, lift big loads, but also be light enough to move from site to site via truck,” says but so is being strong”

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The best-perfoming rear impact guard in North America.

MOVING in safety Using SSAB’s market-leading products, U.S. manufacturer Wabash National manufactures a safer, lighter, more efficient

rear impact guard for truck trailers. by SARAH MILLER photo: WABASH

TRUCKING is one of the most strictly explaines Andrzej Wylezinski, Manager ● ABOUT WABASH NATIONAL monitored industries in terms of safety of Structural Engineering at Wabash. — which can pose challenges when it The idea for the new RIG design was In 1985, Wabash began manufactur- comes to innovation. But using SSAB’s to use four vertical posts instead of ing trailers in Lafayette, Indiana. The high-strength steel, Wabash National, two, and a longer, reinforced bumper company soon became the leading the biggest manufacturer of highway to better deflect impact. American manufacturer of semi-trailers truck trailers in the U.S., launched an With traditional materials, the new used by some of the largest fleets updated rear impact guard (RIG) for design would add a significant amount across the country. truck trailers. of weight, so Wabash National used The company also became interna- sheets of SSAB’s Strenx 110XF steel in tionally recognized for its new design by 3 mm and 2 mm thicknesses to create ● THREE REASONS earning a Swedish Steel Prize nomina- the RIG-16 Rear Underride Guard WABASH’S RIG-16 REAR tion. System. UNDERRIDE GUARD SYSTEM In the U.S. and Canada, highway Testing proves the RIG-16 exceeds USES SSAB TECHNOLOGY trucks weighing 4.5 tons or more are North American standards and im- required by law to have a RIG, which ex- proves protection of people in case of • Strenx high-performance moldable tends below the rear bumper of a truck an accident. It also minimizes damage steel increases strength without trailer to prevent smaller vehicles from to the truck, is very cost-effective to adding to weight or costs slipping under the truck upon impact. manufacture and can even be applied • It can be added to update older Three years ago, Wabash National to older models. models invested considerable resources to focus Since early 2016, the RIG-16 has • The materials’ toughness reduc- on enhancing RIG performance. The been sold by the thousands and has es passenger compartment intru- challenges were formidable. “We could become known as the lightest and sion (PCI) by 100 percent in a wide not add significant weight or costs, nor best-performing RIG system on the range of offset collision scenarios make the trailer impractical in any way,” market in North America. •

#2/ 2017 SSAB WORLD 9 Focus: SSAB SmartSteel

SSAB JOINS THE “INTERNET OF MATERIALS” In the future, users of SSAB’s products will be able to access relevant data about their steel via an ID that links directly to the cloud. This concept is being developed as part of a project known as SSAB SmartSteel. by ISABELLE KLIGER photo: SSAB

THE IDEA BEHIND the SSAB Smart- Niko Korte, SSAB’s Head of Digital ensure the quality, safety and durability Steel project is to create a digital Business Development, is managing the of the product. platform based on cloud-based data, SmartSteel project. He says the infor- “By using and adding to the data, any enabling the various stakeholders in the mation that accumulates in the cloud user of the product will have access to value chain to access information on the over the course of the entire produc- every piece of information they might properties and characteristics of SSAB’s tion chain will eventually be utilized to need, allowing them to make optimal use steel. This would allow each link in the create new services, while accelerating of the steel and save time in the work- chain – from SSAB to the manufacturer and improving the efficiency of product shop,” says Korte. and the end user, and even users of development at every stage. In addition, Eva Petursson, SSAB’s Head of future recycled products – to access and the accumulated information would al- Research & Development, adds that utilize valuable information. low end users and other stakeholders to SmartSteel would exist within the

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so-called “Internet of Materials,” forming ecosystem around the product,” she says. and organizations such as Meyer Turku, part of the digital manufacturing trend It’s not only the material manufactur- Sandvik Materials Technology, Swerea known as Industry 4.0. The Internet ers like SSAB that stand to gain from KIMAB, IBM, Siemens, Umeå University, of Materials is the next step after the SmartSteel. Vinnova, Sweden’s innova- RISE Research Institutes of Sweden and Internet of Things, moving beyond tion agency, has already pledged SEK 10 FindIT. SSAB has also received funding communication between components million of funding to SmartSteel. SSAB for SmartSteel in Finland from Tekes and machines, to a future in which even is also collaborating with companies via the DIMECC (Digital, Internet, à materials share information. “SmartSteel creates a so-called Everyone contributes information, platform economy, where everyone contributes information, forming a kind of forming a kind of ecosystem”

#2/ 2017 SSAB WORLD 11 ● INDUSTRY 4.0

Industry 4.0 is the current trend in manufacturing, defined by increased automation and data exchange. Key features of Industry 4.0 include the Internet of Things (IoT), cyber-physical systems and cloud computing. Industry 4.0 creates what is known as a “smart factory,” consisting of cyber- Niko Korte, Head of physical systems that communicate Digital Business and cooperate with each other and Development, SSAB with humans in real time, using IoT. Going beyond IoT, SSAB SmartSteel would form part of the Internet of Materials, in which the actual materials used to make components and systems are also able to communicate.

● SSAB SMARTSTEEL 1.0

What? SSAB SmartSteel 1.0 How? Marking steel products to connect each one to the cloud individually. This will enable customers and anyone else using the product to access instruction manuals and other product information digitally.

Materials & Engineering Co-Creation) portunities for new businesses in our co-creation ecosystem. industry,” continues Klockars, adding Mattias Klockars, R&D Process that Sandvik Materials Technology Manager and coordinator of the SMART intends to play a key part in help- offering at Sandvik Materials Technol- ing to improve the efficiency of its ogy, admits that SSAB SmartSteel, with customers, through data capture and its ambition to establish an ecosystem utilization, as well as by creating value as a data collector, carrier and provider, in a cooperative ecosystem. represents a “thrilling vision.” “Our aim is to find a way to add “The area of Internet of Materials a unique product identifier to our is the perfect space for collaboration advanced materials for even the most Our aim is between Sandvik Materials Technology demanding industries. The vision is for and SSAB. We will all benefit from co- product identification to become an to find a way to creation, which will speed up the pace intrinsic part of the product, with the of innovation and increase our ability to ability to withstand both thermal and add a unique product be number one in new smart offerings to mechanical processing throughout identifier to our the industries we serve,” he says. the entire product life cycle,” Klockars “Industry 4.0 presents vast op- says. • advanced materials”

12 SSAB WORLD # 2/ 2017 Digital content

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# 2/ 2017 SSAB WORLD 13 In-depth: Prefabrication Prefab sprouts Upgrading products with high-strength steel makes them lighter, stronger and more efficient. But sometimes, upgrading isn’t as easy as it sounds – you may lack the necessary equipment, resources or manpower to change your production process. That’s where SSAB Shape and prefabrication services come in.

by ISABELLE KLIGER photo: SSAB

● THE SSAB SHAPE OFFERING:

• Engineering support, design solutions and steel-processing expertise • Component solutions with prefabricated and semi-finished parts as well as kits produced and delivered just in time • Steel processing services that cut costs, avoid errors and obsolescence, while speeding up the production process • Ready-made tubes and profiles from a wide range of SSAB’s high-strength steels • Tailored logistics and communication solutions

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SSAB offers unique, tailored solutions for laser welding and laser cutting.

WITH MORE than half a century of experience in high-strength steel processing and design, SSAB is more than just a steel manufacturer. Through a series of services known as SSAB Shape, SSAB’s teams of steel experts use 450 machines situated across 21 locations worldwide to support customers with everything from basic cutting of steel parts to extensive joint development projects. In 2016 alone, SSAB delivered more than 84 kilotons of processed parts to customers ranging from some of the world’s leading truck manufacturers to an engineering start-up in Australia. “Combining SSAB’s premium steel products with engineering support and ● EXAMPLES OF CUSTOMERS prefabrication services, we’re here to AND THEIR PRODUCTS empower you to develop your products THAT UTILIZE SSAB’S and become more competitive,” says logistics flow and eliminate waste in the PREFABRICATION SERVICES Matts Nilsson, Director, SSAB Services supply chain,” says Nilsson. & Head of Shape. SSAB Shape also offers extensive Laser welding with bending SSAB Shape’s prefabrication ser- experience in laser welding, with unique, and laser cutting: vices are adapted to the needs of each tailored solutions. For example, many Customer: BMI individual customer. For example, many customers within heavy transport Product: Walking floor metal mover customers in the tipper and body build- and railways take advantage of SSAB Processing close to mills: ing market require support with bending Shape’s prefabricated laser-welded Customer: AlfaLaval high-strength steels. SSAB Shape has components. Product: Heat exchanger responded by producing tipper kits, Another specialized service is SSAB’s Long laser cutting and bending: used by leading tipper and body building unique roll forming line for high-strength Customer: Zetterbergs manufacturers in every corner of the steel. Roll-formed top rails made of Product: Tipper sidewalls globe. high-strength steel are available for 3D scanning: SSAB has huge cutting capacity at its OEM customers in the tipper and con- Customer: Joy Global 21 local SSAB Shape centers, many of tainer segments. Product: Bucket P&H 4100XPC which are situated close to steel mills and Finally, certain customers may require High precision cutting (fiber optic can produce parts and components ac- additional prefabrication services, such cutting): cording to customer specifications with as milling and painting. SSAB Shape Customer: Shaeffer extremely short lead times. SSAB Shape offers these services both in-house and Product: Screens offers flame, plasma, laser and water jet via its extensive network of processing Processing & Design: cutting. partners. Some customers also require Customer: Wilcox “Many customers utilize our capac- beveled parts to speed up the assembly Product: Tipper bodies ity close to the mills to streamline the process, which SSAB can provide. •

Many customers utilize our capacity close to the mills to streamline the logistics flow and eliminate waste in the supply chain”

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QUICKER ASSEMBLY with cutting and bending Polish company Bodex supplies a range of semi-trailers to customers across Europe. SSAB Shape delivers cut and bent components for Bodex’s dumper trailers, thereby supporting the quality and efficiency of the manufacturing process.

by ISABELLE KLIGER photo: BODEX

sidewalls, upper sidewall profiles and floors for the tipper bodies, while prefabricated chassis flanges are delivered a few times a year. “By using these prefabricated elements, we avoid errors in bending and cutting, since the parts are ready for the next stage of production when then arrive,” says Damian Stepien, Bodex Sales Representative. “The steel for the chassis is delivered with the desired width, while tipper body parts are cut and bent accordingly to our draw- ings. This helps us reduce lead times, due to quicker assembly, while ensuring the consistent high quality and regular delivery of the plates.” •

Bodex dumper trailer, ● ABOUT BODEX manufactured using Bodex is one of Poland’s leading prefabricated plates. manufacturers of semi-trailers. It produces more than 1,500 custom- made semi-trailers every year. Bodex BASED IN Szczerców in central Po- Strenx 700 is used to design a durable, offers a wide range of products, from land, Bodex is one of the leading Polish lightweight chassis. dumper trailers to curtain trailers, manufacturers of semi-trailers. For the SSAB Shape also delivers prefabri- tank trailers, low loaders and more. It last decade, Bodex has been utilizing cation services to Bodex, mainly in the serves a broad client base from coun- steel from SSAB to build the upper form of cutting and bending, for the tries including Poland, Russia, Norway, structures and chassis of its dumper parts used to assemble tipper bodies Denmark, Holland, Slovakia, Ukraine, trailers. While Hardox 450 significantly on dumper trailers. Bodex receives Estonia and Finland. extends the service life of the trailer, regular deliveries of prefabricated By using these prefabricated elements, we avoid errors in bending and cutting”

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Heat exchangers with prefabricated pressure plates from SSAB.

Pressure perfect Swedish company Alfa Laval is a global supplier of products used for heat transfer, separation and fluid handling. Alfa Laval’s market-leading gasketed plate-and-frame heat exchangers are assembled using pressure

plates produced by SSAB. by ISABELLE KLIGER photo: ALFA LAVAL

FOUNDED IN 1883, Alfa Laval has more ricated pressure plates from SSAB. ● ABOUT ALFA LAVAL than 2,500 patents to its name. One of In addition to producing the actual its key products is the heat exchanger steel for the pressure plates, SSAB also With more than 42 production units – a piece of equipment that is used to cuts, grinds, machines and grit blasts across four continents, Alfa Laval is transfer heat across a wide variety of the parts before delivering them to Alfa a truly global company. Founded in applications. Laval’s factory in Lund, Sweden. 1883 in Sweden, it has more than 130 Alfa Laval’s gasketed plate-and- “The benefits SSAB brings to Alfa years’ experience in the manufacture frame heat exchangers provide efficient Laval are the good quality of the plates, of industrial equipment. These days, heat transfer in compact equipment with short lead times and the ability to Alfa Laval’s heat exchangers, separa- minimal environmental impact. For many deliver steel according to specific de- tors, pumps and valves are involved years, Alfa Laval has been manufactur- mands,” says Robert Andersson, Global in treating water, reducing carbon ing these heat exchangers using prefab- Strategic Purchaser, Alfa Laval. • emissions and minimizing water and energy consumption, as well as heating, cooling, separating and Benefits include good quality transporting food. and short lead times”

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SMOOTH RIDE for grains Australian company Trufab Global is best known for its market-leading

Grain King range of chaser bins. by ISABELLE KLIGER photo: TRUFAB GLOBAL

WITH MORE than 50 years of experi- longer service life. Nyrex uses Strenx 700 is well suited to kit deliveries, making it ence in the Australian agricultural sector, MC Plus and Strenx 900 MC products. more affordable to transport through- Trufab Global recently launched a new Huck bolting and boming are used in out Australia and internationally. generation of its Grain King chaser bins the fabrication of the bins and welding “The benefits Trufab Global gets in – Nyrex. With an innovative, world- is kept to a minimum. Because these using SSAB’s prefabrication services patented modular design, the market methods require extensive bending and are the consistency in the required response to Nyrex chaser bins has been extremely accurate components, they accuracy and the quality of compo- overwhelmingly positive. can only be produced through laser nents with laser cutting, increasing the Nyrex utilizes SSAB’s materials to cutting. SSAB supplies the laser-cut ease of assembly, reduced assembly decrease tare weight. High-strength components, along with sheet material, times and a reduction in scrap,” says steels are used in the chassis as well as in which is of particular interest to Trufab Daniel Alvino, Sales Manager at Trufab the bins to facilitate higher payloads and Global since the modular design of Nyrex Global. • The benefits Trufab Global gets in using SSAB’s prefabrication services are the consistency in the required accuracy and the quality of components with laser cutting”

● ABOUT TRUFAB

Initially founded as a family business in 1962, Trufab specializes in precision steel fabrication for the mining and agricultural industries. Using cutting- edge technology, high-quality materials and skilled labor, Trufab’s products maintain a competitive edge, with innovative, intelligent solutions to increase customer productivity and efficiency. Combining extensive experience with the latest CAD technologies, 3D steel models and 3D fabrication, Tare weight is Trufab seeks to deliver superior-qual- reduced and ity products to its customers. Trufab is higher payload is headquartered in Canning Vale, close achieved. to Perth, Western Australia.

18 SSAB WORLD # 2/ 2017 SUSTAINABILITY AND PROFIT • Hardox Wearparts is the leading manufacturer of wear parts and wear services in the world. • With more than 265 centers in more than 70 countries, there is always a Hardox Wearparts Center close to you. • hardoxwearparts.com

• ● ABOUT COSKUNLAR

• Founded in 1970 • Operates two plants in Usak, western Turkey • Member of Hardox Wearparts network since 2013 • Provides wear solutions to a customer base consisting of Turkish gold mines, recycling plants, marble quarries and ceramic plants.

WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD By providing wear parts with higher quality and increased service life, Coskunlar has established itself as a key supplier to the demanding

Turkish gold mining segment. by ISABELLE KLIGER photo: SSAB, COSKUNLAR

A FAMILY BUSINESS based in western customers and we’ve also gained busi- used down to a minuscule degree of Turkey, Coskunlar has been providing ness from other segments.” accuracy. wear parts to mines, recycling plants As Coskunlar introduces more “As a Hardox Wearparts Center, and machine manufacturers since the customers to improved quality and we’ve become aware of higher qual- 1970s. The wear parts are made from longer service life wear parts, its busi- ity wear Hardox wear plates, and typical ap- ness continues to grow. As the only products, plications include wear parts for mobile Hardox Wearparts Center in its region, and that and fixed equipment in mines, recycling Coskunlar now supplies almost all the has enabled knives and screens, chutes for ceramic gold mines in Turkey. us to solve plants and cutting edges for buckets. Coskunlar has worked with SSAB many of our In 2013, Coskunlar was named an to upgrade the wear parts used by customers’ official Hardox Wearparts Center. Halil its mining customers. By introducing wear-relat- Coskun, Sales & Business Development its customers to products made of ed issues,” Manager, says being part of the Hardox Hardox 550, Hardox 600 and Hardox adds Ömer Wearparts network has enabled Coskun- Extreme, which weigh less and offer Coskun, Halil and Ömer Coskun at the lar to improve its standard of service. longer service lives than their previous General Hardox Wearparts Center in Turkey. “The training we’ve received from wear parts, downtime has been reduced Manager, SSAB has improved our knowledge of successfully. SSAB supported Coskunlar Coskunlar. “When our experience and processing wear parts and wear applica- in this project, providing 3D laser scan- knowledge isn’t sufficient, we can count tions in different industries,” he explains. ning that made it possible to ensure on SSAB to support us to deliver a “We can offer a better service to our correct dimensions of the equipment higher-quality, faster service.” •

#2/ 2017 SSAB WORLD 19 The Big Picture

THE FUTURE OF NANO- TECHNOLOGY IS HERE! Researchers are manipulating matter on the nanoscale to create new devices and materials for our everyday lives.

by CHAD HENDERSON photo: ADOBE STOCK

HOW WOULD YOU Strømme, Professor nanotechnology could like clothes that never of Nanotechnology at be used to create steel need to be washed? Or Uppsala University in that prevents corrosion,” windows that block the Sweden. “It uses these Strømme says. “You sun’s heat? Or water con- tools on the nanoscale to could coat the steel with taining nano-bubbles give materials properties a hydrophobic material that help you heal faster? that we want on the mac- that prevents water mol- Nanotechnology is on roscale in our everyday ecules from attacking it.” the way to creating all of lives.” Medicine is another these things, and much, Strømme holds 30 area where there is huge much more. patents for nanotechnol- potential for nanotech- Nanotechnology is ogy inventions, including nology – from cheaper booming because sci- an environmentally- diagnostics to medicine entists now have better friendly battery based that only targets cancer tools and techniques for on algae. She says that cells. “Nanotechnology building things that are while nanotechnology can will be an ongoing revolu- very small. make things that are very tion for the next 20 to 30 “Nanotechnology is small, like nanoparticles, it years,” Strømme says. a toolbox that borrows can also be used to make “We’ll see everything from tools from disciplines things that are very big. new implants in our bodies like chemistry, physics “For marine con- to new solar cells and ways and biology,” says Maria struction, for example, of storing energy.” •

Nanotechnology is a toolbox that borrows tools from disciplines like chemistry, physics and biology”

20 SSAB WORLD # 2/ 2017 Atoms and molecules Nanotechnology is science, engineering and technology conducted at the nanoscale, which is about 1 to 100 nanometers - down to individual atoms and molecules. Nanoelectronics refers to the use of nanotechnology in electronic components, such as this curcuit board. The Improvement

KFK uses plasma cutting to produce bottom plates for road compactors.

Better bendability As a supplier of bottom plates for road compactors, KFK Plc needed a wear plate that could withstand tough conditions and was easy to bend, weld and machine. With Hardox 400, the company now can

produce high-quality parts faster. by CHAD HENDERSON photo: KFK

KFK Plc is a company in Varna, Bulgaria, that requires high strength and wear ● THE SOLUTION that manufactures parts for compact- resistance,” says Veselina Baramova, ing and excavation machinery, as well Manager, Purchasing and Logistics, Customer: KFK Plc as custom industrial equipment. Three KFK Plc. “Hardox has good bendability, Location: Varna, Bulgaria years ago, KFK was having difficulty pro- so when we bend it with our hydraulic Application: Bottom plate for road ducing bottom plates for road compac- press brakes, we do not need to take compactors tors, which are used to compress gravel additional corrective measures that we Challenge: Combining wear before asphalt is laid on roads. usually do with other materials.” resistance with good bendability The problem was the quality of steel Wear plate: Hardox 400 plates the company was using, which REDUCING MACHINING TIME BY Result: More efficient production were difficult to drill, bend and machine. 30 PERCENT and faster machining This resulted in cracked drills and slower “When using Hardox with the right tools production times. KFK also needed and mode of operation, we can shorten plates that had high strength and wear the machining time by up to 30 percent ● ABOUT KFK resistance, due to their contact with compared to the same conditions for gravel. other material grades,” says Baramova. KFK is a metal-working company “Hardox also does not require special specialized in the production of IMPROVING BENDABILITY welding technology or material prepa- parts for road construction machin- KFK contacted SSAB and began testing ration, which makes our production ery, custom industrial equipment, Hardox 400, an abrasion-resistant steel more efficient.” Baramova says that coffee and snack vending machines, with a nominal hardness of 400 HBW. The another advantage with Hardox 400 is self-service kiosks and unattended company was so pleased with the wear that its protective coating allows long- payment solutions. plate’s performance that it began using term outdoor storage with no corrosion. Hardox 400 for all of its bottom plates, Furthermore, when plasma-cutting and now orders custom sizes from SSAB. Hardox, the volume of slag produced “KFK uses Hardox 400 to produce is considerably less compared to other parts for construction equipment construction steel grades.•

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Mentorship program builds leadership For the second consecutive year, SSAB is running an executive mentorship program for women. The program is part of SSAB’s long-term objective to increase the number of female leaders in the company. by ISABELLE KLIGER

THE STEEL INDUSTRY is traditionally more responsive to customer needs,” target – to have women in 30 percent of male-dominated, and with only says Martin Lindqvist, SSAB’s President the company’s top management posi- 17 percent of com- and CEO. “The tions by the end of 2019. pany’s employees competition for To accelerate this process, a high- being female, highlyskilled talent level, in-house female mentoring pro- SSAB is no excep- is tough and we gram launched in 2016 and was repeated tion. As a knowl- need to attract, in 2017. The program includes leadership edge company, recruit and retain development and networking activities. SSAB’s success employees who “This is one of several initiatives to depends on the will contribute to strengthen our attractiveness as an engagement of its our performance, employer,” says Maria Långberg, EVP employees, and The objective is to increase the making diversity a and Head of HR and Sustainability. diversity remains presence of female employees. strategic business “I see this program as a mutual learn- one of the crucial decision.” ing experience for both mentors and factors in this success. It has been SSAB’s objective to mentees, by challenging each other, “We believe that improving gender increase the presence of female employ- exchanging experiences, broadening balance will positively contribute to ees across the company, and in 2015 perspectives and building networks our performance culture and make us the company introduced a new diversity across the organization.” •

Easier access to digital handbooks SSAB’s product handbooks are now available online in PDF format. The new digital handbooks are designed to be more easily accessible to SSAB’s customers. by ISABELLE KLIGER

SSAB’S DIGITAL HANDBOOKS are library of many engineers. They can be downloaded at ssab. PDF versions of previously printed The handbooks, which are primarily com/support/handbooks. handbooks. The guides are continuous- intended for structural designers, welding Users can also link to the handbooks ly updated as new steel grades, knowl- engineers and production engineers, but directly from the web or from social edge and standards are developed. also for development and purchasing media sites. • Today, they are a part of the standard functions, are now easier to access.

#2/ 2017 SSAB WORLD 23 SSAB Inside

SSAB expands in North Africa SSAB has opened an office in Egypt and intends to open another in Algeria,

both with great potential for new business opportunities. by ISABELLE KLIGER

ONE OF SSAB’S OBJECTIVES as the company pursues global leadership in SSAB representatives together with targeted steel segments is to increase attendees at a mining seminar in Ghana. company focus on emerging markets. One of the most important customer “North Africa is a very interesting segments in Africa is the mining sector. market area for SSAB for several reasons,” says Carl Robert Borgenstierna, Area Sales Manager of SSAB Special Steels for North, West and Central Africa. “One is the huge potential for upgrading. In many countries in the region, with the exception of Morocco and Tunisia, there are no tipper or trailer manufacturers currently using high-strength steels. Secondly, Africa is a huge continent and developing quite fast, so it offers growth possibilities. We just can’t afford to miss out on these opportunities.” Progress so far in Egypt has been positive. SSAB also plans to look at Western and Central Africa for longer- term growth plans.• SSAB EcoUpgraded app calculates savings for customers The SSAB EcoUpgraded program is designed for customers who want to upgrade their products using high-strength steel. SSAB has created a new app that makes it possible to quickly and easily to calculate the savings you can

achieve with SSAB EcoUpgraded. by ISABELLE KLIGER

A MACHINE made from high-strength are larger than the CO2 emissions from the difference in fuel consumption and

steel weighs less, consumes less fuel and the production of the upgraded part – CO2 emissions.

can carry a heavier load. When resulting in net CO2 savings. “We’ve experienced huge interest an application is labeled as SSAB SSAB’s salespeople can in the SSAB EcoUpgraded program, EcoUpgraded, it means that it will now use the “EcoUpgraded so we needed a simple tool to enable

emit less CO2 both in production Calculator” to demonstrate our salespeople to demonstrate the and during its lifespan. The total the potential benefits of benefits,” says Thomas Hörnfeldt,

CO2 saving is the result of the eco-upgrading. This new tool SSAB’s Vice President Sustainability combination of improved material compares the weight of an and Public Affairs. efficiency and transport efficiency. For an application made of regular steel and one The SSAB EcoUpgraded calculator SSAB EcoUpgraded machine, the savings made of high-strength steel to calculate is available worldwide. •

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Weusthagpark Watchtower, The Netherlands.

Aesthetic architecture GreenCoat and SSAB Weathering can both be used as cladding for façades to cover all or parts of buildings. GreenCoat, currently the greenest color-coated steel on the market, can be found in award-winning architecture and is also made for roofs, rainwater systems and indoor solutions. SSAB Weathering is often used in art installations due to its unique look. by ISABELLE KLIGER

GREENCOAT is a comprehensive range before use. Instead, it develops a patina, weight and resistance to aggressive UV of color-coated steel products for the a kind of hard surface that serves as a influences, as well as its environmental building industry. One major benefit is protective coating and prevents rust. The advantages. the pioneering Bio-based Technology surface does not need to be painted at An example of the versatile use (BT) coating found on most GreenCoat all, but if it is, it will withstand scratches of SSAB Weathering in architecture, products – a patented solution that and other wear due to the patina that is Weusthagpark Watchtower in The uses Swedish rapeseed oil instead of forms as soon as the surface is open Netherlands. traditional fossil oils. The result is a high- to wet or dry cycles. SSAB Weathering Ever since a new highway split the quality, sustainable coating that resists comes in different strengths, creating Weusthag natural park in Hengelo in two, corrosion, UV radiation and scratches, a variety of different opportunities for architects had been looking for a way to and is hand-formable down to -15°C. The architects. create a visual connection between the GreenCoat portfolio includes a wide vari- However, the principal benefit is the two halves. The solution needed to melt ety of products and a seemingly endless patina and the opportunity to save time, into the surroundings and have both a range of colors. money and the environment by painting cultural and recreational function. SSAB Weathering offers significant less, or not at all. The winning project, designed by a architectural benefits as the surface Club-Hotel Riu Helios Paradise in local architect and a steel construction does not require any anti-rust treatment Bulgaria is an example of how GreenCoat company, is a 22-meter-high watchtower combines aesthetics and functionality made from COR-TEN weathering steel. in architecture. To convey elegance and The shell is made from thin steel sheets, luxury, the architects designed a series with leaf-shaped perforations and peep- of ambitious curved and dome-shaped holes to create transparency. roofs, but needed a suitable roofing A special technique was used to double- material that could easily be formed and fold the material to improve stiffness and would retain its color and appearance provide a more artistic appearance. The over time. GreenCoat PLX Pro BT, a top- tower is popular with photographers and class metal roofer product, was chosen visitors who enjoy the climb to the top Club-Hotel Riu Helios due to its formability, durability, low and the astonishing views. • Paradise, Bulgaria.

#2/ 2017 SSAB WORLD 25 SSAB Inside Technology expert Tommi Liimatainen and project manager Kati Rytinki proudly demonstrate one of the SSAB M43 test pieces. Examination after shearing, flame cutting, punching and quenching in water confirms the performance of this revolutionary material. Innovation in response to customer demand When SSAB invests in Research & Development, it does so in response to customer demand. The new SSAB M43 steel grade for quench and press hardening, developed for the agricultural equipment segment, is just

one example. by ISABELLE KLIGER

SSAB DEVELOPS PRODUCTS that better toughness and cost efficiency. ● ABOUT SSAB M43 meet the needs of its customers. In order SSAB M43 was developed in col- to develop products successfully, it is laboration with 17 customers who re- SSAB M43 offers outstanding necessary to thoroughly understand ceived trial material, along with SSAB’s workshop properties and excellent customers’ demands. That’s why SSAB recommendations for heat-treatment. performance during heat treatment. often invites customers to actively par- In exchange, SSAB’s laboratory re- It’s suitable for plain water quench- ticipate in development projects. ceived samples of customer products ing as well as water/polymer and oil The new SSAB M43 steel grade was for investigation. This enabled SSAB quenching, creating a wide variety developed in response to a specific de- to gather knowledge, enabling the of processing possibilities to obtain mand from the agricultural equipment- company to support customers with desired hardness and toughness. manufacturing segment. Customers process parameters and suggestions. wanted an alternative to higher-alloyed SSAB M43 is currently available for steels while offering the same hardness, trial orders. • Centenary donations SSAB is celebrating the centenary of Finland’s independence by donating 25,000 euro to organizations working to benefit children.

DURING THE EARLY summer, every final local beneficiaries by voting for Taina Kyllönen, SSAB’s Head of Group SSAB, Ruukki Construction or Tibnor the causes they wanted the company to Communications. employee in Finland had a chance to support. The company is also encouraging suggest any suitable causes working “We wanted to highlight suggestions its employees to take part in voluntary to benefit children and young people. that bring joy, support and wellbeing work in the charities that received most The personnel at each site chose the to those particularly in need,” says votes. •

26 SSAB WORLD # 2/ 2017 QUALITY AND TRUST • The Hardox In My Body trademark represents a first-class product that delivers superior resistance to wear, dents and cracks even under the harshest conditions. • Hardox In My Body manufacturers benefit from priority access to SSAB’s latest expertise.

TOUGH AND INNOVATIVE – HOW SINOTRUK STAYS STRONG As the subsidiary of the third-largest manufacturer of heavy duty trucks in China, Sinotruk Qingdao credits its success to innovation and uncompromising dedication to quality. by SARAH MILLER photo: SINOTRUK

BASED IN Qingdao City, China, bring more strength and weather resis- weight, low fuel consumption, great wear Sinotruk Qingdao manufactures dump tance to its tippers and semi-trailers. resistance and overall attractiveness – trucks, mixers, garbage trucks, armored In 2013, the company began using thanks to its design made from Hardox cars, semi-trailers and hydraulic com- Hardox 450 for all of its mining trucks. wear plate. “We believe in Hardox plate, ponents. Sinotruk vehicles are used in “We found that Hardox 450 really and in the Hardox in My Body program,” many industries, including construction, increased the reliability of products, says Cheng. • transportation, sanitary, airport, mining extended their lifetime and enhanced and steel production. Founded in 1954, their competitiveness in the market,” Sinotruk Qingdao’s international clients says Cheng. ● ABOUT SINOTRUK count on it for high-quality equipment In 2016, with support from SSAB CEO: Wang Yingbo that’s durable and long-lasting, and China, Sinotruk Qingdao was approved Company founded: 1954 incorporating SSAB’s steel has allowed as a member of SSAB’s Hardox in Number of employees: 1,500 for even more intelligent technology for My Body program. “This partnership Location: Qingdao City, Shandong ease of use, greater profitability and means that in addition to the benefits Province, China conservation of resources. provided by using Hardox 450, we Main products: As the subsidiary “We recently perfected our U- also got a lot of support from SSAB’s of the third-largest manufacturer of shaped tippers using SSAB’s steel experts concerning structural applica- heavy-duty trucks in China, Sinotruk materials and its technical support,” tions, material welding and forming,” Qingdao mainly manufacturers more says Cheng Xiaodong, deputy director Cheng says. than 300 types of heavy-duty trucks, of Sinotruk Qingdao’s technical center. Sinotruk Qingdao exhibited prod- special vehicles and excavators, and “We expect to make more lightweight ucts featuring SSAB’s Hardox 450 at more than 50 types of key compo- trucks together with SSAB, and to grow the 122nd Canton Fair, Asia’s biggest nents such as the hydraulic lifting and innovate like never before.” commercial goods exposition. Fair system of heavy-duty trucks. Sinotruk Qingdao started using attendees admired Sinotruk’s HOWO SSAB’s Domex 700 steel in 2002 to lightweight 6x4 dump truck for its light

#2/ 2017 SSAB WORLD 27 INTRODUCING THE NEW GENERATION HARDOX® WEAR PLATE

Hardox® 500 Tuf wear plate is the latest upgrade in the Typical working conditions include loading and unloading Hardox® range. Hardox® 500 Tuf combines the best of heavy and sharp rocks in quarries and mines, handling properties from Hardox® 450 and Hardox® 500. The result large and heavy steel scrap, and in demolition when pieces is a wear plate with no real competition on the market. of concrete with rebar are loaded or dropped into dumpers. Hardox® 500 Tuf delivers extreme hardness and guaranteed toughness in one and the same wear plate. Hardox® 500 Tuf. It’s new, it’s here, it’s ready for wear!

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