EDITORIAL ROUNDUP

Swiss Steel Group drives green steel

Swiss Steel Group has placed an order with SMS group for the delivery of Viridis Carbon software for the company’s Steeltecproduction plantin Emmenbrucke, Switzerland. This milestone marks a major step forward in enhancing Swiss Steel Group’s sustainability initiatives. In a first phase, the melt shop, rolling mill and bright bar plant will use the software.Viridis Carbon softwareenables near real-time tracking of a plant’s emissions. It uses a methodology based on robust computational models, which can compute and report the amount of CO2 equivalent.

For further information www.sms-group.com

University to use Prima metal3D printer

Prima Additive will supply a system for metal additive manufacturing based on powder-bed fusion technology to the University of Birmingham. The Print Genius 150 Double Wavelengthmodelwill find use at the Advanced Materials & Processing Laboratory (AMPLab) within the School of Metallurgy and Materials.The system is a unique configuration on the market, featuring two lasers of different wavelengths: a 300 W infrared laser and a 200 W green laser which can work alternately within the same 150 x 160 mm diameter cylindrical work area.

For further information www.primaadditive.com

Renishaw inspires budding engineers

To help more young people get excited about engineering, Renishaw is supporting the Technology Club at Blue Coat CEVA Primary School in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire. The sessions are run by Technology for Fun, enabling year-six students to experience hands-on engineering activities and build real working models that they then take home.

The club runs for one term each year, with every session supported by a Renishaw science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) ambassador.Technology for Fun is dedicated to inspiring young people about engineering. It offers fun, engaging STEM activities and resources including project books, class kits and teacher resources.

For further information www.renishaw.com

Transatlantic deal puts AWI in good shape

The UK’s leading manufacturer of round, flat and profile wire is heading to Wire 2024 (Dusseldorf, 15-19 April) off the back of one of its largest ever export orders. Alloy Wire International (AWI), which is taking its 60-strong range of exotic alloys to the show, has just sealed a $400,000 contract with a US springmaker to supply a high-strength nickel cobalt alloy.

The DFARS-compliant material will find use in an aerospace application that requires heat and corrosion resistance, with AWI chosen for its quality and the ability to process the order in just a matter of weeks.It is these two qualities, alongside 400-tonne stockholding capacity, that AWI will be pushing in Germany when it looks to increase its international sales even further.For further information www.alloywire.com

Good year for German machine tool exports

In 2023, the German machine tool industry sold machines including parts and accessories to the value of €9.5bn abroad, some 9% more than in 2022. “It means we’ve defended our title as world champion ahead of China and Japan,” says Dr Markus Heering, executive director of the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association). Within the triad of Europe, America and Asia, exports to America grew the fastest, increasing by 18%. The US purchased machines to the value of €1.4 billion, while Mexico also performed strongly. Indeed, exports to Mexico rose by 28%.

For further information www.vdw.de