Salzgitter Mannesmann Forschung

For the benefit of our customers, we are continuously working together with researchers at Salzgitter Mannesmann Forschung to develop materials and surfaces, as well as refine manufacturing and finishing processes.
Our new products will help safeguard our customers’ future sales.

Salzgitter Mannesmann Forschung GmbH is the central research company of the Salzgitter Group. Employing some 300 members of staff active at 6 main departments at the Salzgitter and Duisburg locations, Salzgitter Mannesmann Forschung conducts extensive, in-depth research and development work revolving around the material steel.

R&D activities concentrate mainly on the following key areas

• The development of new materials and application areas
• Processes for the manufacture, processing and application of metallic materials
• Material and component characterization including testing techniques
• Application technology from component design through to metal forming and on to joining technology
• Surface technology with refining systems and their characteristics from visual aspects through to corrosion resistance
• Automation and testing techniques, as well as the construction of non-destructive testing facilities

At the Salzgitter location, the research emphasis is on hot-rolled and cold-rolled products, while activities in Duisburg focus more on the tubes, sections and heavy plate areas.

Apart from Salzgitter AG companies, the customer roster includes numerous leading corporations from a wide range of industrial sectors such as the automotive industry, machine building and plant engineering, as well as energy engineering and the construction industry.