What do water, petroleum and natural gas have in common? All three substances must be transported economically across very great distances. As a rule, the overland transport of these media takes place in pipelines - steel pipes, sometimes thousands of kilometers long. Depending on the application, these large-diameter pipes place very complex demands on steel as the material in use. Salzgitter Flachstahl has been developing and producing modern pipe steels for industry for several decades. more...

Since the nuclear accidents in Fukushima Salzgitter Flachstahl has been receiving more frequent enquiries concerning the potential radioactive contamination of end products. Addressing these matters, Salzgitter Flachstahl has already been conducting a series of examinations for a considerable period of time. more...

Dual-phase steels belong to the group of multi-phase steels. In vehicle construction, they meet the key challenge of enabling a low body weight while ulfilling the requirements for high passive vehicle safety at the same time. In order to achieve this goal, high-strength steels with good forming properties are finding increasingly use in new vehicle generations. more...

At this year’s autumn congress of the ECCA (European Coil Coating Association) Salzgitter Flachstahl and Salzgitter Mannesmann Forschung GmbH were represented. This year’s congress about “resource-efficient strip coating” attracted 165 participants from the coil coating industry. more...

In the past few years, in order to harmonize standards within their own production facilities all over the world, nearly every automotive manufacturer has issued its own global works standards. However, the increasing number of works standards is presenting a considerable challenge for steel manufacturers. more...

The focus of the NMN Symposium held on November 16 and 17, 2011 was on "Materials and process innovations for intelligent lightweight construction“. more...

Construction has started. Advent calendars are shipped along with the tools. more...

Salzgitter AG would like to attract more women to the company, especially from natural sciences/technical degree courses. more...

High-strength and ultra high-strength steels offer light-weight construction potential for structural parts in modern car body engineering. However, the increased yield strength will lead to pronounced springback effects on component geometry in the forming process. Specific software tools that predict springback effects on the components by means of finite elements simulation are therefore employed in the automotive and supplier industries in order to reduce development times. more...

On November 10, 2011 the CCD Congress Center Düsseldorf hosted the international annual conference STAHL 2011. Within the context of the technical-scientific steel dialogs Salzgitter Flachstahl also delivered a presentation. more...

Bake-hardening steel products are used in the automotive industry to increase the strength of bodywork parts, in particular for parts of the outer body shell. In this process, the manufacturing processes of the automotive industry are utilized in a highly targeted, specific manner. Now, Salzgitter Flachstahl can produce cold-rolled as well as electro-zinc coated bake-hardening steels of the highest surface quality. more...

For the first time the Blech Nordic event took place in Stockholm from October 4 through to 7, 2011. On location Salzgitter Flachstahl and Salzgitter Mannesmann Scandinavia presented their services and products to professionals from Scandinavia. mehr...

Numerical methods that support materials development and process optimization for the production of steel materials are increasingly used in order to optimize material properties and to reduce development times and resources in the steel works. Various methods are used to ensure a fast and economical development or optimization process. more...

Salzgitter Flachstahl has now been supplying BSH Bosch and Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH for almost two years. more...

The constantly rising lightweight engineering demands made on automobiles and commercial vehicles have played a major role in advancing the development of steel materials. Each new vehicle and component generation entails increased demands made on mechanical component properties. more...

Indian scientists building a research station with know-how from Germany
The hot phase for a very cool project has just kicked off: After KAEFER Construction GmbH had inked an agreement in March 2011 for the planning, design and construction of the Indian research station "Bharati“ in the Antarctic the company's preparations are now in high gear. In the autumn of 2011 the containers and station elements are to be shipped to the perpetual ice. (Im Herbst 2011 sollen die Container und Stationsteile in das ewige Eis verschifft werden)
And steel of Salzgitter Flachstahl will also be on board. more...