Industrial Machinery

Almost every form of human communication uses steel in some way. Newspapers and books could not be created without steel presses. Computers and pens contain steel and are produced using steel equipment. Postal systems around the world depend on steel sorting equipment and infrastructure to deliver our letters and packages. Steel is there even when we make a telephone call, all along the line. Radio transmitters are the basis of many of our methods of communication; they are used in baby monitors, toys, mobile telephones, radar, and satellites. Car and truck production make extensive make use of steel-made robots.

Steels used for manufacturing of parts are commonly called “tool steels”.1 They differ from other steels by their special performance, which is achieved through applying specific alloy contents and microstructures. This gives them unique properties such as high hardness and resistance to heat, wear and corrosion. This is necessary in order to shape and form often millions of parts for the end products each with the same quality and tolerance. One example is a press for a car body part. The tool steel used to shape the car part must be harder than the steel it shapes and it must last a long time without breaking or wearing down.

Tools and machinery cover a wide range of equipment from small workshop tools to large factory-based robotic machinery and rolling mills. In 2017, tools and machinery represented approximately 15 % of global steel use.

In construction, steel provides equipment such as cranes, drills, bulldozers, scaffolding and reusable and portable shelters used on construction sites.

It is typically used for military purposes including naval vessel, armored car, tanks, self-propelled guns largely. Steel plate such as bulletproof steel is applied to demand high strength, bulletproof properties, and other high performance.