EuroWire November 2024

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Brazing for high-voltage transformers

For production workers in transformer manufacturing, August Strecker offers the LP10 brazing machine. Designed to meet the specific needs of manufacturing high-voltage transformers, the unit is used for brazing copper conductors and ensures simple, repeatable operation by a multiple positioning laser and temperature control via pyrometer. The parameterisation and quality recording, as well as real-time display of set and actual values, can be adjusted and monitored on a control panel. August Strecker GmbH & Co KG www.strecker.de www.streckerusa.com

LP10 can solder copper strips from 5 to 35mm 2

Stainless steel variant to high ecological standards

scrap and production scrap) and old scrap (post-consumer). Green Steel Stainless+ is produced in accordance with ISO 14021 with more than 95 per cent recycled material. “Our scrap is carefully sourced and sorted mainly from Europe,” said a Swiss Steel Group spokesperson. “These measures have enabled us to reduce Scope 3 emissions at Stainless+ by over 75 per cent, and the CO 2 footprint is around 1.0 tCO 2 e per ton of steel supplied.” Swiss Steel Group www.swisssteelgroup.com

The production of corrosion-resistant steel requires the use of ferroalloys, the exact quantities of which depend on the requirements. The exploitation of these raw material sources has a direct impact on the environment, particularly through the consumption of natural resources and energy. furnace) technology, the Swiss Steel Group is able to use scrap as its main input material. However, the production of stainless steel from scrap requires strict sorting. At Swiss Steel subsidiary Ugitech, the average recycling rate in 2023 was 77.4 per cent, made up of new scrap (internal Using EAF (electric arc

Swiss Steel Group has launched Green Steel Stainless+, a new variant of completely stainless steel. Green Steel Stainless+ is characterised by its properties: depending on the require ment profile, it is corrosion- and heat resistant, offers enhanced mechanical properties, or is non-magnetic. It also has visual and architectural advantages that make it attractive for a wide range of applications. Examples include use in the construction industry, in the automotive sector, for household appliances and in medical and aerospace technology.

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November 2024