GENERAL NEWS
TUBE & STEEL Istanbul 2023
The second edition of the TUBE & STEEL Istanbul 2nd Pipe , Profile , Wire , Steel Manufacturing and Technology Specialised Fair will be held at TÜYAP Istanbul from 24-27 May 2023 .
Organised by Tüyap Tüm Fuarcılık Yapım Inc ., in cooperation with the Turkish Steel Pipe Manufacturers Association ( CEBID ) and the Steel Foreign Trade Association , it also has the support of the Flat Steel Import and Industry Association ( YISAD ); Turkish Steel Exporters ’ Association ; the Turkish Constructional Steelwork Association ( TUCSA ); Galvanized and Coated Coil Manufacturers ( SOGAD ) and Steel Orbis . “ The exhibition will bring together more than 15,000 qualified visitors from 70 countries over four halls . Hundreds of participating companies from the international arena will support this event , which will also contribute significantly to Turkey ’ s export balance with new business connections ,” said the show organiser .
Tuyap Fairs Production Inc . General Manager , İlhan Ersözlü , added : “ We are very happy to organise the TUBE & STEEL Fair , which is the only specialist fair in Turkey for pipe , profile and wire steel , for the second time .”
The exhibition will showcase products and technologies for steel-tube-profile-wire ; flat steel ; structural steel ; steel service centres ; steel processing technology ; tube-profile-wire processing technology ; tube-profile coating ; tube-profile and fittings ; pipelines ; tube-profile-wire-steel production machinery ; tube-profile-wire test and control technologies ; fasteners ; pumps / valves and accessories .
Visiting hours are between 10:00 and 19:00 on the first three days and up to 18:00 on the last day . n
Sustainable steel for General Motors
Business , state and local officials joined U . S . Steel CEO and President David Burritt to break ground at Big River Steel Works in Osceola , Arkansas ( USA ).
United States Steel Corporation ( U . S . Steel ) will supply General Motors ( GM ) with its sustainable steel solution , verdeX ® steel . The steel is manufactured with “ up to 75 per cent fewer emissions compared to traditional blast furnace production ¹, is made with up to 90 per cent recycled content and is endlessly recyclable without degradation ,” said the manufacturer .
The verdeX ® steel will be manufactured at Big River Steel , a LEED Certified ® facility that also meets the ResponsibleSteel™ Standard site certification , along with a new advanced technology mill under construction in Osceola , Ark ( USA ). The steel produced at the Big River Steel facility will begin shipping to GM manufacturing facilities this year .
“ Our verdeX ® steel offers both the advantages of advanced high-strength steel and low manufacturing emissions . This agreement is an example of how we are innovating with our suppliers to create loweremission products for our customers . It also highlights how strong supplier relationships can help build a better future ,” commented U . S . Steel .
When complete , U . S . Steel ’ s new US $ 3- billion facility currently under construction in Osceola , Ark ., will use advanced technology to expand production of sustainable advanced high-strength and electrical steels . This includes expanding its verdeX ® steel offering .
U . S . Steel is headquartered in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , with operations across the United States and in Central Europe . n
1 . Based on comparing Scope 1 and Scope 2 CO2e intensities for raw steel production at U . S . Steel integrated Blast Furnace - Basic Oxygen Furnace facilities and the Big River Steel Electric Arc Furnace ( EAF ) facility , as reported in U . S . Steel ’ s 2021 Sustainability Report .
From left : Alan Pickering and Julian Kidger , Unison Ltd ’ s joint managing directors .
Unison Ltd celebrates 50th anniversary
All-electric tube pioneer , Unison Ltd , will celebrate its 50th anniversary on 3 April 2023 . To mark reaching a half century , it is planning a special birthday party at its Scarborough ( UK ) headquarters on 24 May 2023 . Several of its latest tube bending technologies will be on display , alongside fibre laser metal cutting machines from its sister company , Nukon Lasers UK .
“ Customers , colleagues , friends and neighbours of Unison Ltd will all be invited to the event , as will members of Made in Yorkshire , a trade group of which we are a council member . For an invitation to the 50th party , email : sales @ unisonltd . com ,” explained the company .
Unison Ltd was established in 1973 as a control systems specialist and provided its expertise to several tube bending machinery firms . Convinced there was a better way of bending tube than by noisy , messy hydraulic operation , where accuracy and repeatability were often affected by fluctuating oil temperature , Unison Ltd set out to create the world ’ s first all-electric tube bending machine . Prototypes were built , a patent was taken out and , in 1994 , the company unveiled the first all-electric , three-axis tube bender .
“ By 1998 , we had launched the first allelectric robot benders . Twin-head , multi-stack and five-axis machines followed , along with the world ’ s largest all-electric tube bender for the shipbuilding industry ,” Unison told ISMR .
Today , Unison Ltd is a leading UK manufacturer of tube bending machines , has facilities in the UK and USA and offers a comprehensive range of precise , all-electric tube and pipe bending technologies for diameters ranging from 4-275mm . Available in single-stack , multi-stack and right / left versions , Unison ‘ Breeze ’ machines are delivered to more than 20 countries . The Unison family of companies includes automation specialists Ingenium Integration Ltd and Nukon Lasers UK .
All Unison Breeze machines are equipped with the company ’ s own Unibend CNC control . It continually invests in developing support software , such as its Opt2Sim tube bending simulation suite and recently updated , free-touse tube bending application app . n
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