Steel industry requirements with regard to mechanical properties are each day more demanding, so as to be in line with cost improvement and energy consumption as well as environmental regulations that are becoming more and more restrictive Among the most damaging elements regarding steel features such as resistance, impact, forging capacity and, mainly, fatigue life,...
Supported by the Framework Programme HORIZON 2020 and as part of the call for proposals on Industrial Sustainability, the BAMBOO project (Boosting new Approaches for flexibility Management By Optimizing process Off-gases and waste use) has just been approved. SIDENOR participates in this project as a “partner”. The BAMBOO project aims at demonstrating innovative technologies for...
On June 28th, a Workshop will take place in London for presenting the results of the European Project SHOWTIME, supported by the RFCS programme and to which Sidenor R&D has participated The project was aimed at developing a new system for erecting large hybrid wind towers (up to 220 m) comprising a conventional ferrule for...
SIDENOR I+D, in collaboration with TECNALIA and UPV-EHU, has participated in the project ABADE (Low Density Steels), funded by the ELKARTEK Research Programme of the Basque Government ABADE project investigates new grades of low density steels for forged components. Low density steels are Fe-C-Mn-Al alloys, with a microstructure either ferritic, or austenitic, or duplex, that...
The CIRMET project (Innovative and efficient solution, based on modular, versatile, smart process units for energy and resource flexibility in highly energy intensive processes), supported by the HORIZON 2020 framework programme and developed within the framework of the call on Industrial sustainability, has just been approved. Sidenor participates in this project as “Partner” and the...
Iñigo Legua, CIO of Sidenor, is one of the speakers who will perform today at the occasion of the annual working day on digital transformation in Euskadi, organised by DEIA and sponsored by Telefónica The sixth edition of "Euskadi 2018: new references and examples for digital transformation" gathers representatives of the Basque Government, Telefónica, Sidenor...
Last May, the Schumag PM1 turning line started its activity in the factory of Vitoria after its transfer from the factory of Maltzaga. It produces turned bars with a diameter between 15 and 50 mm, a tolerance of up to h9 as well as surfacing and bevelling at both ends and automatic strapping while shaping...
At Sidenor, we are aware of the importance of respecting the personal and emotional development of minors and the enjoyment of their rights This year, the World Day against Child Labour and the World Day of Health and Safety at Work join in a campaign aiming at improving the health and safety of young workers...
Sidenor R&D and BAM present together a lecture at the European Conference on Non-Destructive Testing Sidenor R&D has been working together with BAM (German research centre) on the lecture: “Is there a need for a new standard for determination of steel cleanliness using high frequency ultrasonic testing?” which will be presented at the twelfth edition...
Last May, together with Telefónica, we started the project on the migration and update of our SAP infrastructure to SAP HANA This transition, backed-up in a Cloud model, will allow us to implement and develop new technologies on our SAP platform in order to optimize and streamline business processes. The project shall end next August with...