SSAB Adds New Manufacturing Capabilities at its Montreal Facility
With this new equipment, SSAB now offers the most comprehensive line of wear products and solutions in the region combining wear plate, chromium carbide overlay and extensive manufacturing capabilities with exceptional application knowledge.
Among the site’s new equipment is the state-of-the art CNC Drilling, Milling and Thermal Cutting System for fabrication details and plate components for machinery of all types including mining, forestry, earthmoving and agricultural equipment. The combined system for cutting and machining of parts is capable of drilling, countersinking, beveling and marking—all in one machine.
With this new system, SSAB is able to produce the most complex wear parts and packages from screen and liner plates to hammers, cutting edges and more. Further, customers can be assured their parts will be accurate and precise with the machine’s rack and pinion positioning and measuring systems along with minimum deflection when machining.
And, because all of these functions are performed on one system, production rates are much higher resulting in reduced lead times. ”This is particularly important as unplanned downtime is very costly,” said Patrick Leclerc, regional sales manager, SSAB. ”In the case of a big quarry or mine, every hour of unplanned maintenance related to wear part failure may represent tens of thousands of dollars of lost production.”
Wear life is another important factor impacting downtime. Wear parts must be able to withstand the harshest working environments common in the mining and heavy equipment industries.
With the Montreal site’s new hardfacing production equipment, SSAB can now supply a wide range of chromium carbide and complex carbide overlay products. Recognized for its well known Hardox® brand, SSAB now offers customers a complete portfolio of abrasion resistant steel products.
”We have the opportunity to optimize wear life using Hardox, overlay products or both in combination,” said Maurice Picard, SSAB area technical manager. ”For extreme sliding wear in medium to high impact applications, chromium carbide overlay combined with Hardox base plate has provided outstanding wear life.”
Overlay is particularly useful for applications like mining, road building and asphalt, recycling, material handling and many other areas where abrasive materials require extremely hard surfaces. It provides outstanding wear resistance, is workshop-friendly, and has excellent heat resistance—up to 590⁰C (1,100⁰F), making it a material of choice for cement plants.
“The market is looking for a one-stop shop where they can order from one supplier and receive quality finished wear parts that are ready to be installed. This new equipment allows us to offer that to our customers,” said Leclerc.
For further information, please contact:
Andie Drobnik, Manager, Communications, SSAB Americas, +1 630 810 4774, andrea.drobnik@ssab.com
SSAB is a global leader in value added, high strength steel. SSAB offers products developed in close cooperation with its customers to create a stronger, lighter and more sustainable world. SSAB has employees in over 45 countries and operates production facilities in Sweden and the US. SSAB is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange, Stockholm. www.ssab.com.
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