Automotive & transport
General
The automotive and transport industry produces a wide range of vehicles including cars, buses, trucks, trains, trams and aircraft.
To remain competitive in this sector today, you must offer ever-higher performance while at the same time reducing costs. Like the entire ArcelorMittal group, Industeel serves the automotive and transport industry with innovative steel products to meet these needs.
In particular, Industeel has developed special tools steels (Superplast®, Tenasteel®) that sharpen your competitive edge in the manufacture of parts by plastic injection and metal stamping, cutting, shearing, casting and forging. We can improve the productivity of the whole supply chain by allowing higher manufacturing rates and longer lifespans for active parts.
Industeel also offers a wide range of high-quality standard steel grades perfectly suited to many applications.
And remember, we have extensive experience and know-how in tooling problems. If you are not sure which steel is best suited to your needs, why not give us a call.
Visit the following pages for more information:
- Our Brands: Superplast®
- Our Brands: Tenasteel®
- Our Products: Blocks & plates for molds & tools
References
| Tenasteel® | Superplast® | |
| Arvin Meritor | BMW | |
| Auto Chassis International | Citroen | |
| Bosal | Cofimold | |
| Faurecia | Delphi | |
| Gestamp | Faurecia | |
| Hayes Lemmerz | General Motors | |
| Honda | Inoplast | |
| Peugeot SA | Koito | |
| Renault | Lacks | |
| Seat | Man | |
| Tailored Blank Arcelor | Mecaplast | |
| Toyota | MGI Coutier | |
| Thyssen Krupp Automotive | Peguform | |
| Waggon Automotive | Plastic Omnium | |
| Rehau | ||
| Renault | ||
| Valeo | ||
| Visteon | ||
| Volkswagen | ||
| Volvo Truck | ||
For more information, visit Tenasteel® section or website (www.tenasteel.com). |
For more information, visit the Superplast® page into “Our Brands” section. |
Case studies
1. Cavity inserts for plastic injection molds
Customer: RIGAMONTI snc (Giussano, Italy)
Industeel partner: FA.RO Acciai S.r.l.
Final customer: MAN (German truck manufacturer)
Former solution: Standard W1.2738 grade steel
Problem: Excessive machining time, machine-tool wear and injection cycle time.
Industeel solution: Superplast® 300
Results:
- 10% reduction in rough-milling and final milling time
- 10% reduction in machine-tool wear
- 20% reduction in injection cycle time due to higher thermal conductivity
- More than 200 injection molds have been produced without defects or complaints
2. Automobile bumper plastic injection mold
Customer: Moldes Barcelona (Peguform)
Industeel partner: STAHLMOL (Spain)
Final customer: Automobile manufacturer
Former solution: Standard W1.2738 grade steel
Problem: Insufficient machinability and weldability
Industeel solution: Superplast® 300
Results:
- improved machinability
- improved weldability
For case studies involving Tenasteel®, available on dedicated website, click on the links below:
3. Seat structures
4. Blank cutting
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