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Application Technology: 50 Years of Research and Development at thyssenkrupp Steel
Our Application Technology Center has been helping customers with innovative solutions to get the most out of their steel for 50 years. The name says it all: as thyssenkrupp Steel’s innovation lab,the Application Technology Center aims to do more than simply research, develop, and manufacture new steel materials and technologies – it also strives to ensure that the company’s customers get the most out of these developments.
Blechexpo: it was nice
“EMPOWERING YOU“ is our trade fair motto.
We want to offer you exactly what you need for your work.
Be it the electromobility initiative selectrify®, process optimizations or processing support with the next generation of hot forming AS Pro or with our climate strategy – we are at your side.
Dual-phase steels with ZM Ecoprotect® for the outer skin
High strength, very good formability and increased crash safety with a thickness of only 0.55 millimeters? That's possible – with our dual-phase steel. This makes it ideal as an outer skin for lightweight vehicles.
Hot strip scalur® with very narrow thickness tolerances
Our scalur® hot-rolled pays off. There are more meters per coil thanks to the narrowest thickness tolerances.
Tinplate for goods in transit
Our tinplate is not only thinly rolled, but also electrolytically tinned. It is therefore particularly suitable as a packaging material for dangerous goods – regardless of whether they are transported by road, rail or sea.
Interview Dr. Arnd Köfler
tk Steel Chief Production Officer Dr. Arnd Köfler explains why climate protection is part of our corporate DNA. With our strategy, climate-neutral steel production is gradually becoming a reality. Now we have taken a further important step and used hydrogen instead of blow-in coal in the ongoing blast furnace operation. In our report you can see what the experiment looked like and what this means for the transformation to climate-neutral steel production.
Climate neutral steel production becomes reality
Climate protection is part of our corporate DNA. With our strategy, climate-neutral steel production is gradually becoming a reality. Now we have taken another important step and are using hydrogen instead of blow-in coal in our ongoing blast furnace operations. You can see in our report what the experiment looked like and what this means for the transformation to climate-neutral steel production.
Our climate strategy
The target is clear: By 2050, steel production at thyssenkrupp must be climate neutral. With its climate strategy, the company is accelerating its initiatives to reduce emissions, promoting corporate social responsibility, and pledging its support for the Paris Climate Agreement of 2015.
selectrify® – the initiative for high-tech steel solutions in electromobility
Everybody's talking about electric mobility. The automotive industry is facing a radical change. We as one of the leading steel producers in Europe support this change by providing the suitable materials. Because e-mobility is unthinkable without steel.
smartgrind with powercore® electrical steel
We need flexible electrical networks to supply energy generated from renewable sources generating energy from renewable sources is not enough if the energy transition is to succeed; it also needs to be distributed sustainably. Although green energy generated from wind turbines and solar power systems is good for the environment, we can only be certain that this energy is distributed reliably if it can be fed into the transmission networks at a consistent frequency and voltage.
It's a real high flyer: the delivAIRy® flying robot
TIS uses an autonomous drone, which transports samples from the different plants (power plant laboratory and raw material sampling in Schwelgern as well as blast furnace, OX etc.) by drone autonomously to the central laboratory for testing and analysis. From there, the drone collects these samples and brings them to the laboratory for testing.
Tinplate Circuit
Our materials cycle – a guaranteed closed loop. Many everyday products are made of tinplate. The advantage: They’re magnetic and therefore easy to sort out during garbage separation. This material is then reprocessed into new products at our factories – to be renewed again and again.
Hot forming in the automotive industry
Our animation explains how the hot forming process works.
Achieving the energy turnaround
Our powercore® electrical steel is crucial in the success of achieving the energy turnaround: In wind turbine generators, it reliably converts mechanical energy into electricity. In transformers it enables the efficient transport and deployment of energy. In electric motors, it ensures efficient drive.
Recycling of tinplate
Click to see what makes it the sustainability top performer.
The new Volvo XC40
AutoZeitung was a at the thyssenkrupp Steel plant in Duisburg and drove the new SUV from Volvo in front of a steel backdrop. The film shows the origin of the contribution in the car newspaper.
60 years pladur®
60 years of pladur®: the organic coating brings variety, color and character to the steel facade.
#SteelFacts: Mission moon
From our #SteelFacts series: Electric steel from thyssenkrupp, a key material for electric motors, is in demand everywhere in the world. And not just there. Space researchers are making out-of-this-world plans with us... Who would have thought?
#SteelFacts: Eiffel Tower
From our #SteelFacts series: Tinplate is an especially sustainable packaging material that can be recycled virtually 100 % and thus regularly restored to the material cycle. Check out the truly massive magnitude of its sustainability here. Who would have thought?
scalur+Z®
In need of a little economic miracle? Here you go: scalur®+Z. This hot-dip galvanized flat product features ultra-close thickness tolerances – to save customers both time and material.
precidur®: We spell out the advantages
Our new precision strip trade mark embodies the entire know-how of our Hohenlimburg operation. High time for us to get to know each other better!
precidur®: the new precision strip trade mark
Hallmark of excellence in quality: precidur® is our new precision strip trade mark made in Hohenlimburg. The brand name exemplifies the product’s top quality and our dedication in meeting the customers’ individual requirements. Simply put: We are the partner of choice for premium precision steel.
Carbon2Chem: Adsorption, Absorption
Adsorption? Absorption? Does it really make a difference? It most certainly does!
Only when metallurgical gases are purified can CO2 be used as raw material. We are testing that process in our Carbon2Chem project.
#SteelFacts: Duisburg location as big as Monaco
From our #SteelSmarts series: Our plant site in Duisburg is not only x times larger than a certain well-known principality in the south of France, but its revenue comes from know-how, not gaming – we produce almost 12 million tons of steel per year.
scalur+Z®
In need of a little economic miracle? Here you go: scalur®+Z. This hot-dip galvanized flat product features ultra-close thickness tolerances – to save customers both time and material.
Flying to the moon
Switzerland-based RUAG Space is developing a motor for a rock drill for future moon missions – and needs an electric drive that delivers peak efficiency at minimum weight, because every extra gram is an expensive proposition in space. And the obvious choice was our powercore® brand electrical steel.
Colors are not just for washing
The Constructa made by BSH Hausgeräte has been washing clothes thoroughly and gently for decades - all around the world. This model in retro design brings a heaping portion of color and individual decorative motifs into any laundry room. Our organically coil-coated pladur® Aesthetic Print-brand steel makes this possible.
Nuts from ültje simply taste great
And with each can, you also hold in your hands a product of ours: our high-quality rasselstein® brand tinplate perfectly protects the sensitive nuts from oxygen and light.
Tomorrow's mailbox is smart
Even when you're not at home, this innovation from Renz accepts and returns merchandise for you. The myRenzbox can take a lot. Our sheet steel, of which the doors and housing are made, make this possible.
Tableware lasts for generations
Our steel for enameling also makes kitchens more colorful.
Thermomix with powercore®
Vorwerk is a market leader in domestic appliances.
Its success is based among other things on motors made in Wuppertal – using electrical steel from thyssenkrupp.
Energy efficiency of steel
Case study: Wind turbines by Enercon.
Of course wind turbines save CO2 in power generation. But is that also true for their production and their entire lifecycle? Together with ENERCON thyssenkrupp Steel Europe implemented a logistics and production concept that shrinks the carbon footprint of wind turbines by a few shoe sizes.
Application Technology: 50 Years of Research and Development at thyssenkrupp Steel
Our Application Technology Center has been helping customers with innovative solutions to get the most out of their steel for 50 years. The name says it all: as thyssenkrupp Steel’s innovation lab,the Application Technology Center aims to do more than simply research, develop, and manufacture new steel materials and technologies – it also strives to ensure that the company’s customers get the most out of these developments.
Dual-phase steels with ZM Ecoprotect® for the outer skin
High strength, very good formability and increased crash safety with a thickness of only 0.55 millimeters? That's possible – with our dual-phase steel. This makes it ideal as an outer skin for lightweight vehicles.
Hot strip scalur® with very narrow thickness tolerances
Our scalur® hot-rolled pays off. There are more meters per coil thanks to the narrowest thickness tolerances.
Tinplate for goods in transit
Our tinplate is not only thinly rolled, but also electrolytically tinned. It is therefore particularly suitable as a packaging material for dangerous goods – regardless of whether they are transported by road, rail or sea.
#SteelFacts: Eiffel Tower
From our #SteelFacts series: Tinplate is an especially sustainable packaging material that can be recycled virtually 100 % and thus regularly restored to the material cycle. Check out the truly massive magnitude of its sustainability here. Who would have thought?
#SteelFacts: Duisburg location as big as Monaco
From our #SteelSmarts series: Our plant site in Duisburg is not only x times larger than a certain well-known principality in the south of France, but its revenue comes from know-how, not gaming – we produce almost 12 million tons of steel per year.
Tinplate Circuit
Our materials cycle – a guaranteed closed loop. Many everyday products are made of tinplate. The advantage: They’re magnetic and therefore easy to sort out during garbage separation. This material is then reprocessed into new products at our factories – to be renewed again and again.
Achieving the energy turnaround
Our powercore® electrical steel is crucial in the success of achieving the energy turnaround: In wind turbine generators, it reliably converts mechanical energy into electricity. In transformers it enables the efficient transport and deployment of energy. In electric motors, it ensures efficient drive.
Recycling of tinplate
Three facts you should know about the sustainability top performer
60 years pladur®
60 years of pladur®: the organic coating brings variety, color and character to the steel facade.
precidur®: We spell out the advantages
Our new precision strip trade mark embodies the entire know-how of our Hohenlimburg operation. High time for us to get to know each other better!
precidur®: the new precision strip trade mark
Hallmark of excellence in quality: precidur® is our new precision strip trade mark made in Hohenlimburg. The brand name exemplifies the product’s top quality and our dedication in meeting the customers’ individual requirements. Simply put: We are the partner of choice for premium precision steel.
scalur®+Z
Scalur+Z® is our hot-dip galvanized flat product with the tightest thickness tolerances for maximum efficiency in component production. It is used, for example, in container construction or in profiles and telescopic slides.
ZM Ecoprotect® for the best outer skin
thyssenkrupp Steel stands for the highest surface quality and offers all typical automotive coatings in the best outer skin quality. With ZM Ecoprotect® there is a zinc coating which is characterised by excellent processing properties and high corrosion protection.
Precision Steel is now called precidur®
From now on, you can recognize the best precision steel that we have ever offered at Hohenlimburg from these eight letters: precidur® stands for quality, the closest possible thickness and profile tolerances, short production cycle times, maximum flexibility, and highly competent support and service.
Flawless finish
The Mini Hatch model made by BMW is an attractively bright and shiny presence on our streets. The high-quality ZM Ecoprotect® finish help to ensure that these cars remain that way over their entire lifespan.
Dual-phase steels - the new variety
A product range with so many options – thyssenkrupp’s dual-phase steels can be used in many ways.
Many criteria must be met if a company wants to be successful in the automotive industry, such as being environmentally friendly, conserving raw materials, and keeping costs low at all times. Yet demands placed on safety and comfort are rising. But it is not difficult to design lighter vehicles and make them affordable, as the Product Management area in thyssenkrupp’s Steel division has oriented its product range for cold-rolled dual-phase steels more toward the needs of customers and added new grades.
scalur®+Z: Precision savings!
In the 1.5 to 2 millimeter thickness range scalur®+Z displays a thickness tolerance of plus/minus 0.06 millimeters – literally a hair’s breadth. So, scalur®+Z saves weight – in shipping containers, cars or trucks. It is also suitable for low-roughness, high precision punched parts. Furthermore, a coil of scalur®+Z on average contains 60 meters more material which reduces retooling times at the customer’s plant.
ZM Ecoprotect®: Less is more!
Galvanized steel sheet is the basis for the production of cars – the “skin and skeleton” as it were.
By adding a small amount of magnesium to the zinc coating, engineers from thyssenkrupp’s steel division have made a big difference for the environment and customers: ZM EcoProtect conserves resources by allowing extremely thin coatings, enables presses and equipment to run longer thanks to lower abrasion, and extends the lifetime of car bodies.
Light and strong at 900°C
As soft as wax in the press.
Hot forming is an increasingly important process for high-strength steels Parts become harder or formable, whatever the design calls for – and lighter! The right combination of heating and cooling in the die produces customized material properties.
How a slab is made into a sheet of steel
How the hot strip mill in Duisburg works
Duisburg is home to one of the world's most advanced hot strip mills. Around three million tons of steel sheet is produced here each year.
It's a real high flyer: the delivAIRy® flying robot
TIS uses an autonomous drone, which transports samples from the different plants (power plant laboratory and raw material sampling in Schwelgern as well as blast furnace, OX etc.) by drone autonomously to the central laboratory for testing and analysis. From there, the drone collects these samples and brings them to the laboratory for testing.
The new Volvo XC40
AutoZeitung was a at the thyssenkrupp Steel plant in Duisburg and drove the new SUV from Volvo in front of a steel backdrop. The film shows the origin of the contribution in the car newspaper.
Hohenlimburg precision strip
The Precision Steel business unit employs a state-of-theart rolling mill to produce hot-rolled strip with special material properties and extremely close manufacturing tolerances. All processes are fully automated and are controlled and monitored by digital systems.
tkH2Steel –Electrical hot metal from blast furnace 2.0:
thyssenkrupp presents Federal Economics Minister Altmaier and State Premier Laschet innovative concept for green transformation of Duisburg steel mill
steelworks a revolutionary combination of unbreakable strength and ultimate flexibility.
built by engineers. made form steel - a development project by thyssenkrupp Steel.
Our climate strategy
The target is clear: By 2050, steel production at thyssenkrupp must be climate neutral. With its climate strategy, the company is accelerating its initiatives to reduce emissions, promoting corporate social responsibility, and pledging its support for the Paris Climate Agreement of 2015.
selectrify® – the initiative for high-tech steel solutions in electromobility
Everybody's talking about electric mobility. The automotive industry is facing a radical change. We as one of the leading steel producers in Europe support this change by providing the suitable materials. Because e-mobility is unthinkable without steel.
smartgrind with powercore® electrical steel
We need flexible electrical networks to supply energy generated from renewable sources generating energy from renewable sources is not enough if the energy transition is to succeed; it also needs to be distributed sustainably. Although green energy generated from wind turbines and solar power systems is good for the environment, we can only be certain that this energy is distributed reliably if it can be fed into the transmission networks at a consistent frequency and voltage.
Carbon2Chem: Adsorption, Absorption
Adsorption? Absorption? Does it really make a difference? It most certainly does!
Only when metallurgical gases are purified can CO2 be used as raw material. We are testing that process in our Carbon2Chem project.
smartform® shapes high-strength steels
With the innovative, patented smartform® technology from thyssenkrupp steel, ultra-high-strength steel grades can also be processed in the cold forming process in a process-reliable, dimensionally stable and almost spring-free manner.
New transformer-generation
Europe’s transformers alone will have to save a volume of electricity equivalent to half of Denmark’s annual consumption by 2021. Our powercore® trade mark electrical steel will help achieve this goal.
No power supply without electrical steel
Electrical tape is crucial for energy conversion
Environmental protection and a sustainable use of valuable resources a core objectives of the energy revolution. thyssenkrupp's electrical steel will affect the energy revolution's success.
