Case Studies
To find out more about the innovative ways in which our metals and processing services can be applied to give customers a competitive edge in their markets, take a look athe these application case studies and material solutions.
An open and shut case for steeldoors
Bowing, cracking and warping are problems that have plagued wood-grained PVCU doors since they first became fashionable over 15 years ago. However, the replacement door market is being revolutionised by a range of wood-grained steel door panels that are not only completely resistant to these common problems, but also offer the added advantage of increased security and insulation.
Corus supplies steel kit for luxury catamaran
An innovative self-jigging ship kit, supplied by Corus's Plate Processing Centre in Bristol, has been used to build a luxury catamaran which is being used as a passenger ferry on Ireland's only fjord, Killary Harbour.
Laser profiling service meets demand for greater accuracy
Corus Service Centres has commissioned two additional 3.5 kW laser profiling lines at its specialist HR Coil Processing Centre in Leeds. This brings the total number of laser cutters at the Service Centre to five, and is the latest phase in a £3 million investment programme in laser profiling technology which began three years ago with the installation of the first cutter - a Bystronic Bystar 2.8 kW machine.
Steel ship kits cut costs and build time
Corus Service Centre's innovative system of self-jigging ship kits, which has been granted Millennium Product status, has helped the organisers of the prestigious BT Global Challenge 2000 - 2001 yacht race signifcantly cut costs and build time.
Steel tackles the world's toughest safety standards
The steel industry has released details of novel ideas for the powertrain and chassis elements of its Ultra-Light Steel Auto Body - Advanced Vehicle Concepts (ULSAB-AVC) study.
The way forward for lighter, safer vehicles
Concept designs resulting from the recently completed UltraLight Steel Auto Suspension (ULSAS) study reveal significant mass savings of up to 34% compared with benchmarked steel suspensions. Remarkably, the study also shows that a steel multi-link design can be produced that is 3% lighter than a benchmarked aluminium suspension.
ULSAC makes car door 42% lighter than current designs
Preliminary results from the validation phase of the UltraLight Steel Auto Closures (ULSAC) study, confirm that innovative design combined with currently available steel technologies can reduce weight significantly with no cost increase while meeting state-of-the-art structural performance for vehicle safety.
