How it is made
Melt to
manifest.
Seven controlled stages between an approved heat and a stencilled bundle on the loading bay. Scroll through the plant: the picture follows the stage you are reading.
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01
Heat approval
Mill certificates reviewed against the order specification; every heat number logged before cutting.
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02
Forming
Hot extrusion, cold drawing, pilgering or automated TIG welding, depending on the family and wall.
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03
Heat treatment
Solution annealing and bright annealing in pure hydrogen; quench rates recorded on chart.
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04
Straightening & sizing
Multi-roll straightening to tolerance, then cut, bevel and end-face on CNC.
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05
Pickling & finishing
Acid pickling, passivation, polishing to 180–600 grit, or electropolish on request.
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06
Non-destructive testing
Hydrostatic, eddy current, ultrasonic, dye penetrant and PMI — 100% of production.
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07
Certification & despatch
EN 10204 3.1 certificate raised, stencilled, bundled and sea-worthy packed.
Served
Where our steel ends up.
- 01Chemical & processReactors, columns, jacketed lines
- 02Oil & gasUpstream, refinery, sour service
- 03Power generationBoiler, superheater, condenser
- 04PetrochemicalCracker, urea, fertiliser
- 05Mining & metalsSlurry, leach, acid plant
- 06Pharma & dairyHygienic, electropolished
- 07DesalinationSeawater, MSF, RO skids
- 08ShipbuildingMarine, ballast, exhaust
Made to your order
From this process
to your line.
Tell us the product, the grade and the documents you need against it. The route through the plant is then planned around your specification.