Duplex stainless steels are becoming more common due to their high strength, impact load and intergranular corrosion resistance. Duplex World Seminar & Summit was held in Dusseldorf, Germany on October 12 – 13. This highly technical event is traditionally held every two years, and is an effective communication platform for the industry experts – stainless steel producers, distributors, engineers and scientists.
The scope of event is very convenient, as it combines a fair and a conference, enabling to mix scientific lectures and workshops with live communication and discussions, visiting booths and taking the look at the products and technologies of participating companies, including such a global players as Salzgitter Mannesmann Stainless Tubes GmbH, CENTRAVIS PRODUCTION UKRAINE, Sandvik Materials Technology, Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless Steel Corporation – NSSC, Zhejiang Tsingshan Steel Pipe Co Ltd., Tubacex Group, and others.
CENTRAVIS took part in the workshop with two presentations, the technical and the corporate one, both introduced by Andrey Balev, Head of R&D for CENTRAVIS PRODUCTION UKRAINE. The technical showcase was dedicated to the way of improvement operational properties of duplex stainless steel tubes. The corporate presentation was focused on a wide product range, modern equipment, stable production process, etc. A lot of visitors were also attracted to CENTRAVIS booth, as in addition to the standard promotional products, a highly technical and field-specific brochures on tube surface quality, duplex and super duplex steel grades were presented.
“Such a “niche” events provide a unique opportunity to meet the top experts in the industry – scientists, engineers, researchers, those who shape modern steel industry,” – says Andrey – “During the summit we also had a number of meetings with our business partners, customers, including end users, affording a feedback on our products and service, update of information on trends and innovations in duplex and super duplex steels, as well as identification of CENTRAVIS active position in terms of research and development”.
