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Celebrating
70 years in
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STEELCRAFT Tool Company has celebrated its 70th
anniversary. Originally launched in 1943 as an industrial
cutting tools producer, Steelcraft Tool Company eventually
began to produce high quality cut-off, cross-cut and end
finishing blades and has specialised in these tools for more
than 50 years. Steelcraft is now a leader in high-speed cut-
off blades for the tube and pipe industry.
Over the years the company has proven itself to be an
industry innovator by introducing and being the first to use
several advancements including the use of M-2 high-speed
steel for increasing blade life, strength and flatness.
Until the use of M-2 high speed steel by Steelcraft,
standard tool steel was the accepted choice by the industry
for producing tube and pipe cut-off blades. Steelcraft saw the
benefit of using this superior steel for increasing blade life
and durability, and ensuring blade flatness.
The use of blade coatings to increase lubricity was another
achievement – Steelcraft was the first blade producer to offer
titanium nitride coating to the tube and pipe industry. Over
the years, many additional coatings have been added to the
arsenal of options for tube and pipe producers.
It also introduced resharpening and recoating of blades.
Steelcraft was the first manufacturer to offer resharpening
and recoating of cut-off blades. This service allows a blade
user to extend the life of the tooling.
Ms Nan (Glaser) Marr, whose family has been at the helm
of Steelcraft Tool Company for more than 50 years, beginning
with her father Jack Glaser, believes that the dedication and
know-how of her staff is one of the most important reasons
that Steelcraft has endured over the years. “We have seen
many companies come and go but Steelcraft has remained
the leader because of our dedication to producing high
quality tooling,” she said.
Steelcraft Tool Company – USA
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Plant inspected
ACOUSTICEYE’S non-invasive acoustic pulse reflectometry
(APR) tool has been used to carry out the inspection of a
reduction gas preheating furnace at an iron smelting plant.
The inspection was performed on a bundle of 114.3mm
(4½") ID tubes made of heat resistant austenitic Fe-Ni-Cr
alloy. Pitting/wall loss was quickly detected in two of the
tubes. Acknowledging the opportunity to shorten inspection
cycle time with this technique, the customer’s engineering
team recommended APR as a screening technique to be
complemented by other methods only on suspected tubes.
AcousticEye International – Netherlands
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