Wire Rod Products and services to unlock your potential
Unlock your potential with the global steel specialists Tata Steel Group is one of the world’s most geographically diversified steel producers, with operations in 26 countries and commercial offices in more than 50 countries. In Europe, we are one of the largest steel producers. But it’s not just our size that sets us apart. What makes us different is our approach to business. We believe our strength is the way we build collaborative relationships that create new opportunities and success. Long-term partnerships that make the difference As an independent steelmaker, we are able to build long-term partnerships with our wire rod customers. Our aim is to unlock the full potential of your business by helping you become more efficient and more responsive to the increasing demands placed on you. Account managers that understand your business Our dedicated and experienced account managers will be your every-day point of contact, and will provide access to the vast technical, logistical, manufacturing and research and development expertise at Tata Steel. Through strategic partnerships, we work alongside you over the long-term, using our expertise to help grow your business and improve your performance. Local support – wherever you are You’ll enjoy the same local service wherever you are in the world, thanks to our international network of offices. This enables us to provide the responsive service of a local supplier combined with the resources and expertise of a global market leader. 02
Specialist technical support for increased productivity Our expert team of wire rod metallurgists provides you with unrivalled technical support. We can conduct detailed metallurgical analysis and combine this with our extensive knowledge of these products to help you solve specific processing problems. Dedicated research and development for product innovation Our research and development expertise and detailed understanding of wire rod enable us to work in partnership with you to develop new and more advanced grades of steel for increasingly demanding applications – helping you to create value in your market. Through close collaboration we can develop, test and refine wire rod products for specific uses. We can produce small 7 tonne casts of trial grades for processing into billets and rod, giving you essential test material for your product development activities. To find out more information on how we can work together email:
[email protected]; or visit www.tatasteeleurope.com/wirerod to find your nearest account manager.
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Precisely the steel you need – just when you need it A combination of short-cycle rolling programmes and flexible stock solutions enables us to deliver all the steel you need, just when you need it – while our technical expertise helps you to fulfil the requirements of new and increasingly demanding applications.
Product quality you can rely on Tata Steel produces a range of consistent quality, high-performance wire rod products for a host of demanding applications – from automotive springs and tyre cord to high-tensile cables and fasteners. Short lead times offer greater flexibility Our rod mill has the shortest rolling programme cycle of any major steelmaker in Europe, which means we can meet very short lead times for our European customers. This enables you to react quickly to demand from your customers, improving your responsiveness to changing downstream market conditions. Our rolling programme is available to view online 24 hours a day. So you can see when we are rolling the steel grades and sizes you need, helping you to schedule your production lines for optimum efficiency.
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Save time and money by reducing supply chain stocks Such flexibility and responsiveness means we can work with you to manage stocks throughout the supply chain. We offer stock solutions, from buffering, through to customer specific supply chain solutions. Allowing you to reduce stock levels, lower operational costs and release floor space. For more information on our stock solutions email:
[email protected]; or visit www.tatasteeleurope.com/wirerod to find your nearest account manager.
We understand that consistent quality wire rod is vital to ensure your processes operate efficiently and produce the high-performance products your customers demand. We will work closely with you to assess your requirements and continuously enhance our manufacturing processes so that you can always fulfil your customers’ expectations.
To give you complete peace of mind in the quality of our steel and the sustainability of our systems, we hold the ISO9001:2008 accreditation for our quality-management system and ISO14001 for our environmental-management system.
Rigorous testing for quality assurance
Wire rod is despatched from our purpose-built rod service centre or automated coil warehouse. These facilities are fitted with bespoke coil handling equipment and an anti-abrasive flooring system to minimise the risk of surface damage during storage and handling. An advanced automated despatch system ensures accurate and timely deliveries to meet your production schedules.
The quality of our wire rod is assured by our comprehensive testing procedures and validated by customer approvals. Tests are conducted in well-equipped laboratories to verify criteria such as levels of segregation, steel cleanness, scale, surface quality, decarburisation, chemical composition, size, shape and tensile strength. The testing regimes used ensure our wire rod meets the required criteria for the most arduous, safety-critical applications.
Advanced warehouse provides exceptional delivery quality
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Cold-heading steels We produce an extensive range of grades offering the formability, ductility and strength required for the cold-heading processes used to produce bolts, screws, pins, rivets, studs, tie rods and many other fasteners and fixings. These high-performance components fulfil demanding applications across the automotive, construction and engineering sectors.
Automotive springs
High-performance wire rod for every application Innovation and continuous improvement are central to the development of clean, consistent quality wire rod products. We are constantly expanding our range of sizes and chemistries to meet more demanding criteria such as lighter automotive components for reduced Total Cost of Ownership, and wire ropes for the oil and gas industry that can withstand harsher environments.
Automotive springs are in constant motion when in use, which means that our spring-grade steel must undergo rigorous fatigue testing to ensure it meets the necessary quality criteria to prevent catastrophic failure in use. Experience of making steels for other automotive applications has enabled us to meet the significant challenge of manufacturing this premium grade of steel.
High-tensile rope High-tensile bridge and deepwater cables demand consistent quality wire rod with a high strengthto-weight ratio. Savings in weight and cost are critical to the design and construction of cablesupported bridges and deepwater mooring cables. The enhanced strength-to-weight ratio of our high-tensile steel cable enables cross-sections to be reduced. We are now developing new grades to provide ultra-high strength with improved ductility, particularly torsional ductility after galvanising.
Tyre reinforcement cord We produce high-strength steel to meet the demands of a global tyre industry striving to manufacture lighter and more durable tyres, which improve fuel economy and vehicle performance. Our tyre reinforcement cord is manufactured to meet individual customer specifications. Tensile strength is altered by adapting the steel microstructure, while scale characteristics can be tailored to suit each customer’s preferred descaling method.
Free-cutting steels
For more information on our extensive product range, please contact our wire rod team on
[email protected] Or visit www.tatasteeleurope.com/wirerod to find your nearest contact.
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Our free-cutting steels are used to manufacture a huge range of precision components in the automotive and office equipment industries. We supply a wide range of compositions to meet national and international specifications, as well as customers’ individual requirements. Our freecutting steels are designed to withstand the highspeed manufacturing processes used for precision components. And our semi-free-cutting steels offer high-performance where a combination of machinability and strength is required. 07
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