Research & development

We take pride in our technology leadership in induction bending. For us, it is a source of motivation in our own research and development efforts undertaken together with Salzgitter Mannesmann Forschung GmbH, the Salzgitter Group's research institute whose scientists focus on steel as a material, covering all related aspects and applications.

Our flexibility in adapting our development work to the customers' needs and wishes allows us to find the best-suited solution for a given requirement profile quickly and reliably.

Our research and development activities focus on:

• high-strength line pipe materials up to Grade X100
• bends for low-temperature service down to -50 °C
• manufacture of pipe bends with extreme dimensions (e.g. wall thicknesses >100 mm; radii >10,000 mm)
• line pipe bends for sour service
• internally clad pipe bends
• pipe bends for high-temperature applications in power plants