Voestalpine secures ten-year contract with Rolls-Royce

News
June 24, 2019

June 24, 2019

Voestalpine secures ten-year contract with Rolls-Royce

Voestalpine’s High Performance Metals Division has secured a ten-year contract with Rolls-Royce (Courtesy Voestalpine AG)

 

Voestalpine AG’s High Performance Metals Division reports that it has secured a ten-year contract with Rolls-Royce. The company has supplied Rolls-Royce for a number of years with high-quality steel alloys for engine components from its site in Kapfenberg, Austria. This new contract is with group company Voestalpine Böhler Edelstahl, marking its first entry into the market for rotating engine disks.

The Voestalpine High Performance Metals Division will supply sophisticated pre-materials for engine disks, which are required to withstand huge forces during flight. High-tech materials and special forgings from the company are already used in structural, undercarriage, wing and engine parts in all major models of aircraft, from Airbus and Boeing to Embraer and Bombardier. The group states that it currently generates revenue of around €400 million in the aerospace market, and this figure is expected to increase to €500 million over the medium term.

Voestalpine’s High Performance Metals Division produces metal powders, tool steels, high-speed steels, valve steels and other products made from special steels, as well as nickel-based alloys and titanium. Böhler Edelstahl produces high-performance steels under its Microclean brand. These high-performance, high-speed and tool steels are primarily used in metal machining (hobs, end milling cutters, broaching tools, screw taps, etc) and in cold work tool applications (such as blanking and punching, fine blanking, forming, embossing), where conventionally produced materials reach their performance limits.

Additionally, hot work steels are used for pressure die casting and high-strength special steels are applied in aircraft applications, turbines in power engineering, medical engineering and in off-shore oil exploitation.

Wolfgang Eder, Chairman of the Management Board of Voestalpine AG, stated, “Over the past ten years, we have established ourselves as a leading global supplier to the aerospace industry as a consequence of our expertise in special steels. In both commercial and technological terms, the contract with Rolls-Royce is the largest breakthrough we’ve had in the engine segment to date and confirms the value of our consistent focus on quality and innovation.”

www.voestalpine.com

www.rolls-royce.com

News
June 24, 2019

In the latest issue of PM Review…

Download PDF

Extensive Powder Metallurgy industry news coverage, and the following exclusive deep-dive articles and reports:

  • From powder modification to rejuvenation: Fluidised Bed Reactors in metal powder production and Additive Manufacturing
  • Retech: Enabling the atomisation of reactive and refractory alloys at substantially higher levels of productivity and lower cost
  • Sustainability in Powder Metallurgy: Highlights from the 41st Hagen Symposium
  • Innovations from Japan’s Powder Metallurgy industry: award winners highlight novel automotive and healthcare applications

The latest news from the world of metal powders, delivered to your inbox

Don't miss any new issue of PM Review, and get the latest industry news. Sign up to our weekly newsletter.

Sign up

Join our community

Discover our magazine archive…

The free-to-access PM Review magazine archive offers unparalleled insight into the world of Powder Metallurgy from a commercial and technological perspective through:

  • Reports on visits to leading PM part manufacturers, metal powder manufacturers and industry suppliers
  • Articles on technology and application trends
  • Information on materials developments
  • Reviews of key technical presentations from the international conference circuit
  • International industry news

All past issues are available to download as free PDFs or view in your browser.

 

Browse the archive

 

Looking for PM production equipment, metal powders, R&D support and more?

Discover suppliers of these and more in our
advertisers’ index and buyer’s guide, available in the back of PM Review magazine.

  • Powders & materials
  • Powder process, classification & analysis
  • PM products
  • Atomisers & powder production technology
  • Compaction presses, tooling & ancillaries
  • Sintering equipment & ancillaries
  • Post-processing
  • Consulting & toll sintering
View online
Share via
Copy link