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Wrecking bars are invaluable tools for prying apart objects and pulling out nails. Yet, despite its sturdy appearance, a poor-quality bar made from inferior material can snap unexpectedly under pressure, putting workers at risk. That’s why Hultafors, the Swedish hand tool maker, uses high-strength Ovako boron steel for its best quality wrecking bars. The benefit is not only in increased safety, it also enables Hultafors to produce wrecking bars with claws that are thin for great access but still really strong.

Jan-Erik Andersson, Senior Group Technical Specialist, Ovako R&D answers our questions about the new Hybrid Steel family.

Traditionally, steels were classified into four categories: tool steel, stainless steel, engineering steel and maraging steels. That mold was broken in 2017 with the launch of our Hybrid Steel – a new family of grades with an innovative alloying philosophy. The result is that the key properties of each category are available in one high-performance steel.

Ovako är en ledande europeisk tillverkare av komponentstål till kunder inom till exempel kullager-, transport- och tillverkningsindustrin. Med geografisk närvaro i Europa, Nordamerika och Asien och ett stålsortiment som innefattar nischprodukter och skräddarsydda lösningar bidrar Ovako till att skapa värde för såväl kunderna som kundernas kunder i hela världen.

In the high-stress and elevated temperature applications found in mechanical power transmission systems and engines, the choice of material for critical components makes a huge difference to performance, reliability and lifetime.

Vi på Ovako är kända för vårt rena och hållbara stål som tillverkas av återvunnet stålskrot. Vi är stolta över att återvinna 800 000 ton skrot varje år, vilket gör oss till en av de största skrotåtervinnarna i Norden.

Hydraulic Steels brings Ovako Cromax steel to the Australian market. Ovako chatted with Stephen Holt, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Hydraulic Steels Australia. Stephen shared his insights on the business, the Australian market, and the future with Ovako.

When our electrolyzer ramps up to start full-scale production after the summer break, it will enable us to cut our CO2 emissions by 20,000 tonnes per year by reducing our reliance on fossil fuels. As one of the largest electrolyzers in Europe, the plant has a capacity of 8 tonnes of hydrogen per day and a power rating of 20 megawatts.