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The most important products made by BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM are:

Tool steel, whereby a differentiation is made between cold work steel, hot work steel and plastics molding steel. Cold work steel is used in the production of tools such as cutting, punching and stamping tools. Hot work steel is required in tools for forging, die casting and the extrusion of metals. Plastics molding steel forms the basis for making the molds and dies that are needed to manufacture plastic products.

High-speed steel for the production of industrial drills and cutters, which are tools that rotate quickly when in use.

Valve steel that is used in combustion engines.

Powder-metallurgical steel which is extremely durable, wear- and corrosion-resistant and thereby extends the life cycle of tools.

Special engineering steels that are used above all in energy generation technology, for example in the gearbox housing of wind generators.

Special grades steel for components that must meet specific requirements such as heat resistance, corrosion resistance and toughness and are used primarily by the aircraft industry, automobile and machinery construction as well as medical applications.

Nickel-based alloys and high-alloy bars, sheets, plates, wire and profiles form the top-end category. They are used in highly demanding applications by the aircraft and aerospace industries as well as the chemical and offshore sectors.

Hot rolled and cold rolled strip in various grades and dimensions is used as pre-material for strip steel products.

Closed die forged components made of titanium and nickel-based alloys as well as high-, medium- and low-alloy steels. These high-quality products comprise structural parts and jet engine disks for the aircraft industry, turbine blades for power generation, engine and axle components for the utility vehicle industry and special forged components for marine diesel engines and other selected applications.

Services to customers throughout the world by the Group’s wholly owned sales companies. Among others, these services include heat treatment, machining and etching. Customers can therefore benefit from a complete value added chain from a single supplier: production, sales and services – one factor that clearly distinguishes BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM from the competition.