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STAHL + TECHNIK

STAHL + TECHNIK is the German-language trade journal for steel production, processing, application technology, innovation and management.

The target groups are steel production companies, steel processing companies (from hot and cold rolling to surface finishing), steel processing companies (forming, joining, sheet metal processing), the supply industry, universities, technical colleges and associations.

Content:
Plant engineering; Metallurgy; Innovation; Coke-making technology; Technology; Companys; Markets; Forming technology; Materials and production, Digitization; Steel application; Precious metals

Categories:
Steel trade; Management; Events; Profession and career; Energy and Environment; Technology, strategy and management trends; Profiles of the industry players; Comments; Interviews; Well-founded technical reports; Scientific background information

Frequency of publication: 5 issues 2025
7th year of publication
Print run: 5,000 copies

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Media Kit 2026

Dates and planned topics 2026

ALL Ad closing dates | Publication dates

Issue 1 Issue 2 Issue 3 Issue 4-5 Issue 6
Publication date 02-10-2026 04-07-2026 05-05-2026 09-08-2026 11-03-2026
Advertising deadline 01-20-2026 03-17-2026 04-21-2026 08-18-2026 10-13-2026

Editorial programme 2026

Issue 1 - February 2026

Ad closing date: 20 January | Printing material: 22 January | 10 February

Steel production / Plant engineering

Rolling mill with two Kocks blocks, unique in Europe

Greater flexibility, higher precision, faster delivery: the GMH Group is setting new standards in customer service with a new rolling mill in Georgsmarienhütte. The key innovation consists of two Kocks blocks that can be flexibly combined. This technical innovation enables the production of high-quality bar steel with diameters ranging from less than 35 mm to over 100 mm, covering a wide range of sizes. In addition, the new Kocks block can be moved between the two rolling lines in just a few minutes – a technical masterpiece, considering that the block alone weighs 185 tonnes.

Modernization of the Celsa wire rolling mill in Bayonne

Celsa France has successfully modernized the exit section of the wire rolling mill in Bayonne, France. The project included a new production block and a winding station. The modernization solved the problems associated with the previously installed third-party equipment, which had frequently led to unplanned downtime. Plant availability and production output have been increased, product quality has been improved, and operating costs are lower than before.

Optimized operation of the hot strip mill thanks to new strip guide

Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH has reached a significant milestone in the modernization of its seven-stand hot strip mill. The groundbreaking project, which was completed in March 2025, involved the implementation of the sophisticated X-Pact® Centerline Control system, an integrated strip guidance control system. It improves rolling stability and minimizes manual intervention in the hot strip mill.

Milestone in hot strip production

Hot Strip Mill 2 at thyssenkrupp Steel in Duisburg-Beeckerwerth has reached a historic milestone: since it went into operation in 1964, it has produced 250 million tons of hot strip steel. The hot strip mill is one of the largest production facilities in German industry: around 5 million tons of high-quality steel sheets, especially for the automotive industry, can be rolled here annually. Over the many decades, it has been regularly modernized, most recently with a modern water management system.

Integrated process management: The path to autonomous production
With its Digital Hub, the SMS group is setting a new milestone on the path to fully autonomous production in the metal industry. The new system combines over 300 industrial software applications and third-party applications on a single platform. The goal is holistic process optimization: increased productivity and efficiency for entire production routes while offering superiority over stand-alone solutions in terms of data flows, workflows, rules, and interoperability. Uniform, customizable user interfaces create cross-process transparency while minimizing the total cost of ownership for the automation and software landscape. The long-term goal is the “lights-out factory” – secure, self-optimizing, and remotely controlled metal production.

CRANES and LOGISTICS

Positioning 45-ton coils with millimeter precision

Steel sheet production involves harsh conditions: high temperatures, heavy and large coils to be moved, and pickling baths place high demands on the technology. Nevertheless, maximum precision and the highest possible throughput are required. When equipping a pickling plant with precise gantry cranes, it was necessary to meet all these requirements. New, unconventional solutions for distance measurement on the crane now allow virtually maintenance-free 24/7 operation through the use of air-conditioned laser distance sensors. Bang Kransysteme was responsible for project management and the actual crane construction. The necessary measurement accuracy was ensured by high-precision Dimetix AG D-series laser distance sensors. The German partner Willtec Messtechnik also made a significant contribution to the successful implementation.

News about cranes for the steel industry
- Preview of the 2026 Crane Conference, which will take place on March 16-17 at Ruhr University Bochum under the motto “Megatrend AI. Will cranes soon develop and operate themselves?”
- Heavy-duty cranes from Danieli for current transformation projects: Stahl-Holding-Saar is equipping the two new electric steelworks being built in Dillingen and Völklingen with modern 4-bridge cranes. In Austria, voestalpine is investing in an automated scrap yard management system at its Donawitz GmbH site.

Steel processing and distribution

A new approach to knife construction for slitting lines

Manually changing the roll shear blades on slitting lines has always been time-consuming and often causes bottlenecks in factories. This means that the capacity of the lines cannot be fully utilized. That is why GEORG has developed the Toolingrobot, which significantly increases productivity with many new approaches—for example, short handling and setup times, machine learning, and predictive planning.

Value creation in steel distribution restructured
In order to continue actively shaping market developments in a dynamically changing environment, Knauf Interfer has reorganized its Steel business unit with a new structure and significant investments. In future, the Steel business unit will comprise two divisions. The product ranges, expertise, and logistics capacities of the Steel Service Center, the plate cutting facility, and the Benelux sales office will be bundled in the Steel Service division. The Functional Metals division will focus on the production and finishing of cold-rolled strip.

The perfect strip edge for the perfect pipe
In precision pipe manufacturing, every detail counts—especially the shape of the strip edge that will later be welded. Even the smallest deviations in angle or height can disrupt the welding process and cause rejects. Until now, these deviations often only became apparent at the end of the production line—too late to take corrective action in time. With a newly developed, high-precision real-time measurement and visualization system called ConScan®, tube manufacturers can now check their strip edges during processing. This saves time, reduces material scrap, and ensures greater process reliability. One of the first users of the new technology is Schoeller Werk GmbH & Co. KG, which has successfully integrated ConScan® into its production.

New rolling bearing steel for the next generation of aircraft engines

With the development of ARCTIC15, a temperature- and corrosion-resistant steel for rolling bearings in aircraft engines, SKF is supporting the aerospace industry in its efforts to reduce its emissions to net zero by 2050. This requires new engine architectures that need rolling bearings with previously unattainable power densities and speeds. In this context, SKF customers are developing engines that are designed to significantly reduce fuel consumption and thus also emissions. The innovative special steel ARCTIC15 enables innovative bearing solutions for these new engine architectures.

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