Waste reduction

The company says that 10,000 cuts from a 125mm dia steel bar can generate as much as 2t of swarf during the machining process. Ovako has developed a range of pre-components machined from steel bar in various degrees of finishes and sizes. This means material can be supplied to customers close to the final component size reducing transport costs and capital tied up in stockholding while most of the swarf, usually generated in machining, remains at the steel mill.

A dedicated machining facility at Ovako, Hellefors, houses modern machines producing high quality pre-components to close tolerances from hot rolled, peeled, ground and drawn bar, available in a wide range of sizes and steel grades. Long or short runs can be accommodated to facilitate production optimisation and short lead times for customers.

Various finishes are available for the pre-components, to fit customer requirements, such as plain, sawn off, chamfered and centre drilled blanks as well as blanks with faced ends, particularly suited where reference surfaces are required.