Recognized partner rather than just material supplier: the ThyssenKrupp steel service centers

To ensure that steel can perform its many roles, it needs far more than purely a material supplier. The trend toward outsourcing is rising. Increasing product diversity and complexity require a greater consulting intensity and optimization of integrated processes at the customer. Steel needs a strategy. The ThyssenKrupp steel service centers meet this requirement as experienced service providers and recognized customer partners.

Our integrated company philosophy is not only defined by our business areas. The focus is on satisfied customers, employees and stockholders. The corporate strategy is based on clear principles: we add value and increase efficiency along the entire value chain from steel manufacturer to service centers to customer. Stable processes subject to continuous improvement ensure that our success is sustainable. Integrated actions require comprehensive know-how and networks and are oriented to individual customer requirements and increased added value for the end product. Through consistent investments and a clear commitment to our core and growth markets in Europe, the ThyssenKrupp steel service centers have positioned themselves strategically as a strong partner for our discerning national and international customers: for the best connections and the greatest flexibility. “Change before you have to” - the maxim which ensures constant progress, innovative solutions and continuous improvement.

The ThyssenKrupp steel service centers stand for first-rate steel technology combined with consulting expertise on material and processing issues, perfect service and many years of processing expertise. With solutions tailored to very special requirements: beginning with material selection in the development phase through flexible production including individual packaging to starting material storage including sophisticated logistics concepts and IT solutions. Customers are supported by technological know-how and genuine full service throughout the material production process. Complete support by key account teams enables a single contact instead of lots of detours for the optimization of integrated process chains and prompt support for current customer problems. Customer requirements are recognized and realized in a technical and cost-effective way. The 2-channel communication to sales and technology optimizes the interlinking of the customer and ThyssenKrupp steel service center process chain.

The comprehensive product range stretches from hot- and cold-rolled flat products through metallic- and organic-coated steels to tinplate strip/sheet and stainless steel. Slit strip can be processed in thicknesses of 0.25 to 16.0 mm and various widths/grades and high-strength steels up to 1,400 N/mm² can be processed. In a special narrow strip center, solutions are created for tremendous cost and time savings using combined and jumbo coiling. Blanks such as panels, rhomboids, triangles or e.g. trapezoidal blanks can be cut at angles up to 35 degrees and produced with best surfaces in thicknesses of 0.3 to 4.0 mm, widths of 200 to 2,000 mm and lengths of up to 6,000 mm.
 
 (Stahlmarkt, issue 05/2006)